In celebrating the 20th Sultan of Sokoto’s 20 years of transformative leadership of the Ummah, Celebrating Islam, Peacebuilding, National and Global Human Development.
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Last Saturday, I reviewed a book presented at a festschrift organised by CITAD in honour of my good friend, Ibrahim Muazzam. It was in recognition of his fifty years of scholarship, research, documentation, teaching, writing and reflections about life, society and human organisation. If everybody calls him Malam, it is because that is what he is: a teacher. I was particularly glad to notice many articles published over the past few weeks by many of his former students thanking him for the intellectual guidance and inspiration he gave them as their Malam. It is appropriate that the focus of the…
According to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), 23 Nigerian cities recorded daytime temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or higher in 2025. Nguru in Yobe recorded 100 days of such temperatures, with the mercury peaking at 44.6 degrees Celsius. The figures highlight the challenge of extreme heat in a country where millions of people depend on outdoor work, live in poorly ventilated homes or lack reliable electricity to cool their surroundings. Across Kano, Gombe and Lagos, residents say high temperatures are disrupting sleep, reducing productivity and increasing household expenses. Traders also spend more on preserving perishable goods, while families struggle to…
Nigeria’s economic crisis is not simply a story of scarce resources. It is also a story of how a resource rich country has repeatedly failed to convert its wealth into better living conditions for its people. The question is whether the reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu are correcting that failure or merely shifting its costs onto citizens. Tinubu inherited serious structural problems. The petrol subsidy regime imposed a substantial fiscal burden, while weaknesses in foreign exchange management, petroleum supply and public finance had accumulated over successive administrations. Correcting these distortions was necessary. I do not consider the continuation of…
Suspected gunmen have shot dead Islamic scholar, Yahaya Masussuka, and his friend, Adamu Abubakar, in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State. The victims were killed at about 7:30 p.m. on Monday when two armed men riding on a motorcycle reportedly opened fire on them in front of the cleric’s residence. The Katsina State Police Command confirmed the incident, saying both men sustained fatal gunshot injuries during the attack. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, said police operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer in Dutsin-Ma mobilised to the scene after receiving information about the shooting. He said…
KAMPALA — Ugandan President Gen. Yoweri Museveni has called for the country to abandon the use of plastic, metal, glass and ceramic utensils for serving hot food and drinks, citing concerns that they may contribute to the rising burden of cancer in Uganda. The 82-year-old leader wants widely used plastic, metal, glass and ceramic kitchenware, tableware and crockery replaced with wooden alternatives to help curb cancer cases and deaths. He argues that plastics, ceramics, metal and glass can degrade when exposed to the heat of hot meals and drinks served in homes, the hospitality industry and schools. Cups, plates, forks,…
“And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient” – Qur’an 2:155
This week, I was in Kano attending the 7th social influencers summit. As I have said before, I am a fan of the annual event, and I have attended all of them since it started in 2019. It is a great rendezvous to catch up with the latest in the trilateral intersections between technology, media and social change. The digital revolution has fundamentally transformed how individuals across the globe interact, communicate, and conduct various aspects of their daily lives. Among the most impactful development in this revolution is the rise of social media, which has redefined social norms, behaviour, and interactions,…
KAMPALA—Recently released vitamin A-rich bananas in Tanzania, improved from locally grown varieties, are expected to prevent more than 33 per cent of children under five from eyesight-related illnesses, including blindness, researchers have said. A multi-institutional consortium of local and international researchers from the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), the Alliance of Bioversity International and the Colombia-based, Spanish-acronymed Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) joined hands to conventionally breed three bananas to fight vitamin A deficiency and improve food security. A bunch of Lahi bananas The three vitamin A-enriched banana varieties—Bira, Lahi and Apantu—some with origins in Southeast Asia, are naturally known…
KAMPALA — Uganda’s cocoa has risen to become the country’s second-largest agricultural export after coffee, overtaking tea, fish, flowers and maize. Before 2022, cocoa ranked fourth, behind coffee, tea and fish. Four years later, it has moved ahead of them all. According to a “Green Gold” report by the Bank of Uganda, the relatively little-adopted tropical crop earned the East African country more than US$632 million (about UGX 2.27 trillion) in 2025, up from US$108.58 million by May 2025. The report says Uganda earned US$632 million from cocoa beans alone in 2025, out of a record US$13.43 billion in total…