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Chatham House and the trust we must rebuild, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Trust is the everyday currency of democratic life. When it drains away, institutions may keep their names and seals, but they lose their weight. The recent Chatham House/NBS findin... Read More


Remembering Nigeria's victims of terror, ByDakukuPeterside

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- Every year on 21 August, the world pauses to honour victims of terrorism. In Nigeria, that pause is never a simple act of remembrance. It is a reckoning - one that asks us to say t... Read More


The pre-2027 party gold rush, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The 2027 general elections are fast approaching, and Nigeria's political landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation. New acronyms, and freshly minted party logos are emerging, ... Read More


Turning brain drain into BRIDGES, By ByDakukuPeterside

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- On a humid Monday morning in Abuja, the air buzzed with anticipation as Vice-President Kashim Shettima hailed "a deliberate and commendable effort to align global expertise with nat... Read More


What's going on with education in Nigeria?, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, July 21 -- Walk into almost any public school in Nigeria, and you feel the weight of history pressing down on the desks. Much of the system still operates to the rhythm of colonial-era regula... Read More


Is the world shutting its door on Nigeria?, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, July 15 -- For years, Nigerians have walked through the world with a quiet pride, knowing that their talents, resilience, and creativity were respected far beyond the country's borders. Our p... Read More


What can Nigeria learn from China's electricity revolution?, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, July 8 -- The moment of revelation came unexpectedly on a high-speed train leaving Beijing, where a screen showed that 36 per cent of the train's traction power came from wind energy. Outside... Read More


Israel-Iran conflict: Then Nigerian connection, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, June 23 -- When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion in the early hours of 13 June, most Nigerians were asleep. The footage came in fragments - precision airstrikes, sirens over Tel Aviv, de... Read More