Opinion

      By Kenechukwu Aguolu When the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy explained that savings from the removal of fuel and foreign exchange subsidies had been used to fund debt servicing, the new national minimum wage, student loans and other government obligations, he addressed an…

    By Aguolu Kenechukwu, FCA The recent correction in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, which wiped trillions of naira from investors’ portfolios within a few trading sessions, has understandably unsettled many market participants. While some perceived the decline as a market crash, it was, in reality, a normal correction following…

By Aguolu Kenechukwu, FCA The recent criticism of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, over her comments encouraging small-scale businesses offers an important lesson in public communication. In my view, her remarks have been widely misunderstood. She was promoting entrepreneurship, not belittling the economic challenges facing Nigerians. There is dignity…

  By Kenechukwu Aguolu, FCA Nigeria’s current challenges did not emerge overnight. Rising insecurity, economic hardship, unemployment, weak infrastructure, declining public trust, and institutional weaknesses are warning signs that demand urgent attention. More importantly, many of these challenges are self-inflicted, resulting from decades of poor policy choices, weak governance, corruption,…

  By Kenechukwu Aguolu FCA, PMP Nigeria stands at a critical economic crossroads. Barely two decades after securing a landmark debt relief package from the Paris Club under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the country once again finds itself burdened by mounting debt obligations. This reality raises an…

    By Asiayei Enaibo   It has become increasingly common that whenever misunderstandings arise within communities across the Niger Delta, some people are quick to drag the name of High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) into matters that have little or nothing to do with him. Every allegation, every…

  By The Conscience Chronicler   There is a curious transformation that occurs the moment a Nigerian governor crosses the threshold of the Government House. The man who once stood under the scorching sun, sweating through three layers of agbada, pressing flesh with market women and begging okada riders for…

      By The Conscience Chronicler     Let me begin with a fact that should shake every Nigerian to the marrow. The World Health Organisation has declared that in low- and middle-income countries, 60 per cent of deaths from conditions requiring healthcare are caused by poor-quality care, not…

        There are two estates every human being leaves behind. One is visible; the other is invisible. The visible estate consists of houses, bank accounts, investments, titles and every material possession accumulated over a lifetime. The invisible estate is reputation. While the first is administered by executors,…

  By Lanre Ogundipe Some birthdays merely add another year to a man’s life. Others compel society to pause, not to count the years, but to measure the influence those years have deposited upon humanity. Such occasions are less about age than about legacy; less about longevity than about significance.…