Markets, money, power and public policy, and who gains and who loses from the choices societies make.
No. 020Economics & Politics
There is something worth examining about the way we remember significant moments in our history. We celebrate independence, political movements, revolutions, military struggles and the individuals who stood at the…
No. 019Art & Creativity
I sometimes wonder if we made the most of the Afrobeats movement.
No. 014Economics & Politics
Nigeria wants to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2030. It is an ambitious target, and ambition itself is not the problem. The real question is whether we are building the conditions to get there, and whether ordinary…
No. 013Economics & Politics
Every time an African startup crosses the billion-dollar mark, we celebrate. And honestly, I understand why. I feel that pride too. There is something exciting about seeing an African company become valuable enough for…
No. 011Society & Culture
There is a specific quiet that shows up in me whenever a headline announces someone has become the richest man alive. Not admiration. Closer to a flinch, the feeling of being handed a scoreboard I never agreed to play…
No. 007Society & Culture
In broad daylight on May 15, 2026, armed bandits walked into three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, and took 46 people. Seven teachers. Dozens of students. Children as young as two years old. Days…
No. 005Economics & Politics
Everyone defends democracy the same way. “It’s the worst system except for all the others.” Churchill said it. Politicians quote it. Academics repeat it. But defending something by pointing at worse alternatives isn’t…
