Opinion

The former Vice President has pledged to restore fuel subsidy if elected. Atiku argued that the removal of the petrol subsidy by the current administration pushed millions of Nigerians into severe poverty and hardship.

As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, much of the debate has centred on the qualifications, antecedents, integrity and eligibility of those seeking the presidency.

The story now being told by the Tinubu administration is increasingly difficult to ignore: when an incumbent government begins to feel politically threatened, the institutions of state suddenly become intensely interested in its opponents.

The Architecture of African Growth explores the systems that transform potential into prosperity

Across the continent, entrepreneurs are building businesses, serving customers, employing people, and creating value. Markets are busy. Shops are open. Farms are producing. Manufacturers are making goods. Innovation is happening.

September 01, (THEWILL) — Two events I came across yesterday captured the state of Nigeria’s police-public relations with unsettling clarity. In Port Harcourt, angry youths blocked Agip Road to protest the killing of Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old University of Port...

August 21, (THEWILL) — The legacy of former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, in Nasarawa State extends beyond his career in policing, with a range of projects in education, security infrastructure, healthcare, utilities and human capital development attributed...

The Architecture of African Growth explores the systems that transform potential into prosperity. Each essay examines one building block, from trust and formalisation to capital, energy, and institutions, and argues that Africa’s future will not be determined by what it has. It will be determined by how well it connects what it has.

August 21, (THEWILL) — My experience at the just-concluded INEC civic registration exercise is nauseating. The mindset of some people are mind boggling and such one can be described as unexpected by Nigerian citizens. It is no exaggeration to...

August 21, (THEWILL) — Conversations around Nigeria’s electoral reform focus mainly on electoral laws, institutions, technology, and the credibility of elections. While these are central and fundamental, a deeper dimension that must be at the centre of the conversation has...