by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The House of Representatives settled into their seats on Tuesday, it was clear they were not gathered for routine talk. They were there to ask a simple but very uncomfortable question: for almost twenty years of airport and seaport concessions, has Nigeria been short‑changed or not? Speaker Tajudeen Abbas set the…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The message from Aso Rock came in a calm, formal voice. But it carried a clear warning. No more wait-until-the-road-fails style of governance. In Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2026 Roads Summit themed “Sustainable Road Infrastructure for National Growth”, President Bola Tinubu – represented by the Secretary to the Government of the…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The story started at an airport, not in some hidden drawing room.Early Monday, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja was its usual mix of noise and waiting. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar sat in the departure lounge with family and a few close associates, getting ready to fly out for the…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The mood in Abuja on Tuesday felt tense but strangely calm, like everyone already knew something big was about to drop. Inside a quiet conference room, the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Caretaker Working Committee – the faction openly leaning toward Nyesom Wike – sat, argued, calculated. When they finally stepped out,…
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….
