Nigerians Spend Over N68bn On UK Visa Applications In 1 Year

Between June 2023 and June 2024, the British government processed more than 225,000 Nigerians’ applications for UK visas. Marc Owen, Director of Visa, Status, and Information Services at UK Visas and Immigration, the British High Commission in Lagos made this announcement during the opening of Africa’s largest UK visa application centre this week. He said, …

Data Without Authority vs. Authority Without Data: The Repeating Script of APC Primaries in Edo State by Lawson Akhigbe

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State seems to have perfected a unique brand of political theater: the parallel primary declaration. It is a recurring script where the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee announces one winner, the Chief Returning Officer announces another, and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) is left to pick …

Six Months Early and Still Clueless: How Nigeria’s Legacy Parties Failed the Ultimate Leadership Test by Lawson Akhigbe

For over two decades, Nigeria’s so-called legacy political parties, the PDP, APC, and their familiar rotating cast, have enjoyed something most political movements can only dream of: state establishment support, access to legal heavyweight, and a deep understanding of the federal government structure. They have experienced officials. They have institutional memory. They have legal teams …