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Walking under death wires: A Kano evening that should alarm us all, By Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- We were meant to attend a naming ceremony that evening in Kano. Everyone was ready. I got into the car, but it quickly became clear there wouldn't be enough space. I stepped aside ... Read More


The impossible economics of making things: why locally made goods can't compete with imports, By Olumide Awoyemi

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Walk into any policy discussion on Nigerian manufacturing, and you'll hear the same refrain: local producers need protection from imports. Poultry farmers want tariffs on frozen ch... Read More


From the menu to the table: Pan-African economic negotiation framework, By Kayode Adebiyi

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- In a recent interview granted by Dr Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti State, on the African Renaissance Podcast in South Africa, he spoke on a wide range of issues. He touche... Read More


INEC rejects Turaki-led PDP's NWC, cites court orders

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elected... Read More


A health agreement that reframes US-Nigeria cooperation, By Chinedu Moghalu

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- At a time when global attention is fixed on migration, visa restrictions, border controls, and the language of exclusion, Nigeria has concluded a bilateral health agreement with th... Read More


No Xmas dinner for the fisherman, By Banji Ojewale

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Kotei chewed on the flameless cigarette between two fingers on his left hand, regretting it was the last he took from the pack. He wished the manufacturers could load more into the... Read More


Oluwatosin Ajayi, IPI and a new tone for press freedom, By Abdullahi M Gulloma

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- The relationship between those who guard the state and those who tell its story has always been delicate. One watches for threats in the shadows; the other shines light into public... Read More


Obasanjo and the democratic apologia in Nigeria, By Adagbo Onoja

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- The gap between democracy and the dividends associated with it between 1999 and today has called the concept of democracy into question. So much money is spent on conducting electi... Read More


Online defamation in Nigeria: Free speech, reputation and the law in the digital age, By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Defamation has long occupied a central place in Nigerian jurisprudence. Even in the early years following independence, actions for defamation were among the most prominent forms o... Read More


EDITORIAL: Arresting defiance to Tinubu's police withdrawal order

Nigeria, Dec. 22 -- Designs to negate the recent presidential directive that police officers attached to very important personalities (VIPs) as security details should be withdrawn with immediate effe... Read More