THE FRAME

The recent political theatrics and manufactured outrage surrounding the alleged “anointing” of Dr. Yakubu Adamu as a preferred successor to Governor Senator Bala Muhammad Abdulkadir Kaura deserve to be confronted with facts rather than empty political grandstanding. Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that Governor Bala Mohammed indeed considers Dr. Yakubu Adamu worthy of succeeding him. So what exactly is the crime? Is Dr. Yakubu Adamu not a Nigerian? Is he constitutionally prohibited from aspiring to become Governor of Bauchi State? Has any competent court of law ever pronounced him incapable, disqualified or unfit to occupy public office? The answer is an emphatic NO. Therefore, attempting to portray the political support or preference of a serving governor as humiliation to Dr. Yakubu Adamu is nothing more than a baseless political brouhaha, intellectual gymnastics and desperate propaganda designed to manufacture controversy where none exists. A TRUE SON OF THE SOI...

 (A critical look into Dr. Musa Babayo Talban Katagum's arguement)  In fact, let us have the courage to revisit every subsidy that directly protects the purchasing power, productivity and welfare of ordinary Nigerians. This is not a demand for reckless spending. It is a demand for economic realism, social justice and intelligent government. No amount of economic terminology, complicated statistics or impressive vocabulary can convince the ordinary Nigerian that life is better today than it was before the removal of the petrol subsidy in May 2023. The question Nigerians should be asking is simple: If a policy is economically sound on paper but makes millions of citizens poorer, more vulnerable and less secure in practice, should government stubbornly continue with it—or should government redesign it? I believe Nigeria must redesign it. THE SUBSIDY REMOVAL WAS SOLD AS AN ECONOMIC NECESSITY When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the removal of the petrol subsidy o...

There are moments in international affairs when history does not knock twice. The present confrontation between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran may be one of those moments—not simply because of the geopolitical consequences of the conflict, but because of what the accompanying economic sanctions reveal about the architecture of the global financial system. On August 23–24, 2026, the United States expanded sanctions against Iran and warned countries and companies maintaining economic relationships with Tehran that they could face consequences, including potential exclusion from the dollar-based financial system. This is precisely why the BRICS countries must begin treating financial independence not as a distant ambition, but as an urgent strategic necessity. The issue is bigger than Iran. It is about whether the global economy should remain overwhelmingly dependent on one country's currency, financial institutions and payment infrastructure—or whether...

NIGERIA IS STILL PREPARING CHILDREN FOR A WORLD THAT NO LONGER EXISTS A child entering Primary One today may enter the workforce around 2040 or beyond. Yet, in many Nigerian classrooms, we are still preparing children for an economy and society shaped by the realities of the 1980s and 1990s. This is one of the greatest challenges facing our education system. The world is changing rapidly. Artificial intelligence, automation, digital technology, biotechnology, renewable energy, robotics, global finance and the digital economy are transforming how people live and work. If the Nigerian teacher does not urgently change the content, methods, style and form of teaching, we risk producing generations of young people who can pass examinations but struggle to solve problems, create opportunities, compete globally or adapt to a rapidly changing world. Education must therefore move from simply transferring information to developing capabilities, character, creativity and competence. 1...

Has Its Removal Made Nigeria Better? Nigeria's fuel subsidy story is one of the most complicated chapters in the country's economic history. What began as a policy intended to protect Nigerians from the shock of high petroleum prices gradually became a huge fiscal burden, a source of controversy, an incentive for smuggling and arbitrage, and—according to numerous audits and investigations—a system vulnerable to abuse. Yet the removal of subsidy under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in May 2023 created another painful reality: petrol prices rose sharply, transportation became expensive, food prices followed, businesses faced higher operating costs, and millions of Nigerians found their purchasing power severely weakened. The central question, therefore, is not simply "Was subsidy good or bad?" The more important question is: What did Nigeria do with the enormous resources committed to subsidy, and what has the country done with the savings since subsidy wa...