Nigeria is a constitutional democracy and a federation. Yet, whenever the President leaves the country and returns, the nation often stages something that looks less like routine protocol and more like a small coronation on the tarmac. The latest spectacle came on Tuesday, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Lagos after spending about four…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka President Bola Tinubu has concluded his working vacation in France and left Paris for Lagos, where he is set to begin a series of strategic meetings with political leaders and associates ahead of the 2027 elections. According to a statement issued Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka In the space of four days, three Nigerians lost their lives in separate incidents across South Africa, and Nigeria’s diplomats are now asking hard questions. The Consulate-General in Johannesburg, led by Consul-General Amb. Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, named the victims in a statement on Monday as Kenechukwu Christopher Igwemmadu, Olaniyi Olaleye Olatunde and Christian…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Federal Ministry of Education has published its final list of ranked and approved textbooks for Nigerian schools for the 2026-2028 period. The announcement came in a statement on Monday from the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade. It follows the completion of the first phase of the national…
Situation report | Prepared September 29, 2026 | Developing story 1. Summary A Kenyan court has ordered that the “status quo” be maintained on land earmarked for Aliko Dangote’s planned $16 billion oil refinery in Lamu County. The order followed a petition by 133 local residents. Media headlines say construction was “paused”, but reports differ…
By: Tunji Okunlola President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s extended absence from Nigeria has become a live issue in the run-up to the 2027 presidential election, with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) pledging that its candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, would offer a “physically present” and responsive presidency if elected even as…
By: Tunji Okunlola Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has urged Nigerians, lawmakers and the media to rethink the country’s approach to budgeting, arguing that the national budget remains too small to deliver the scale of development the country aspires to. His remarks came as the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC),…
Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in their Nations League opener, with costly mistakes proving decisive for the Three Lions. By: Tunji Okunlola Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in their Nations League opener, with costly individual errors proving decisive for the Three Lions against the World…
The recent installation of a concrete median on the First Niger Bridge, between Onitsha and Asaba, has understandably attracted attention. At first glance, physically separating traffic travelling in opposite directions looks like a sensible road-safety measure. But when the bridge is considered as an ageing steel structure not merely as a stretch of road; some…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Ogun State Government’s signing of a $7 billion Memorandum of Understanding with global ports operator DP World for a new deep sea port has reignited a familiar question in Nigerian infrastructure politics: whose project is this, really the state’s, or the Federal Government’s? And why does the Southwest keep landing marquee…
