By John Onyeukwu | Across Africa, there is a recurring governance contradiction. We talk about governance failures as though they are accidental. We speak about poor electricity supply, weak public institutions, failing infrastructure, corruption, policy inconsistency, regulatory confusion, and declining public…
More than a decade after its adoption, the Malabo Protocol remains one of Africa’s most ambitious but deeply contested legal instruments. Designed to expand the continent’s judicial architecture into a full-fledged criminal justice system, the protocol continues to divide opinion…
By Peter Emmanuel | More than two decades after Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, a new nationwide democracy assessment is forcing a difficult but necessary conversation: Has democracy in Nigeria moved beyond elections to truly deliver accountable governance, inclusion and…
The Federal Government has intensified its efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s livestock industry, reaffirming its commitment to grassroots transformation following a comprehensive three-day training of 100 small-scale dairy farmers in Oyo State. The capacity-building program, held from May 4th to 6th,…
Amnesty International has called for justice and accountability in the ongoing investigation into the enforced disappearance of government critic Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, as Nigerian authorities move to reopen the case. The organisation, in a statement issued on…
By Lasisi Olagunju | AN old firm of architects with a rich history of project design and delivery sent a letter to the Sierra Leonean government on September 15, 1960. In that letter, the firm listed some of the projects…
By Lasisi Olagunju | Monday morning on the pulpit can be very surreal. Today’s lesson is from Camara Laye’s ‘A Dream of Africa’, a 1966 novel of prophecy, the black man and his future. A young man called Fatoman returns…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reported strong operational growth in the first quarter of 2026, with Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) for ocean-going vessels rising by 19.5 percent to 46.75 million tons. According to the NPA’s Q1 2026 Operational Performance…
In a major move to streamline market oversight and safeguard the well-being of Nigerians, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have officially signed a Memorandum of…
In a strategic move to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial application, the Federal Government has officially launched the Mine-Tech UniPod at Nasarawa State University. The initiative marks a significant shift in national policy, aiming to transform Nigerian…
