By Marieme-Sav SOW, Vice President for engagement and advocacy at TotalEnergies EP Africa | Often, I am the only woman in the room – sometimes, the only African woman. This is not a complaint, but a statement of fact. It…
By Olamide Martins | The continued bombardment of Iran by the United States of America to Israel’s advantage may have again uncovered the dominance of the world’s energy system and the fragility of the least developed and oil-dependent economies. The…
By Lasisi Olagunju | On August 2, 1100, England’s King William II went hunting in the New Forest in southern England. During the chase, an arrow shot at a stag by his companion, the Norman nobleman Walter Tirel struck an…
By John Onyeukwu | Development News Network In an era of digital archives and data‑driven journalism, political communication has become a test not only of rhetoric but of credibility. Daniel Bwala’s interview on Al Jazeera’s Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan…
By Olasupo Abideen | Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding at a remarkable speed. From mobile banking and e-commerce to social media and artificial intelligence–powered services, the internet has become central to how Nigerians learn, trade, govern, and express themselves. Yet…
By Lasisi Olagunju | Nigerians when they cry, even the bereaved gets scared. Because they are an impossible people; everything divides them. The Iranian crisis is the latest divider. I see Trump supporters across the Middle Belt and the South.…
By Lasisi Olagunju | Journalist arrived at the Government House with a proverb on his tongue. “Your Excellency,” he began after the courtesies, notebook open, “in Yoruba, there is a word: Apanimáyọdà.” The APC governor smiled faintly. “The one who…
How Nigeria’s Asset Recovery Reform Reshapes Institutional Control and Public Wealth Governance By John Onyeukwu | Development News Network Nigeria is once again redesigning its asset recovery architecture. The proposed amendment to the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act…
By Lasisi Olagunju | Alhaji Shehu Shagari first met General Murtala Mohammed in August 1974. Newly appointed Federal Commissioner for Communications, Murtala, wrote a memo for cabinet approval and needed financial clearance from Shagari, then Commissioner for Finance. Shagari recalled…
By Lasisi Olagunju | I wanted to find out who the greatest massager in history was, but the Internet told me history keeps no such Hall of Fame. I asked Google and got no answer; I asked Google Scholar and…
