Opinion

OPINION: Jos Killings, Our Worthless Lives And Crazy Beasts In Nigeria

April 01, (THEWILL) — Let us begin today’s dialogue with an echo from William Shakespeare: as flies to wanton boys, so are we to the terrorists; they kill us for their sport. Another way of saying this is that our...

OPINION: 10 Major Takeaways from President Bola Tinubu’s State Visit to the UK

March 30, (THEWILL) — Nigeria returned to global significance with the just-concluded state visit to the United Kingdom by President Bola Tinubu. The President and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, played their roles well to critical acclaim. Both the...

OPINION: Save Our Lake: Inside The Rising Storm Over Abuja’s Jabi Waterfront

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March 29, (THEWILL) — On a cool evening in Jabi Lake, children still run along the sandy banks, chasing laughter across the waterfront while fishermen pull in their modest catch. Couples sit quietly, watching the sun melt into...

OPINION: Sbm Intelligence: How The War In The Middle East Hit The Nigerian Dinner Table

March 28, (THEWILL) — For just over eighty years, the United States led a global order in which certain rules were understood if not always followed: international law constrained the behaviour of even the most powerful, and the...

OPINION: Soludo, Extend the Crackdown Please 

March 22, (THEWILL) — The governor of Anambra State and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Chukwuma Soludo, means several things to many people. His reputation resonates across the country in fragmented decibels, making his...

OPINION: Trade as Statecraft: Why Nigeria Must Convert Market Access into Strategic Advantage

March 22, (THEWILL) — The global trade environment is shifting in ways that Nigeria cannot afford to read passively. What is taking shape is not simply a competition among major powers, nor merely a question of market access. It...

OPINION: Journalists As Critical Stakeholders In Nigeria’s 2027 Elections

March 18, (THEWILL) — The stage is now set for the highly anticipated 2027 general elections. It is expected that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finalised its voter registration drive and refined its strategies to ensure a...

OPINION: Issues in President Tinubu’s UK State Visit

March 15, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu will land at the airport on March 17, 2026 to begin a historic State Visit that will showcase to the world the unique bond that exists between Nigeria and the United Kingdom....

OPINION: Deconstructing Ministry Of Finance Revelation On Debt Servicing And Capital Expenditure

March 15, (THEWILL) — On Monday, March 9, 2026, Nigerian newspapers carried a report arising from a media brief by the Federal Ministry of Finance that Nigeria spent ₦27.2tn servicing public debt between 2024 and 2025, exceeding capital expenditure...

OPINION: Remita, The TSA, And Nigeria’s Most Successful Government Technology Project

March 10, (THEWILL) — In sixty-five years of Nigeria’s existence as an independent nation, countless public sector technology projects have been launched with fanfare, consumed budgets, and disappeared into the graveyard of failed implementations. Some never went live. Others...