People had to get by without the search engine giant before it was launched in 1998. But is it possible to live your life – and do your job – without it these days? ‘There are still plenty of “now wh…
Nigeria Struggles With Security Sector Reform
There is an urgent need to address widespread failings in Nigeria’s security services, but so far President Buhari has not tackled these challenges. Nigerian soldiers on patrol in February. Photo: Get…
Ghost ships of Lagos, a haven of crime
Middlemen earn up to $200 a trip and some valuables farom the ships fetch as much as $55,000 Shipping containers sitting at the Apapa Port Complex in Lagos, Nigeria’s economy hub on April 8, 201…
Is FG’s appetite for borrowing healthy for Nigeria?
The issue is about transparency. The government can take loans from foreign countries and donors’ but the major thing is for government to be transparent on what it took the loan for. If you take a lo…
Opinion: Empathy is what makes us human
Humans deserve dignity — regardless of their nationality, race or religion. It is shocking that this fundamental principle is ignored in many parts of the world today, says Alexander Görlach. Once aga…
Nigeria: How Nigeria’s 36 States Fare in HIV Prevalence
Two South-south states are among the three states with the highest HIV prevalence rate in Nigeria. Akwa Ibom tops the prevalence rate chart with about 5.5 per cent of its residents living with the vir…
Budget 2019: The Hidden Monsters
Introduction As far as budgets go the Federal Government’s Budget 2019 is modest, mild and uninspiring; it has a number of broad flaws: It fails to excite vision, it fails to ignite passion and…
Nigeria’s Brutal Decision: Former Dictator or Alleged Kleptocrat
Voters need to choose between a pair of uninspiring presidential candidates, neither offering a fix for its struggling economy. What’s a Nigerian citizen to do when there’s a presidential election com…
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE IF CRAZY PEOPLE BUY GUNS
overning is all about priorities. (Hah! You thought I was going to say it’s about “compromise,” but I am not John Kasich so you’re all out of luck.) Currently, the Department o…
WHAT EVERYONE GETS WRONG ABOUT THE SINGLE MOMS STATISTICS
Corrections and clarifications: Information provided by Kids Count initially misstated the percentage of children in Michigan living in poverty with a single mother; the correct figure is 50.9 percent…