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NYSC reform? Beautiful idea, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

Let’s begin with a few questions that I think we should all be asking about the federal government’s decision to comprehensively reform the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Should the existing NYSC scheme be fundamentally overhauled? How should we understand the government’s proposed reform? And what is the proper purpose of a national service scheme in […]

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Senator Oluremi Tinubu: Akara-econometrics 

By Moshood Oshunfurewa Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s recent advocacy urging Nigerian youths to embrace the sale of akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli as empowerment opportunities has triggered an intense national debate. While the initiative promotes entrepreneurship and self-reliance, many Nigerians view it as a troubling metaphor for the country’s economic direction. Across social media, citizens have appropriately […]

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National Security: Beyond the Headlines

By CHIDO ONUMAH On July 2, 2026, Nigeria’s defence, intelligence, law enforcement, anti-corruption, emergency response, and public safety agencies took an extraordinary step by jointly addressing the nation on the state of national security. The initiative emerged from consultations among the leadership of these institutions under the coordination of the National Security Adviser (NSA). The Joint […]

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Towards a realistic, sustainable minimum wage

The Federal Government is right to reopen the minimum-wage question, because no wage can be called fair if it is continually outrun by inflation and the rising cost of survival. The N70,000 minimum wage was agreed in 2024 at the outset of President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. Nigerians were asked to absorb painful shocks in […]

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State Police: Separating facts from fictions

By OPEYEMI BAMIDELE Nigeria, the country of our collective heritage, is again at a point of inflection. This is a reality that viciously confronts this federation of six geo-political zones, 36 states and 774 local government areas with a population of 242.46 million. We all have the duty to confront this reality with facts and not […]

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