BusinessDay
Nigeria must prove that its infrastructure debt is worth taking
The question is particularly important because Nigeria is entering this proposed investment phase with limited fiscal room. Public debt stood
Opinion and columns
Columns, editorials and commentary from Nigerian publishers.
New Telegraph
LTV At 46: Building On Legacy, Embracing The Future
On November 9, 1980, Lagos Television commenced operations under the administration of Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the first civilian governor of Lagos State. Forty-six years later, the station continues to reinvent itself, strengthening its...
BusinessDay
The long search for a fair, working justice system in Nigeria
The event was billed as a birthday lecture. By the end, it was perhaps one of the largest gatherings of
Vanguard
2027 elections: Stop the violence!
The 2027 general elections are a couple of months away, but the campaigns are already taking a dangerous turn. Barely weeks after political parties commenced electioneering, Nigeria is witnessing an alarming wave of violence, killing,...
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Nigerian Tribune
Mindset entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a function of the entrepreneur. Mindset is what separates the best from the rest. Entrepreneurship is primarily a function of mindset. An idea may be brilliant, but it takes the right mindset to recognise an...
Peoples Gazette
The hunger votes are coming
The final bell is approaching. On polling day, the Nigerian electorate will decide who leaves the ring: hunger or Tinubu.
Death by counterfeit products, by Kazeem Akintunde
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, who broke the news to a shocked nation, said that the tragedy affected several communities, including New Town, Odole, Okele, Orita Odigbo, Araromi-Obu and Oniparaga, all situated...
Leadership
Leading Chinese Modernisation Steadily Forward Through The Party’s Self-Revolution
By Yu Dunhai, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Days ago, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded in Beijing. The session reviewed and adopted the Resolution of the Central Committee of...
Vanguard
The mounting debt burden should terrify Nigerians, by Dele Sobowale
Despite all the attempts to mislead Nigerians, the fact is; the Federal Government, FG, is living on borrowed funds
Premium Times
Thirteen years after privatisation: Nigeria is still paying for darkness, By Posi Olatubosun
Thirteen years ago, Nigeria sold its power sector to fix the lights. Who is still waiting for them to come on? On 1 November 2013, the Federal Government handed the generation and distribution companies to private owners amid promises of...
Nigerian Tribune
Still on Sowore, Ekiti attack and the law
IT baffled me to read that the presidential candidate of the Alliance African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, and his team were allegedly attacked on October 30, 2026, at Tawakalitu Restaurant in the Dalimore area of Ado-Ekiti,...
Premium Times
EDITORIAL: Making the state police work
There are arguably economic opportunities in this new policing paradigm for states committed to running it effectively.
Leadership
Tinubu And The North
I have listened closely to the endless debates regarding the North’s role in determining electoral outcomes at the presidential elections. The perspectives are divergent, but none can be dismissed. The North delivers decisive bloc votes,...
Daily Trust
New SUVs for FCT traditional rulers
It was widely reported in the media last week that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the procurement of brand-new Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for newly upgraded traditional rulers across the Federal Capital Territory. The FCT...
ThisDay
CONCERNS OVER GROWING DEBT PROFILE
The spate of borrowing is excessive Nigeria’s burgeoning public debt stock has become a subject of intense debate within and outside the country. Multilateral institutions and corporate analysts have been
Daily Trust
Judiciary on Trial: Justice Lifu, the Court of Appeal, and Crisis of Public Trust
The courtroom is often called the last hope of the common man. But what happens when that hope itself becomes the subject of suspicion—when case assignment, judgment timing, and the judge’s credentials become the story rather than the law?...
New Telegraph
City Boy: Taking Youth Mobilisation To Every Corner Of Nigeria
The strength of any national movement lies not only in its vision but also in its ability to reach people, build relationships and inspire participation across different communities. In a country as diverse as Nigeria, a movement seeking...
Detty December: How government, show organisers can drive revenue this festive season
The 2025 season points to an even larger spending ecosystem. MO Africa’s report, The Economics of Euphoria: Lagos’ Detty December 2025 Report, estimated consumer spending of ₦396.54 billion across a 55-day period from mid-November 2025 to...
ICIR
Five years of the Petroleum Industry Act
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he ran for the office of president on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, Nigeria’s former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, famously promised to privatise...
Peoples Gazette
Thank you, Trump, for saving the United States of America
While Democrats were busy writing campaign manifestos and raising money, Trump was doing the hard work of mobilising voters for them.
