Indepth Analysis of Nigerian News & World Reports
By Marcel Okeke The annual banking and finance conference of the Chartered Institute of Bakers of Nigeria (CIBN) held in Abuja (September 8-9, 2026) literally provided the forum for echoes…
By Mohammed Bello Doka General Tukur Buratai, I write with a heavy heart but with the clarity that truth demands. I hold your service to this nation in the highest…
Isaac Samuel Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has formally commenced his campaign for the 2027 presidential election, declaring that Nigeria must urgently move from a…
By Babafemi Ojudu I was sixteen when I left secondary school. My father believed that education should be followed immediately by responsibility. A young man, in his view, had to…
By Isaac Samuel On or before Friday this week (August 21), the FBI, Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will release information relating to President Bola Tinubu’s drug-related…
Isaac Samuel Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday hit back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, declaring that although he stood…
By Reuben Abati In the midst of the brazen, extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa, along with other Africans, on the grounds that these are illegal immigrants, the South…
By Marcel Okeke More than three years since the implementation of a multi-faceted economic reforms, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is getting set to “introduce a system to track…
By Babafemi Ojudu Love him or loathe him, VeryDarkMan (VDM) has become one of the most talked-about public figures in Nigeria today. His videos ignite fierce debates. His methods offend…
Isaac Samuel A member of the United States House of Representatives, Greg Steube, has secured the passage of an amendment that seeks to withhold all U.S. assistance to Nigeria until…
By ETIM ETIM According to Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) and estimates from WHO, Nigerians spend between a billion dollars and $2 billion (between N1.35 trillion and N2.7 trillion) to…
By John Dara The Perilous Influx of Arms into Nigeria A recent report released by the United Nations has revealed that various grades of ammunition originating from Libya have made…
Prof Lawrence ETIM On Monday, the 8th instant, I had a physical consultation with my medical doctor who prescribed a course of three medications for my condition. I was relieved…
By Farooq A. Kperogi At the African Studies Association conference here in Atlanta late last year, Professor Tade Aina, Senior Programs Director at the Andrew Carnegie Foundation and one of…
By Marcel Okeke In the past couple of days, Nigeria’s news media have been inundated with a story saying that capital importation into Nigeria in the first quarter 2026 stood…
By Bayo Onanuga With politicking intensifying ahead of the January 2027 election, opposition politicians have escalated their campaign of misinformation and calumny to diminish the impact and achievements of this…
By Marcel Okeke What has been happening in the downstream sector, and particularly the refining sub-sector, of the Nigerian oil and gas industry in the past couple of years is…
By ETIM ETIM Several hours after President Donald Trump announced the successful elimination of a senior ISIS leader by a joint operation of Nigerian and US forces, President Tinubu has…
By Marcel Okeke It’s really a serious irony that at a time that Nigeria is expected to be literally swimming in the ocean of humongous unplanned foreign exchange (FX) inflow,…
By Akpandem James It would amount to driving against traffic to suggest that the Nigerian economy has been having a smooth ride. While key indicators show signs of gradual improvement,…
From Sodiq Omolaoye Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said his decision to join the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) was driven by the urgent need to…
By Marcel Okeke In the past couple of years, as Nigeria’s economic reforms have kept toughening the investment climate, most discerning investors have taken a ‘flight to safety’. This, they…
By Marcel Okeke Today, it is obvious that the state of the Nigerian economy is, in almost all respects, the same as the immediate post-fuel subsidy removal time in the…
By Celestine Mel The decision to embark on a road journey from Abuja to Katsina for an official assignment was not taken lightly. It weighed heavily against the searing national…
By Marcel Okeke One of the highlights of the ‘gains’ of President Bola Ahmed Tiubu’s recent state visit to the United Kingdom (UK) was the signing of a Memorandum of…
By Bobby Moroe As I bid farewell to Nigeria after nine unforgettable years, my heart is full — heavy with goodbye, yet light with gratitude. To the Government of South…
By ETIM ETIM A few days before Prof Yemi Osinbajo left office in May 2023 as Nigeria’s fifth democratically elected vice president, a few journalists and writers went to visit…
By Aniefiok Isat There is a chemical many local fishermen know very well — Gammalin 20. Once it is poured into the river, it works fast and effectively, killing fishes…
By Marcel Okeke The above headline is necessitated by the continuing diminishing foreign direct investments (FDIs) inflow into Nigeria in the past couple of years, in spite of the ‘booming’…
By Akpandem James Recently, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) signed a three-year Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) agreement with SeaSeisGeophysical Limited (SeaSeis), authorising the company, in partnership with the…
By ETIM ETIM Undoubtedly, Nigeria had a beautiful outing at the world stage this week during President Tinubu’s two-day state visit to the UK. He arrived Tuesday evening and left…
By Marcel Okeke It remains undisputable that Nigeria is a mono-product economy; having crude oil (and some gas) as the mainstay of its economy for several decades. Consequently, the fate…
Text of the Speech by President Tinubu at the State Banquet in His Honour at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Your Majesty, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Your…
By Temitope Ajayi President Bola Tinubu will land at the airport on March 17, 2026 to begin a historic State Visit that will showcase to the world the unique bond…
By Phrank Shaibu We have read the latest statement issued by Daniel Bwala in the aftermath of his rather embarrassing interview with a mixture of suppressed disgust and embarrassment —…
By Kamarudeen Ogundele …It’s no longer biz as usual – AGF Fagbemi …Victory sends strong signal, says BPP DG In anothet victory by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NShC), Shehu Dikko, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa today (Thursday 19th of February), where he briefed him on the…
By Marcel Okeke It is most intriguing that at a time Nigeria’s capital importation (hence, external reserves) is rising in leaps and bounds, the country’s crude oil production (output) remains…
President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have resolved to improve bilateral relations between their two countries and to strengthen collaboration in the security, power, and railway sectors. In…
By Marcel Okeke For the umpteenth time, successive governments in Nigeria, including the sitting Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, have flaunted proposals to sale some of the nation’s ‘rotting’ assets in…
By Marcel Okeke The popular idiom: “The chicken has come home to roost,” seems to be playing out in the Nigerian financial services industry where the policies of the Central…
By Marcel Okeke For upwards of a decade-and-half, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been implementing the financial inclusion and cashless economy initiative. Introduced in 2011, the policy aimed…
By Farooq Kperogi I have learned two interrelated lessons about giving in Nigeria. First, giving large sums of money to economically deprived people to start a business, in the hope…
…urges FG to equip ambassadors with policy depth, intelligence Isaac Samuel Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has urged Federal government to adopt a firm stance on international…
By Iboro Otongaran In The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria, a former senator brings together lived parliamentary experiences across the country in a free-flowing nonfiction which delivers a revealing, myths-busting…
Part One of a Continuing Travel Diary By Celestine Mel The harmattan haze had not yet settled over the Federal Capital Territory when we pulled out of Abuja on the…
By Peter Obi This is not just a question; it’s a critical demand for accountability in a national emergency. As we approach the end of this year, Nigeria will be…
By ETIM ETIM In the dead of the night of December 25, the United States launched targeted missiles strikes against ISIS terrorists in Jabo community in Sokoto State, making good…
By Tony Elumelu The relationship between Nigeria and the United States has long been defined by friendship, shared values, economic ties, and deep connections. As an entrepreneur, my role models…
by: Reuben Abati Nigeria seems to be making some progress in our engagement with the United States, against the background of the Trump administration’s re-designation of Nigeria as a Country…
