Governance, The Lens
Three things from this week worth carrying into the weekend. 1. The S&P upgrade and the bread bill Nigeria got its first sovereign credit rating upgrade in 14 years last week, when S&P revised its outlook. The market reads that as stability returning....
Governance, The Lens
Nigeria has missed its OPEC oil production quota for nine straight months. The budget was written for different numbers. Nobody is rewriting the budget. Thursday is for the question the week made urgent. This week gave me one I can’t put down. Nigeria’s...
Governance, The Lens
We saw it. Did you? The signal nobody named before Oyo: school kidnapping was always a north-east story. Until Friday, when it wasn’t. The map was moving. For fifteen years, the geography of school abductions in Nigeria followed a rough logic. Borno, Yobe,...
Governance, The Lens
Three things from this week worth carrying into the weekend. The man who’s still missing. Saleh Mamman was sentenced to 75 years in prison on Wednesday for stealing ₦33.8 billion meant for Nigeria’s hydroelectric power projects. He wasn’t...
The Lens, Governance
Every Thursday, Something the week made urgent. Dr Ayomide Alokun is 27 years old. He has a BSc in Political Science, an MSc in Political Science, and a PhD in International Relations. He has been recognised nationally for humanitarian work during COVID-19. He is...
The Lens
Today is the handover deadline. Taiwo Oyedele is now Finance Minister. The memo from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said all handover processes must be completed by the close of business on Thursday, 23 April 2026. Today. Wale Edun is out....