Lagos, Nigeria – October 9, 2025: The Avant-Garde Sustainability Foundation is set to host the ninth edition of the Sustainability Table Series (STS) on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed “Sustainability in Action: Scaling Impact for a Thriving Future to Achieve the SDGs,” the event will bring together
Visionary entrepreneur and nation-builder Tara Fela-Durotoye is set to host the maiden edition of the Building Beyond You Conference 2025 on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed ‘Building Beyond You’, the conference is designed to inspire, equip, and challenge Africa’s next generation of leaders to build legacies that extend far
By Chinyere Akataobi Last December, I came across a tweet that talked about the possibility of a Goodluck Jonathan candidacy. The tweet drew parallels to John Mahama’s victory at the Ghana elections in which he reclaimed a mandate he lost in 2016. I shared the tweet with an old friend who was incidentally part of
— a meditation on memory, silence, and the promises that died with him Death has a way of softening memory. In its silence, we often confuse legacy with pity, and nostalgia with truth. The dead can no longer defend themselves, but neither should they be shielded from the truth of their actions, not when those
In Singapore, the idea of becoming a millionaire by 65 isn’t a fantasy; it’s a quietly growing aspiration, built not on tech windfalls or inheritance, but on discipline, long-term thinking, and smart use of national systems. At the centre of this movement is a philosophy known as 1M65, the goal of accumulating one million Singapore
In 2025, as many countries struggle to shape the world’s perception of them, Ghana has quietly become a standout example of how narrative clarity, cultural diplomacy, and institutional coherence can reposition a nation. It hasn’t relied on loud campaigns or overproduced slogans. Instead, Ghana has chosen deliberate storytelling—simple, focused, and deeply rooted in its sense
Nigeria does not trade with itself. That simple truth, more than any policy debate or economic headline, explains why our growth keeps failing to deliver on its promise. It is not a question of scale. We are 200 million people spread across a country large enough to house multiple economic zones. We have fertile land,
No chapter in the grand story of economic transformation is written without discomfort. From India’s liberalisation in 1991 to Brazil’s stabilisation efforts in the 1990s and Indonesia’s post-crisis reforms, the pattern is clear: structural change demands short-term sacrifice for long-term prosperity. Nigeria, today, is deep into its own chapter, two years into a set of
Despite its vast size and strategic advantages, Nigeria has struggled to convert its demographic and resource strengths into lasting economic competitiveness. At the core of this challenge is a stagnant manufacturing sector, contributing less than 13% to GDP and operating at just 56% of its capacity. Over 767 manufacturing firms shut down or suspended operations
By Adedeji Adewumi In the aftermath of the Yelewata massacre, as charred homes still smouldered and families buried their dead, one thing became painfully clear: we are fighting the wrong kind of war with the wrong set of tools. What is unfolding across the Middle Belt is not communal unrest, nor is it merely a
