Opinion

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Reforms are working, but Nigerians cannot eat stability

A government can win applause from the World Bank and still lose the patience of its citizens. That is perhaps the clearest description of Nigeria’s c

US, Israel and Argentina, the racist naysayers on UN slavery vote

“We satisfy our endless needs, Justify our bloody deeds In the name of destiny, And in the name of God. And you can see them there on Sunday morning,

Nigeria: Poverty of statistics and statistics of poverty

These days, I have been engaged in an animated discourse on the Tinubu administration’s economic reform programme. Most of my interlocutors rightly po

Danger of easy answers: Rethinking how we explain violence

In the aftermath of violence, there is always a strong urge to make sense of what has happened. Communities are grieving, tensions are high, and peopl

Exciting campaign days ahead

The atmosphere at the Rainbow Event Centre, Garki, Abuja, was truly surreal. Inside the event hall were gathered some of Nigeria’s greatest names of t