Nigeria Matters

There is a problem about the institutional framework in which the Nigerian state as presently constituted is based. To have democracy, good governance and credible elections, there must be institutional …

On the 7th day of May, 2024, I visited the headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja to try to find out why and how I was charged N174, …

The trajectory of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has always been in the news for negative reasons. For instance, among its past Directors-General, we have those who …

Every day I woke up to seeing and hearing the various latest socioeconomic and political developments going on in many nations across the world. Inspiring human endeavors in technology and …

In recent years, Nigeria has been plagued by the alarming rise of violent secret cults, particularly within its higher institutions and beyond. The devastating consequences of these clandestine groups extend …

By Eben Enasco As the 2024 governorship elections approach in Edo State, citizens are wondering if they will be able to exercise their fundamental right to vote without fear of …

After a period of relative silence, I am compelled to address the recent tragedy that unfolded in Rivers State. During my online vigil with a particular church, I came across …

The charade of Nigeria is never-ending! Only recently, one of Nigeria’s best-known cross-dressers, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, was arrested on charges of abusing banknotes. He was later convicted and sentenced …

By Funmilola Olarewaju In the past few days, videos of market women leaders, aka Iyalojas, in Ekiti State moderating the prices of goods in the markets within their jurisdictions have …

The 10th anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolchildren from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, has again brought an eerie feeling of despair and panic. The anniversary …

In the course of the week, I had cause to be at the Akure, Ondo State-home of the Afenifere Leader, Reuben Fasoranti, and I saw modesty in its raw form. …

When sometime in 2008, the late Yinka Odumakin invited me to his 23, Sylvia Crescent, Anthony Village-office in Lagos, little did I know that a big surprise was waiting for …

When, in 1814, Europe’s leading statesman, Count Metternich, said that Italy “is only a geographical expression”, the former Deputy of the Kingdom of Italy and the Father of Modern Italy, …

The Lagos State Government recently endorsed a food production agreement with the Niger State Government. The partnership, known as the ‘Produce for Lagos Initiative’, is aimed at ensuring a steady …

The country is in a bad shape. Everything appears to be going wrong in Nigeria with a bewildering pace. The politics of the country is all jumbled up, and the …

As of today, the basic problem with Nigeria on the war against terrorism is that she is following a defective strategic front. This is what the situation is and it …