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BP’s great reversal and the return of energy realism
By Sola Adebawo BP’s recent decision to eliminate its standalone Low Carbon Energy division and reorganize around upstream and downstream hydrocarbons is more than a corporate restructuring. It is one of the clearest signals yet that the assumptions underpinning the…
Diezani’s Acquittal: Accountability, Due Process and the Court of Public Opinion
[By Sola Adebawo] The reported acquittal of former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court has reignited public debate about corruption, accountability, justice, and governance. Yet the larger issues raised by the case extend…
Nigeria’s crackdown on Justice Crack: When does a state fear its citizens?
By Ebuka Ukoh A clarion call for justice for Justice Crack is not merely a campaign for an individual; it is a call for justice for all, a test of whether Nigeria still upholds the constitutional guarantees of free speech…
Trust on Trial: INEC and the future of Nigeria’s elections
By Ebuka Ukoh Democracies do not run on assurances. They run on trust. And trust, once weakened, demands more than denials to fix. The allegation that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, operated a Twitter…
LNG Force Majeure! How Iran exports war pains across global economies
Sopuruchi Onwuka Iran’s missile strikes on Qatar’s gas infrastructure have delivered a systemic shock to global energy markets, exposing the vulnerability of domestic economies to external supply disruptions and triggering a renewed economic squeeze worldwide. The attacks, launched on March…
Beyond Resolutions: Why real change rarely starts on January 1
[Sola Adebawo] The turning of a calendar page carries a quiet, almost unreasonable hope. In the first full week of a new year, before routines fully settle and inboxes regain their grip, time feels spacious again. A new year becomes…
NUPRC not leaving Abuja as speculated
By Ibrahim Musa With clear mandates – ensuring compliance with petroleum laws, regulations and guidelines, monitoring of operations at drilling sites, producing wells, production platforms and flowstations, crude oil export terminals, and all pipelines carrying crude oil, and natural gas,…
Awakening the giant of Africa: The clarion call
By Remigius Nnamdi Ekeh “Where there is love, there is neither prejudice nor war nor strive nor pains nor any evil at all. Love engenders peace and justice; and makes the bond between persons, groups and nations strong. Let us…
The audacity and constitutional imperative of HAB12
(Phillip Okey Igwe) HAB12 is a bill undergoing legislative passage into law in the 7th Abia House of Assembly. Sponsored by the member representing Umunneochi State Constituency and others, the bill whose long title is “A Bill for a Law…
Nigeria’s 2023 outlook and the looming danger
(By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D) I am neither a prophet nor a clairvoyant, but fromthe manifestation in mycrystal ball, I see Nigeria in 2023 being shaped by upheaval fueled by miseriesand hopelessness. Agitation reminiscent of the ENDSARS protests will break out….
