Opinion

OPINION: Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as Major FDI Attraction

January 04, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has recently celebrated the financial close of USD 1.126 billion in financing for the execution of Phase 1, Section 2 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, marking a major milestone in the delivery...

OPINION: When the State Forgets Those It Sends to Fight

January 05, (THEWILL) — Reports emerging from police officers deployed on special operations in hotspot zones across the South-East are both troubling and revealing. Officers complain bitterly of prolonged deployment without relief, lack of clarity on rotation timelines and...

OPINION: Nigeria’s Insecurity and the Urgent Choices in 2026

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January 04, (THEWILL) — As Nigerians exchange goodwill messages and look ahead with cautious hope, the year 2025 will linger in their collective memory as one of the most tragic and unsettling in recent history. From the North to...

OPINION: 2026: Governor Kefas & The Future Of Taraba

December 31, (THEWILL) — The year 2026 promises to be a very busy year. Politicking will kick into overdrive, and the power permutations will hit the super highway. But for Taraba state governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, it promises...

OPINION: Dissecting President Tinubu’s Budget Speech

December 29, (THEWILL) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 Budget Speech is remarkable, not only for its rhetorical flourish, it is remarkable, for something far more consequential in Nigerian public finance management: authority, realism, and enforcement intent.This budget indicates...

OPINION: Festus Keyamo: Aviation Refomer on the Threshold of History

December 29, (THEWILL) — History often pauses to take stock when leadership, timing, and courage intersect to alter the course of an industry. As 2025 draws to a close, Nigeria’s aviation sector stands at such a historic juncture, with...

OPINION: Nigeria’s Schools Closure and The Disease of Rhotacism

December 15, (THEWILL) — The inability to pronounce the letter r is called rhotacism—a quiet irony in speech pathology, where sufferers lack the tongue to name their condition. Nigeria today appears afflicted by a similar policy disorder: an incapacity...

OPINION: Ideology Imposition Spurs Nigeria’s Religious Crisis

December 15, (THEWILL) — By the psychology of deflection, it’s not surprising that there are interests trying to shift blame in Nigeria’s religious crisis. The Christian Association of Nigeria leadership (CAN), Texas Senator, Ted Cruz alongside his congressional allies...

OPINION: Tiger Base, Media Tours and Illusion of Transparency

December 14, (THEWILL) — As public outrage over Tiger Base in Owerri continues to grow, the Imo State Police Command recently facilitated a tour of the facility for some journalists and civil society actors. While the tour may have...

OPINION: From Regional Leader To Proxy: The Strategic Hypocrisy Undermining ECOWAS

December 09, (THEWILL) — Let us not mince words. The world order is fracturing, and for regions such as West Africa, this is not an abstract concern. We are transitioning from a world in which we were often an...