There are weeks when Lagos debates things it barely understands—but debates them with full authority anyway. This was one of those weeks. By the time the news reached Aguda, it had already been interpreted, misinterpreted, and fully analysed by people with no access to briefing notes. Two issues stood out. First, the appointment of Bianca Read More…
To deaden the pain of insecurity gripping the citizenry, Nigerians have resorted to their old pastime of gallows humour. They’ve even invaded the innocent territory of nursery rhymes. So, instead of “A for Apple; B for Ball; C for Cat”, you have “A for Axe; B for Bomb; C for Cutlass”. You’ve got to cry Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe In a surprise move just days after the IMF’s Spring Meetings delivered stark warnings on Nigeria’s fiscal woes, President Bola Tinubu on April 21, 2026, executed a targeted cabinet reshuffle, sacking Wale Edun as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Stepping into the hot seat is Taiwo Oyedele, the Read More…
At this stage of Nigeria’s development, and considering the financial stress Nigerians are currently undergoing, perhaps the government may want to consider radical suggestions on how to make the burden lighter for the people. It is wrong, in my view, to routinely compare Nigeria with other countries, as politicians often do. When you complain that Read More…
A Lagos Metropolitan News Analysis Lagos has always lived with water. From the lagoon that defines its geography to the Atlantic that shapes its destiny, the city’s relationship with flooding is not new. What is new, however, is how the state is choosing to respond. With its $7.5 million parametric flood insurance deal, the Lagos State Read More…
Nigeria’s rising poverty crisis is not only about inflation, fuel prices or exchange rates. Beneath the economic turbulence lies a deeper structural problem: the cost of running the Nigerian state itself. When economists discuss Nigeria’s poverty surge—now estimated to affect roughly six out of every ten Nigerians—the conversation usually begins with inflation, food prices, fuel Read More…
On Monday, March 9, 2026, at Lagos House in Ikeja, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu swore in the board of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC), marking what many observers see as a turning point in the energy future of Nigeria’s largest city. The ceremony itself lasted barely an hour. Yet its implications could reshape how Read More…
As demolition fallout deepens, Lagos faces a difficult question: redevelopment, compensation, or the survival of a centuries-old water community. The current tensions in Makoko did not begin this week. The dispute traces back to late December 2025, when Lagos State enforcement teams began demolishing stilt houses along sections of the lagoon-facing settlement. Authorities said the Read More…
A special Lagos Metropolitan feature By Nkanu Egbe Nigeria is standing at a dangerous inflection point — a moment when the weight of long-ignored problems has finally collided with the limits of the country’s capacity to cope. What we are witnessing is not a single crisis but a convergence of crises: economic stagnation, territorial insecurity, Read More…
When Failed State 2030: Nigeria – A Case Study was published in 2011 by the U.S. Air War College, it was received with both fascination and quiet indignation. The paper, written by a team of senior U.S. Air Force officers, framed Nigeria as a potential epicentre of global instability — a vast, oil-rich federation teetering Read More…
