Nigeria’s domestic trade problem is not primarily informal; it is fundamentally structural. For many years, Nigeria’s domestic trade challenges have been explained mainly as a problem of informality. Markets are often described as disorganized, traders as unregistered and services as fragmented. While these descriptions are not entirely wrong, they do not tell the full story. The real challenge facing domestic trade in Nigeria is not informality itself, but weak and poorly designed structures. This distinction is important because how a problem is defined shapes how it is addressed. When informality is treated as the main issue, policy responses tend to…
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A most heartwarming experience is commencing a well-planned project and concluding it most imaginatively, with a scoreboard showing that the target was exceeded in multiple ways. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I witnessed the launch of the Sasakawa Africa Association-Islamic Development Bank–Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (SAA-IsDB-KSADP) in Kano. On December 20, 2025, I was also among the key witnesses at the close-out workshop, which marked the project’s conclusion. Beneficiaries and other key stakeholders celebrated the project’s achievements in combating poverty and advancing food security across the 44 local government areas of Kano State. The SAA-IsDB-KSADP model was not…
The reproductive organs are the key biological components that differentiate women from men.The organs include the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, and vagina, which function together to enable reproduction, pregnancy, and childbirth. However, one of the most significant reproductive health challenges affecting the reproductive organs of women globally, particularly those of African descent, is uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids, or leiomyomas, are non-cancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during the childbearing years.While these muscular tumours are rarely life-threatening, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says they are a major public health issue for women of reproductive age.According to WHO, fibroids…
UN Security Council approval be damned. On Saturday, after weeks of heightened naval, aerial and military pressure, without Security Council approval, US forces attacked Venezuela, destroyed air bases, “captured” President Nicholas Maduro, his wife and his son, and said it will bring them to trial in a New York court over drug and weapons charges. President Donald Trump then said the US will take over the running of the South American country, send US oil firms to take over its huge oil reserves [the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves, bigger than even Saudi Arabia’s]. UN Secretary Antonio Guterres said…
Fifteen years ago, I remember Professor Akin Oyebode of the Faculty of Law University of Lagos sharing copies of the UN Charter with us, insisting that all students of International Law and Diplomacy must chew and digest the Charter. Professor Oyebode who himself knew the Charter like the back of his hand referenced the Charter with ease. UN Charter is the document that binds every state member of the United Nations to their rights and obligations. This weekend, I am certain many of my colleagues would be shocked reading about the brazen violation of the letter and the spirit of…
At the close of 2025, the Nigerian military recorded sustained operational activity across all theatres of engagement, reflecting a year of intensified counter-terrorism, anti-banditry and internal security operations. The year under review was characterised by expanded joint operations, increased deployment of intelligence-led tactics and closer inter-agency collaboration aimed at degrading terrorist and criminal networks, protecting civilians and securing critical national assets. According to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), troops neutralised several terrorist and criminal elements, arrested over 4,300 suspects, secured the surrender of more than 1,600 insurgents and rescued thousands of kidnapped victims across the country within the period. The Chief…
The Rivers State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved a proposed ₦1.854 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, describing it as a “Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development.” The approval was granted on Friday, January 2, 2026, after extensive deliberations at the first EXCO meeting of the year, held at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt. The meeting was presided over by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, with the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu, in attendance. Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Economic Matters and Social Development, Prof. Peter Medee, disclosed that the…
Barely after the first edition of the write-up with the above caption, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a Committee on Strategy, Conflict Resolution, and Mobilisation to resolve conflicts within the All Progressives Congress, APC. He tasked the committee with strengthening party cohesion, resolving lingering disputes, and crafting a unified mobilisation strategy to sustain APC’s dominance at the polls. He deemed it appropriate to appoint Governor Mai Mala Buni as its chairman. Governor Buni was the first elected national secretary of the APC and served for five years. He left to become the Governor of Yobe State. He was also the…
In a bold move to tackle rising transport costs, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has assumed full responsibility for ferrying law students and staff to Northwest University Sokoto’s (NWUS) Wamakko Campus. NWUS Vice Chancellor, Professor Mukhtar Umar Bunza, announced the intervention today, effective immediately. It covers Faculty of Law members facing daily commutes amid fuel price hikes that have jacked up fares and eroded punctuality. Bunza highlighted how the support eases financial pressures, cuts absenteeism, and sharpens focus. Students, especially from modest backgrounds, have called it a game-changer for their studies. Wamakko, ex-Sokoto Governor and NWUS founder, continues championing education through…
CBN Nigeria’s economic activity recorded its strongest momentum in nearly five years in December 2025, as the Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 57.6 points, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The PMI remained well above the 50-point benchmark that indicates expansion, reflecting sustained growth across key sectors of the economy. Data from the December PMI Survey showed that agriculture continued to lead the expansion with a reading of 58.5 points, while the industrial sector posted 57.0 points. The services sector also remained in positive territory at 51.9 points, pointing to broad-based improvements in business activity. The…