Opinion

Power without performance: The 2027 reckoning the world must heed

It will be exceedingly difficult for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to secure a second mandate in 2027. At the summit of leadership, longevity is never the ultimate measure of success. What endures are strategic coherence, moral credibility and outcomes that tangibly improve the lives of ordinary citizens. On these defining pillars, the current administration appears dangerously unmoored, drifting amid a storm of unmet promises and deepening public discontent.

Nigeria’s security crisis has metastasised like an untreated wound, spreading across regions and generations. Yet there is still no clearly articulated, coherent and time-bound national strategy capable of restoring public confidence or decisively dismantling the machinery of terror.

Education

Essien joins maiden ICLM/APU executive doctorate graduands

The Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, Dr Rosalyn Essien, has earned an Executive Professional Doctorate Degree in Public Administration and Leadership (DPAL).

Dr Essien, a seasoned public administrator, peace-building scholar and governance professional, was among the pioneer graduands of the Institute of Corporate Leadership and Mentorship (ICLM) and Appleton Private University (APU) awarded the Executive Professional Doctorate Degree.

Business

NDDC budget scrutiny: Nwoko flags infrastructure deficit in Delta

Senator Ned Nwoko (APC–Delta) on Tuesday expressed concern over persistent infrastructural deficits in Delta State, challenging the leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) during the scrutiny of its 2025 budget.

The NDDC management, led by its Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, appeared before the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission to defend the commission’s proposed 2025 budgetary allocation.

Business

Akwa Ibom assembly approves N1.39tn fiscal plan for 2026

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, during its session on Tuesday, ratified the 2026 appropriation bill, amounting to N1.39 trillion, against the adjusted allocation of ₦1.65 trillion for 2025.

The 2026 fiscal proposal, encompassing N354.87 billion for current expenditure and N1.035 trillion for capital projects, was endorsed following the submission of the report by Dr Itorobong Etim, Chair of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation.