When Power Mongers Regroup: Inside the ADC Circus
By Temitope Ajayi What was widely touted as a potential seismic shift in Nigeria’s political terrain turned out to be a mere political puff off smoke.For weeks, a band of…
WAES: From $208bn trade to economic rebirth in West Africa
By Omoniyi Joshua At the heart of the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, lies a bold ambition: to significantly increase intra-regional…
West Africa Must Trade Its Way to Prosperity
By O’tega Ogra For all the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just…
Tinubu’s Reforms Fueling a New Wave of Subnational Development
By Sunday Dare Across Nigeria’s 36 states, a now obvious and relentless economic transformation is unfolding—driven by the bold, strategic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From Benin City to…
Ose Anenih: The folly of an insolent son
By John Igbinovia Dear Ose, I read, with consternation, your pathetic attempt to defend your dad, “Mr. Fix-It” (sorry, Chief Tony Anenih), in your rather insolent rejoinder to Mr. Bayo…
President Tinubu and June 12
By Tunde Rahman Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day of that historic election, this writer operated in two different but mutually reinforcing capacities. While…
Two Years of President Bola Tinubu through the lens of the youth
By Dare Ojepe As we mark two years since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, it is essential to evaluate his administration’s impact on Nigeria’s youth, a vital segment of the…
Two Years of President Tinubu: Two Stories Behind the Positive Numbers
By Tunde Rahman Economists and commentators have written and said much about the positive trajectory and indicators signposting Nigeria's economic growth. These indicators indicate that the reforms embarked upon by…
RESPONSE TO AFENIFERE FACTION’S DECEITFUL STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S MID-TERM
The statement from a factional Afenifere group raises serious concerns about a penchant and deliberate attempt to find faults and trade in deceit instead of objectivity. The group has found…
Interrogating two years of Nigeria’s foreign policy under President Tinubu
By Sola Enikanolaiye The Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR celebrated two years in office a few days ago on Thursday, 29th May 2025. It is important that one…