Nigeria Matters

With the 2026 Osun gubernatorial contest, slated for Saturday, August 8, 2026, it is not surprising that the jockeying to win the governorship ticket, especially for the All Progressives Congress …

Aliko Dangote. The name evokes power, success, and unshakable dominance in the world of business. As Africa’s richest man, with a net worth of over $13.5 billion according to the …

The time has come for Nigeria to confront a hard truth: we cannot bomb our way to lasting peace. For over a decade, we have fought Boko Haram and ISWAP …

It began, as many things in Nigerian politics do, with a whisper in the corridors of power. Whispers that Vice President Kashim Shettima may not be renominated as Bola Ahmed …

Presidential Aide Alubankudi’s gracious response to the first part of this intervention reflects the significance of roots, responsibility, and collective effort in nation-building. It also accentuates the complexities of development, …

Well-meaning Nigerians are relieved that the misconceived bill which sought to impose “a maximum of six months imprisonment or a fine of no more than N100,000” on any Nigerian of …

“A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” These words, often credited to Rosalynn Carter, carry a heavy truth for Nigerians grappling …

I am an angry Nigerian! I am angry because Ijebu-Jesa, my hometown, is a town where the past and present intersect in a complex blend of tradition and modernity. The …

I wasn’t there in the late 1950s or 60s. I was born in the 70s—into a Nigeria already staggering under the weight of betrayed dreams and squandered potential. But every …

o single out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Nigeria’s current woes would be dishonest. He is not the architect of this rot—he is merely the latest tenant in a broken …

There are question marks about the proliferation of ‘development commissions. However, we go along with the present enthusiasm, whatever the agenda perceived in cynical quarters, for their creation. Over the …

Once again, Nigeria is dancing on a borrowed dime—and the music is deafening. From Abuja’s marble corridors to New York’s development conferences, the headlines were choreographed to perfection: “Nigeria secures …

Once hailed as Africa’s beacon of democracy, Nigeria now teeters dangerously on the edge of authoritarianism, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) tightens its grip on power with what critics …

Two years into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, the question haunting millions of Nigerians remains brutally simple: has life gotten better or worse? On May 29, 2023, Tinubu rode into …

Two years into his tenure as Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori stands at the midpoint of a journey defined by his MORE Agenda—Meaningful Development, Opportunities for All, …

Between 1981 and 2015, China accomplished what many developing nations only dream of—lifting over 850 million people out of extreme poverty. That’s not a typo. From a staggering 88% poverty …