Opinion

    By Jerome-Mario Utomi   The arrival and distribution of another batch of high-capacity transformers to communities across Delta State is emerging as another significant chapter in the Niger Delta Development Commission’s renewed intervention in electricity infrastructure, with residents and community leaders looking forward to improved power supply and…

    By Tony Usidamen Unless you have been deliberately avoiding the news lately, chances are that you have heard something about the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO). It is difficult not to. Open your email or banking app, and you are likely to find an invitation to subscribe.…

    By Ayeni Olubunmi Grace Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is essential to developing the practical skills needed for employment, entrepreneurship and national development. However, inadequate funding remains a major challenge to the growth and effectiveness of TVET institutions. Many technical schools in Nigeria struggle with insufficient…

  By Ayeni Olubunmi Grace A country’s economic development relies on skilled technical professionals—the builders, technicians, and engineers who construct and maintain essential infrastructure. Yet across many Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, practical workshops sit under-equipped or filled with obsolete machinery. Chronic underfunding in vocational education is…

    By Rev. Stanley Ihedigbo The birthday celebration of the Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University, Ondo, Rt. Rev. Prof. Sunday Samuel Obeka, provides another opportunity to celebrate a distinguished servant of God, scholar, administrator and leader whose life has been marked by commitment to faith, education, service and human development.…

  By Solomon Essiet Other things being equal, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is expected in Akwa Ibom State during the event marking the 39th Anniversary of Akwa Ibom State on September 23, 2026, for the commissioning of some signature projects of His Excellency, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno,…

    By Mallam Ibrahim Agunbiade agunbiadeib@gmail.com I have read with keen interest the write-up titled “Islam: An Open Letter to Edmund Obilo” authored by Mr Deji Yesufu. I appreciate the call for dialogue and peaceful coexistence, but I strongly disagree with the attempt to explain Islam primarily through the…

      By Lanre Ogundipe     There is something deeply unsettling about being told to watch what you eat when you have no realistic means of knowing what has been put into it. The consumer sees the colour of the fruit, the freshness of the vegetables, the clarity of the…

    By Jerome-Mario Utomi There is a profound difference between an institution that merely exists and one that is deliberately working to fulfil the purpose for which it was created. In the Niger Delta, where the expectations of millions of citizens have for decades been shaped by questions of…

    By Asiwaju Kunle Kalejaye SAN Within the arena of modern Nigerian politics, the street phrase _“See Finish”_ has grown from everyday slang into a cynical, weaponized strategy of realpolitik, functioning in practice as a doctrine of radical, adversarial exposure. In everyday language, ‘See Finish’ happens when you become…