Editorial

November 16, 2025

The High Price Of “I Do”: How Nigeria’s Wedding Culture Traps Young Couples In Debt

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By BUNMI BUSOLA ACROSS Nigeria’s cities, weddings have transformed into extravagant displays of wealth, status, and social hierarchy—spectacles that increasingly leave young couples financially battered long before their marriages begin. What was once a family celebration has mutated into a multimillion-naira industry that feeds cultural expectations, social pressure, and an economy built on appearances rather […]

November 16, 2025

Nigeria At A Crossroads: Gains, Setbacks & The Urgent Fight For Women’s Rights

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By HAUWA MAGANA OCTOBER 2025 offered a revealing snapshot of Nigeria’s ongoing struggle for gender equality—a month marked by advocacy, controversy, and the stark realities faced by women and girls across the country. From the halls of the National Assembly to conflict-scarred communities in Zamfara, the nation’s gender landscape showed both promising momentum and deepening […]

November 16, 2025

“Touching Grass: Why Nigeria Must Reclaim Its Cultural Compass Before It’s Too Late”

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By JULIET EKANEM IN a world shaped by global media, financial power, and cultural soft influence, nations with large populations often succeed by asserting a strong sense of identity. For a country of more than 200 million people, Nigeria should naturally stand among those capable of shaping—not surrendering—their internal culture. Yet today, the opposite is […]

November 15, 2025

Experts Warn: Without Storage, Security & Price Control, Nigeria’s Food Price Relief Won’t Last

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By TINA TOLUTOPE FOR the first time in months, Nigerians from Anambra to Enugu and Ebonyi are walking into markets with a sense of relief. Prices of staples—rice, beans, garri, yam, vegetables—have dropped sharply, thanks largely to the harvest season. But behind the temporary ease lies a deeper concern: Can Nigeria sustain this price crash, […]

November 14, 2025

WISCAR 2025: Turning Gender Policy Into Power

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By BUNMI BUSOLA AS Nigeria grapples with political uncertainty, economic strain, and a widening trust gap in governance, one reality remains irrefutable: the country cannot afford to sideline half its population and still hope to progress. This is the context in which the 2025 WISCAR Leadership and Mentoring Conference arrives—not as another talk shop, but […]

November 13, 2025

“Adrift & Abandoned: How Government Neglect Deepens The Peril Of Nigeria’s Fishers”

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By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH IN Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, the sea used to be kind. That’s how James Nana, a Ghanaian fisherman who arrived in Nigeria in 1992, remembers it. “You could sail anytime, return with fish, and sleep well,” he says. “No pirates, no fear.” Back then, fish were plentiful and danger was […]

November 13, 2025

“Nigeria’s Hidden Maritime Crisis: When Fishing Turns Into A Fight For Life”

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By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH ON the shimmering waters of Ibaka, one of Nigeria’s largest fishing towns, the sea no longer promises livelihood — it threatens survival. For men like Ita James, fishing was once a proud inheritance, a trade that fed families and sustained entire communities. Now, each voyage feels like a gamble with […]

November 10, 2025

Sahelian Women: The Unseen Pillars Of Survival In Northern Gombe

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By HALIMA TAKWAS AS dawn breaks over Dukku, a semi-arid town in northern Gombe State, the lives of women like Amina Abdullahi unfold against a backdrop of relentless hardship. Balancing a yellow jerrycan on her head, she walks barefoot to fetch water from a shallow well two kilometers away—a ritual that dictates the rhythm […]

November 8, 2025

Anambra 2025: Women Are The Majority Of Voters, But Only A Fraction of Candidates

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By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU AS Anambra State prepares to elect a new governor this Saturday, the spotlight falls not just on the political heavyweights vying for the top seat but also on a stark gender gap that continues to define Nigerian politics. While women make up over half of registered voters in the state, their presence […]

November 6, 2025

ASHE Foundation Warns: Trump’s Nigeria Threat A Recolonisation Plot, Not Humanitarian Mission

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By JULIET EKANEM THE ASHE Foundation has raised alarm over what it describes as a veiled attempt at recolonisation disguised as humanitarian concern following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria over alleged Christian killings. In a strongly worded statement, the sociocultural think-tank argued that the supposed “Christian genocide” narrative masks deeper […]