- Thursday, June 18, 2026
BusinessDay
Nigeria’s journey since returning to democratic governance in 1999 reveals a persistent challenge: the absence of an altruistic elite consensus...
In Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel, Sidi’s choice between Lakunle’s hollow modernity and Baroka’s cunning traditionalism mirrors Nigeria’s...
Fifty years after Professor Ayandele’s scathing critique of Nigeria’s “deluded hybrids” – the Western-educated elite who abandoned indigenous values without...
Addressing the remuneration challenge requires a comprehensive, evidence-based approach that balances fiscal sustainability with the imperative to attract and retain...
Paradoxes in Nigeria’s counter-terrorism approach Three recent incidents illustrate the paradoxes in Nigeria’s approach to terrorism financing. First, the National...
Neither Lakunle nor Baroka is an ideal groom for Sidi, Wole Soyinka’s jewel. Lakunle, the “modern” schoolteacher, is obsessed with...
In the pantheon of scholarly works examining Nigeria’s post-colonial condition, few have maintained such searing relevance as Professor Emmanuel Ayankanmi...
The Nigerian public service stands as the cornerstone of governance and national development, serving as the primary mechanism through which...
The recent revelation by the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar, that business interests now...
Act I: The messiah who never comes (but we keep buying tickets anyway) Nigerians are not known for patience, yet...
Professor Emmanuel Ayankanmi Ayandele (1928–2000), one of Nigeria’s most incisive 20th-century historians, occupies a unique position in African intellectual history....
