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Columns

Insightful weekly columns and expert analyses on Nigerian politics, economy, culture, and global issues. Regular voices that shape public opinion at Blueprint.ng.

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike

Wike’s Abuja road network revolution

July 18, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

When I relocated from Jos to Abuja towards the end of 2008, I had serious difficulty moving around… not because I was carless. I had […]

Memo to Minister Alausa on Textbook Ranking Policy

July 14, 2026 Zainab Suleiman Okino 0

Education policies have far-reaching consequences, shaping not only what students learn but also the industries and professionals that support learning. It is therefore imperative that […]

Nigeria’s population: Truly, how many are we now?

July 11, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

Today, I am stepping away from topics that have constantly dominated this space for a long while… insecurity. You will agree with me that repetitive […]

No Image

When revisionists claimed Buhari double

July 10, 2026 Victoria Ngozi Ikeano 0

Monday, July 13, 2026, will mark the first anniversary of the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari. I believe Buhari did the best he could […]

State police and light at the end of the tunnel

July 4, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

Whenever the above idiom is employed, it is necessary to be unambiguous. This is because it could be a ray of hope or that of […]

LPG supply: Minister tasks stakeholders on stable pricing, directs crackdown on hoarding

June 23, 2026 Benjamin Umuteme 0

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpo Ekpo, has demanded immediate action from players across the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) value chain to […]

The killing of our top military brass is scary

June 20, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

The death of the former Director of Defence Information, Major-General Abubkar Rabe (retd), in the custody of his bandit captors, has added another shocking layer […]

Soludo’s solution to make-believe miracles

June 13, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

Lately, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, has been in the news for a very good reason. He has stepped up […]

FG vows sanction against anti-labour management in maritime industry

June 8, 2026 Suleiman Idris 0

The federal government has vowed it will sanction any firm that engages in anti-labour activities and that urged management of operating companies in the country’s […]

Drones camera

Drones, nothing but drones

June 6, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

It is a truism that when you see a bird gyrating in the middle of the road, the drummer is somewhere in the bush. A […]

From craze for airports to scramble for airlines

June 5, 2026 Victoria Ngozi Ikeano 0

Of the four means of transportation (land, sea, air, rail), land transportation via construction of roads is the one that all tiers of government are […]

Nigeria spent $2.34bn on food imports in 2025 – Report

June 1, 2026 Amaka Ifeakandu 0

The recent data released from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that Nigeria spent $2.34 billion on food imports in 2025. The figure represents a […]

Life safety: It’s time for local solutions

May 30, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

Before the white men came with their religions which they employed to demonise our homegrown self-defence solutions, so that the locals would not use the […]

EFCC Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede

A lost anti-corruption war is a lost future (1)

May 16, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

This piece was first published on July 27, 2012, during the tenure of President Goodluck Jonathan. It was intended to be a wake-up call for […]

Nigeria hosts Africa’s first International Improv and Playback Theatre Festival in Abuja 

May 11, 2026 Olakunle Awoniyi 0

 Nigeria will host Africa’s first-ever joint global festival for Improvisational Theatre and Playback Theatre practitioners as Abuja prepares to welcome performers, educators, humanitarian workers, and […]

Xenophobic South Africans

May 9, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

Lately, our brothers and sisters in the former apartheid enclave have been in the news for the wrong reasons. Over the years, these erstwhile apartheid […]

Security challenges and the enemies within

May 9, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

The Governor of Katsina state, Alhaji Dikko Radda, early in the week, hit the bull’s eye when he declared that there are moles within the […]

Hurray, Blueprint is 15!

May 2, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

Indeed, time flies! It is exactly 15 years today that the sun rose for one of the shining stars in the Nigerian media landscape. Since […]

COVID-19… not again!

April 25, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

A few days ago, Nigerians were jolted awake by the disturbing piece of news that a Chinese national working in Cross River State has been […]

Donald Trump’s remarks on Nigeria spark national unity and criticism

Borno: Empathy, resilience and Zulum’s enduring spirit 

April 22, 2026 Zainab Suleiman Okino 0

A recent comment by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on the bombing of Jilli market by the Nigerian Air Force, and his criticism of […]

48-hour sojourn in Ososa

April 18, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

Ososa is a sub-urban community nestling in the marsupial of the Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun state. It is about a 30-minute drive from […]

Can Jos regain its Paradise status?

April 11, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

The epithet, Home of Peace and Tourism, seems not to be working for Plateau state anymore. No thanks to the 2001 ethno-religious catastrophe that has […]

NNPCL hails pipeline security for significant production growth

April 9, 2026 Benjamin Umuteme 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has confirmed that national crude oil production has grown from a historic low of 960,000 barrels per day […]

Donald Trump’s remarks on Nigeria spark national unity and criticism

Agitations for reparation a dying cause?

April 8, 2026 Zainab Suleiman Okino 0

The recent UN resolution that recognised the trans-Atlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” did not reverberate across the world as it should […]

ADC’s poor imitation of APC

April 4, 2026 Clem Oluwole 0

A little over a week ago, February 6, 2013, to be precise, four “pharmaceutical firms” converged on Lagos and reintroduced into the Nigerian drug market […]

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Latest Update

Soludo bans graduation ceremonies in Anambra schools
Soludo bans graduation ceremonies in Anambra schools
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50,000 gather for UK confab as Ahmadiyya seeks deeper understanding of Allah
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Religion
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Over 20,000 Anyigba varsity students benefitted from NELFUND – DVC
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Education
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Breaking: Court sentences 3 Oriire school kidnapping convicts to life imprisonment
Breaking: Court sentences 3 Oriire school kidnapping convicts to life imprisonment
Breaking NewsMetro
July 23, 2026 / Adejayan Gbenga
Oloyede commissions JAMB mega CBT centre donated in Borno
Oloyede commissions JAMB mega CBT centre donated in Borno
Education
July 23, 2026 / Paul Okah
Nigeria wins 5 silver, 1 bronze in 2026 Pan African Maths Olympiads 
Nigeria wins 5 silver, 1 bronze in 2026 Pan African Maths Olympiads 
Education
July 23, 2026 / Emeka Nze
NUC approves 24 new programmes for Kwara state university 
NUC approves 24 new programmes for Kwara state university 
Education
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NERDC: FG reviews textbook assessment, ranking fees *See new cost
NERDC: FG reviews textbook assessment, ranking fees *See new cost
Education
July 22, 2026 / Admin I
UBEC moves to reform basic education in Kano 
UBEC moves to reform basic education in Kano 
Education
July 22, 2026 / Paul Okah
Court adjourns trial of 5 men accused of concealing Timipre Sylva's whereabouts
Court adjourns trial of 5 men accused of concealing Timipre Sylva’s whereabouts
Metro
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Column
  • FCT Minister Nyesom Wike

    Wike’s Abuja road network revolution

    July 18, 2026 0
  • Memo to Minister Alausa on Textbook Ranking Policy

    July 14, 2026 0
  • Nigeria’s population: Truly, how many are we now?

    July 11, 2026 0
  • No Image

    When revisionists claimed Buhari double

    July 10, 2026 0
  • State police and light at the end of the tunnel

    July 4, 2026 0
Opinion
  • Patriotism: A shared responsibility for national renewal

    July 24, 2026 0
  • When regulation is mistaken for monopoly: In defence of NAHCON’s Hajj reforms

    July 24, 2026 0
  • Nigeria emerging as Africa’s renewable energy knowledge hub 

    July 24, 2026 0
  • Future makers tour equips Nigerian youths with practical AI skills

    July 24, 2026 0
  • FCT @ 50: Renewed Hope, purposeful leadership and the socio-economic transformation of Abuja

    July 24, 2026 0
Letters
  • Money that never moved: How expenditure safeguards prevented PEAC/PFIPC appropriation from becoming public expenditure 

    July 24, 2026 0
  • How renewable energy can benefit agriculture, environment

    July 24, 2026 0
  • No Image

    The blame game: Why everyone blames everyone for their misfortune

    July 24, 2026 0
  • Heroic rescue, but are we ready for the next kidnap?

    July 24, 2026 0
  • Why the next Bauchi governor must be chosen with wisdom, not sentiment

    July 23, 2026 0

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