'Nothing good was supposed to come out of me'
David Etor grew up in poverty in Nigeria, but now teaches engineering at the University of Bristol
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2027: Akpabio canvasses Tinubu’s re-election, trumps economic reform
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has joined the moving train canvassing for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu read more 2027: Akpabio canvasses Tinubu’s re-election, trumps economic reform
Letting capital reach the businesses that create jobs
Nigeria’s business environment presents troubling contradictions. Billions of dollars are being mobilised every year for energy, infrastructure, oil and gas, read more Letting capital reach the businesses that create jobs
BusinessDay 7th Sep 2026
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EDITORIAL: Fuel subsidies: Sifting through the federation accounts
Laudable for its attempt at improving the transparency around public finances, the finance ministry’s accounting, sadly, fails to balance a few ledgers. The post EDITORIAL: Fuel subsidies: Sifting through the federation accounts appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Ex-Sierra Leone president returns home from Nigeria after treason case discontinued
Mr Koroma fled to Nigeria in January 2024 after a high court in Sierra Leone allowed him to travel on medical grounds despite being charged with treason The post Ex-Sierra Leone president returns home from Nigeria after treason case discontinued appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
The collapse of a christian generation (1), By Ayo Akerele
“When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10). History is full of transitions. Civilisations evolve. Technologies advance. What one generation celebrates becomes arc
Macro to micro… who will tell the president?, By Wole Olaoye
When pounded yam has lumps, you re-pound the yam to achieve the required consistency. Away from all the contrived obfuscations of contemporary economic analysis, we ought to be able to honestly re-evaluate where we are as a country, where we ought to be, and how we might navigate our way towards the
LaLiga: Barcelona demolish Valencia 5-0 to extend perfect start
Barcelona strengthened their La Liga title credentials with a commanding 5-0 victory over Valencia on Sunday, maintaining their perfect start read more LaLiga: Barcelona demolish Valencia 5-0 to extend perfect start
Bribes, bimbos, and babalawos: An undiplomatic memoir, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Lilian’s story is a three-decade long reel of the kind of interminable coincidence that is not unusual in Nigerian public life. In 1983, the civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari recruited over 300 new officers into Nigeria’s diplomatic service. While they were still to complete their o