By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF ONCE hailed as Africa’s economic giant, Nigeria is again absent from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest ranking of the continent’s fastest-growing economies — a symbolic and sobering reminder of how far the nation has drifted from its promise of economic leadership. In its recently released Regional Economic Outlook, the IMF […]
By HAUWA MAGANA EVERY 11 October, the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl — a day that is both a celebration and a call to action. The 2025 UN theme, “The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis,” captures a powerful truth: girls are not just survivors […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF AT the Abuja Hilton on 14 October 2025, the usually placid conference hall crackled with unease. Cameras rolled, journalists leaned in, and a visiting American delegation led by former U.S. mayor Mike Arnold made an explosive declaration: “A Christian genocide is ongoing in Nigeria.” For years, Nigerians have lived with the […]
By MELVIN KOFFA WHEN the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared a two-week warning strike on Monday, the Nigerian academic landscape once again fell silent. Empty lecture halls, postponed examinations, and stranded students became the new normal across campuses. But beneath this déjà vu of disruption lies a deeper contest — one that pits […]
By JULIET EKANEM SENEGALESE historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop transformed global understanding of Africa’s role in world civilization. His groundbreaking research dismantled Eurocentric narratives and restored Africa to its rightful place at the heart of human history. Here are five of his most powerful ideas: 1. Africa: The Birthplace of HumanityDiop was among the […]
By JULIET EKANEM ELEVENTH (11th) October—International Day of the Girl Child—is often a day to reflect on the barriers holding girls back. But in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem, a growing number of women are turning those barriers into stepping stones. These women are not just participants in the digital revolution—they are building it, coding it, and […]
By OBI DAVIES NIGERIA’S debt clock is ticking faster than ever. With total public debt surging to ₦152.40 trillion as of June 2025—an 11.6% year-on-year increase—the country finds itself deeper in a fiscal hole, balancing precariously between reform ambitions and financial dependence. The latest data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) paints a sobering picture: […]
By ANITA KNIGHT WHEN Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) announced it would begin a two-week nationwide strike starting Monday 13 October, it felt like déjà vu. The script is familiar—promises made, committees formed, reports submitted, and silence from the government until classrooms go dark again. At the University of Abuja on Sunday, ASUU […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH Bauhaus Global’s rise in Benue symbolises a deeper national crisis — one where foreign contractors profit from public contracts while Nigerian workers pay the price in blood and silence. IN Benue State, where billion-naira contracts are meant to transform infrastructure and livelihoods, a Lebanese-owned construction firm, Bauhaus Global Investment Limited, is […]
By JULIET EKANEM FROM its parades of election banners to the pomp of state inaugurals, Nigeria presents itself as a democracy. Yet peel back the layers, and what emerges is something far darker: a kleptocracy built on the laws of appearance, not justice. Defining the Kleptocracy A true democracy is one in which power both […]