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Stakeholders commend ADU Health Committee as Elu-Ulee awareness gains momentum in Awba-Ofemili
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Stakeholders, religious leaders and health professionals have commended the Awba-Ofemili Development Union (ADU) Health Committee for sustaining its community health awareness campaign, saying the initiative was gaining…
My Desk Is Enough: What Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Teaches Us About the Sundiata Post Model
By Max Amuchie | The Sunday Stew There are ideas that begin in institutions. There are ideas that begin in universities, think tanks, laboratories and conference rooms, surrounded by…
Nigeria’s N3,000 Certificates and Rise of a Nation of Fake Credentials
By Blaise Udunze Blaise Nigeria should be deeply ashamed. Not merely embarrassed. Not mildly concerned. Ashamed. A country that claims to be preparing millions of young people for the future…
Stop Fulani ethnic militia or break up Nigeria
By Michael Owhoko, Dr Mike For how long shall the rest of the country look on while Fulani ethnic militia trouble the peace of Nigeria? Why are Fulani terror groups…
TACKLING NIGERIA’S SECURITY CHALLENGES: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE MEDIA
Beyond reporting violence, the Nigerian media must evolve into a stronger instrument for prevention, accountability, public enlightenment and peacebuilding. However, journalists cannot effectively discharge this responsibility without adequate protection, professional…
Fixing Lagos Dump Site Bottlenecks for Good
By Elvis Eromosele Elvis Eromosele Across Lagos, the evidence is visible and increasingly troubling. Overflowing bins dot residential streets; refuse heaps encroach on walkways; and residents wait longer than usual…
The silent press and the silent siege
By Segun Adediran Within the next several years, the invisible architecture of Nigeria’s democracy faces a quiet but existential threat. For decades, the local press served as the bedrock of…
State Police and the Questions Nigeria Can No Longer Avoid
Nigeria’s post-1999 democratic era has coincided with one of the gravest crises of state authority in the country’s history, with the state appearing weak and incapable of defending its authority.…
NNPC’s $1.42bn, N5.57trn Debt Write-Off and Test of Nigeria’s Fiscal Governance
When the Federal Government approved the write-off of about $ billion and trillion in legacy debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to the Federation Account,…
Nigeria’s N58.18trn Budget and Rising Cost of Deficit Governance
BY BLAISE UDUNZE When President Bola Tinubu presented the trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly, unbeknownst to some, it opened with a contradiction that should unsettle even its…
