By Samuel Ajayi | On 7^th December 2025, news broke of an attempted coup in neighbouring Republic of Benin, which President Patrice Talon later announced had been foiled. Some of the online reactions to the attempted coup highlighted a disturbing rise in sympathy for military regimes across West Africa. Though Nigeria has been a democracy since 1999, the wider Sahel is seeing a "coup contagion," fuelled by the unfounded belief that democratic governments cannot guarantee security or economic stability.^{[1] [2] [3]}

By Ayobami Ayorinde, Maryam Ibrahim and Seyi Akinbodewa  | Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) remains a critical indicator of the fiscal sustainability and economic independence for subnational governments. It shows how well each state can raise funds on its own beyond what it receives from the federation pool and how that capacity continues to change over time.

By Cynthia Rowe | Policy dialogues like this are more than just events. They’re spaces where ideas meet action, and where reform begins—not in documents, but in dialogue. They remind us that active citizenship is not a luxury, but a necessity for national development.