Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- We start with the well-known first stanza of Robert Frost's iconic poem, 'The Road Not Taken.' With 2026 already upon us, Nigeria itself stands at a crossroads, contemplating which path it must take in transitioning into full nationhood and its accompanying national ethos.



Perhaps we should take the road we have avoided for the past six decades; if we do, it may finally yield the much-needed difference. The Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, by strategic design, has chosen the path less trodden and largely ignored by past governments. Many of these reforms will be validated in the coming decades as truly game-changing.



The stabilization of the foreign exchange market, in particular, is a game-changer. It sends en...