by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal It was another busy Tuesday in the red chamber. Papers shuffled, voices rose, then calmed. And quietly, almost like routine business, the Senate took a step that could reshape how Nigeria’s money is shared. A bill sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi from Kogi West slipped through first reading. Simple on paper,…
On a warm Tuesday inside the State House in Abuja, the cameras flashed, chairs shuffled, and the room slowly settled. At one end of the long table sat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the other, a high-powered World Bank team led by Anna Bjerde, the institution’s Managing Director of Operations. He didn’t waste much time….
A Statement from MAP Development Initiative (MAPDI), South West Partner, Youth Political Participation (YPP) Electoral Reform Consortium All across Nigeria today, young people are moving. Not just talking on WhatsApp or X. Stepping out. Calling. Demanding. It’s the National Day of Action on Youth‑Led Electoral Reforms, and MAP Development Initiative (MAPDI) is right in the…
Oluwaseun Lawal Friday felt different. Olanrewaju Omiyinka—Baba Ijesha to most—took a breath that wasn’t measured by bars. He has been in custody for more than three years. A long chapter. On November 14, 2025, he walked out. Word broke fast. Not through a press room, but a phone screen. Actor Yomi Fabiyi went on Instagram…
by: Oluwaseun Lawal The air in COP30, Belém hangs heavy. Rainy. Sweet with river smell. Inside a bright hall, microphones blink red. A podium waits. Nigeria’s Vice President steps up and calls for new finance tools to harness the “economic value of nature.” Big idea, he says. Smart money, he hints. It lands like a…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal The air in Belém feels heavy. River-wet. Alive. You can hear the city getting ready—cars, voices, a rush of suitcases and lanyards—because the world is coming here, to the doorstep of the Amazon, from 10 to 21 November 2025. And the message, clear as a bell and a bit like a drum,…
