Ajaokuta Steel: The Cleanest Factory That Ever Refused to Make Steel Drains ₦6.04bn in Wages in 2026 as Nigeria’s Industrial Revival Stalls by Lawson Akhigbe

The Federal Government has proposed a N6.69 billion allocation for Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited in the 2026 fiscal year, once again highlighting the heavy fiscal cost of sustaining a non-operational industrial giant more than four decades after it was conceived. There is a peculiar kind of genius in running a place so efficiently that nothing …

Mandela, Kanu and the Theatre of the Courtroom: A Study in Contrasts by Lawson Akhigbe

History has a way of placing two men in similar circumstances and allowing their conduct—not their slogans—to define their legacies. Nelson Mandela and Nnamdi Kanu both found themselves charged with terrorism by states they accused of oppression. Yet the way each man engaged the judicial process could not be more different. One treated the court …

Bala Mohammed, Terrorism & The Lessons of History By Emma Agu

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana History, they say, is a stern teacher— unyielding, relentless, and unforgiving to those who ignore its warnings. In politics, this truth is axiomatic: those who forget history are condemned to repeat its tragedies. Today, as Nigeria navigates the treacherous waters of …