By PAULINA NZERUBE Delta’s New Investment Playbook: Can Vision, Reform & African Partnerships Deliver an Industrial Future? The Emergence of a New Economic Narrative THE Delta State Economic and Investment Summit 2026 was more than a gathering of political leaders, investors and business executives. It became a platform where competing ideas about economic transformation converged […]
By EMEM BENSON Engr. Nkpubre Okon Nkpubre Speaks on the Ibaka Deep Seaport Controversy ENGR. Nkpubre Okon Nkpubre is a former Managing Director of Nigerdock Plc and former Director of Engineering at the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). He currently serves as Managing Consultant of Green Seas International Nigeria Limited and is Chairman of the Oron Nation […]
Despite decades of international funding, expanded prevention campaigns and measurable progress in reducing infections, Nigeria continues to shoulder the world’s highest malaria burden, exposing deep structural inequalities in healthcare, sanitation, infrastructure and public policy. FOR many Nigerian families, malaria is no longer viewed as an occasional illness brought on by the rainy season. Instead, it […]
Experts, developers and residents are questioning why substantial government spending has produced limited affordable housing as rising rents intensify pressure on households across the South-East. South-East’s Housing Challenge: Spending Rises While Affordable Homes Remain Scarce Budget Growth Fails to Ease Housing Pressure DESPITE significant public investment in housing over the past three years, affordable accommodation […]
By MANFRED EKPE Investigating Akwa Ibom’s Coastal Boundary Debate How Historical Maps, Colonial Records & Competing Narratives Continue to Shape Contemporary Land Disputes Introduction FEW issues in Akwa Ibom State generate as much emotional and political debate as questions surrounding the ownership of coastal territories, settlement history and administrative boundaries. For decades, disagreements involving communities within […]
The Place of Oron in Akwa Ibom’s Political Economy FOR decades, discussions surrounding the development of Oro Nation have remained among the most enduring conversations in Akwa Ibom’s political landscape. At the centre of these debates are questions of political inclusion, infrastructure, economic investment and the utilisation of one of Nigeria’s most strategically positioned coastal […]
Price Surge Pushes Millions to the Brink NIGERIA’S worsening cost-of-living crisis has taken another painful turn as soaring Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices continue to strain household budgets and threaten thousands of small businesses, forcing many families back to firewood and charcoal despite years of government efforts to promote cleaner cooking energy. A nationwide survey […]
A Question That Continues to Shape Nigerian History MORE than six decades after Nigeria’s first military coup, one question continues to generate intense historical debate: Why did Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and his fellow coup plotters target Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region? The answer has remained […]
A Community Living Under the Shadow of Violence THE killing of Musa Yatsu, a village vigilante commander in Gurfata, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has become a symbol of the persistent insecurity confronting rural communities affected by farmer–herder conflicts. Yatsu was reportedly responding to complaints of renewed crop destruction when his […]
An Election Already Taking Shape ALTHOUGH the 2027 general elections remain months away, political developments in Delta North Senatorial District are already attracting significant attention as leading political figures reposition for what analysts describe as one of the state’s most consequential contests. The evolving race features incumbent Senator Ned Nwoko alongside former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa […]