Tackling light arms proliferation
The proliferation of small arms and light weapons across Nigeria is not a distant threat; it is an immediate, corrosive reality that bleeds communities dry of security, livelihood and hope. Pistols, assault rifles and improvised firearms have become the currency of violence, multiplying the lethality of banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes and organised crime. Where once […]
Nigeria’s pension crisis: Debt we owe our retirees
For millions of Nigerian workers, retirement has become not a season of rest after decades of service but a fearful descent into uncertainty and abandonment. From the tragic plight of former Nigeria Airways workers, many of whom have waited over two decades for their pensions, to the widespread failure of state governments to activate the […]
Honouring Leah Sharibu at 23
There is something profoundly heartbreaking about the fact that Leah Sharibu turned 23 on 14th May 2026, in captivity, far away from home, family and freedom. For eight long years, her parents have lived with the torment of not knowing whether the daughter they sent to the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, will […]
Demand for a new minimum wage
Recently, another International Workers’ Day (IWD) was concluded with the customary fanfare of vibrant marches, impassioned speeches and recycled pledges to prioritise labour welfare. Yet, for the Nigerian workforce, the gap between political rhetoric and socio-economic reality has never been wider. With inflation relentlessly eroding the naira’s value and the cost of living reaching unprecedented […]
NAAPE’s ‘SOS’ on jet fuel
The Nigerian aviation industry is standing on the edge of a precipice, staring into an abyss of operational paralysis. The present Jet-A1 crisis has become an economic hiccup as well as an existential threat to our aviation safety architecture. The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has rightly sounded the alarm: the astronomical […]
Another roll of the dice for Nigeria’s ailing refineries?
For decades, Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna have served as monuments of administrative rot, massive corruption and fiscal leakage. Despite the infusion of billions of dollars into perennial “turn around maintenance” (TAM) cycles, these facilities have remained largely dormant, forcing Africa’s largest oil producer into the humiliating paradox of importing its […]
