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Toyin Falola: Our Ali Mazrui, By Serges Kamga

Nigeria, May 8 -- As Toyin Falola temporarily relocates to East and South Africa in the summer, giving lectures in Kenya, South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, and Botswana, he moves into what one can descri... Read More


A high society wedding in Aba (1931),By Tayo Agunbiade

Nigeria, May 7 -- On 7 January 1931, a society wedding that attracted the attention of the press took place in Aba, Eastern Nigeria. Two years earlier, the region had been in the news due to the turn ... Read More


Nigeria's apparent jinx of darkness: An optimistic view, By Tolu Ogunlesi

Nigeria, May 7 -- Nigeria's power sector happens to be one of the knottiest sectors of the economy, daily driving consumers and administrators to despair. Electricity in the 21st century is something ... Read More


Order CBN to stop 0.5% charge on electronic banking transactions, SERAP urges Tinubu

Nigeria, May 7 -- A civil society organisation, SERAP, has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his "good offices to immediately direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the cybersecurity le... Read More


SIM boxing, and the unboxing of a crime syndicate, By Suleiman Bala Bakori

Nigeria, May 7 -- Boxes have a multitude of uses, and the word "box" lends itself to diverse contexts. For "Ajala Travellers," the box is a necessity for keeping goods for their endless journeys. In l... Read More


Global challenges and the Chinese blueprint, By Raphael Oni

Nigeria, May 7 -- In today's interconnected world, it is crucial for us to come together and address the global challenges that affect all of us. From climate change to poverty, disease outbreaks to p... Read More


EDITORIAL: A coastal highway of misplaced priority and due process abuse

Nigeria, May 6 -- Construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has begun amid a myriad of fiscal and due process concerns. But indifference is the response of President Bola Tinubu's administrati... Read More


In Nigeria, judicial appointments have become network corruption, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, May 5 -- "Fools at the top would cause damage to any system not to talk of the fragile institutions of a fledgling democracy." - Charles Archibong, A Stranger in Their Midst: A Memoir, 97 (20... Read More


Yahaya Bello and one-sided stories, By Nafisat Bello

Nigeria, May 5 -- In her celebrated 2018 TED Talk edition titled, "The Danger of a Single Story," Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned against one-sided narratives, incomplete stories and biased delivery o... Read More


Jim Ovia: A blessing to NELFUND, By Frederick Femi Akinfala

Nigeria, May 5 -- The appointment of Mr Jim Ovia as the chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is a commendable decision that underscores President Bola Tinubu's commitment to supporti... Read More