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No Nation Can Thrive When Its Citizens Live in Fear

Peace is, indeed, a necessary condition for development.- Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Yar’Adua for President Policy Paper, 1992If peace is, indeed, a necessary cond…

SMY Foundation · 30 October 2026

Sep 2026

The Language of Leadership: Beyond the Regional Vernacular

SMY Foundation · Medium

Aug 2026

Fictitious Agencies in Nigeria and the Cost of Normalizing Corruption in Public Institutions

SMY Foundation · Medium

Jul 2026

Empty Houses and Bank Accounts: What Nigeria Accepts as Proof of Worth

SMY Foundation · Medium

Jun 2026

Rebuilding Public Trust: Nigeria’s Most Important Infrastructure

SMY Foundation · Medium

May 2026

A Democracy Turning on Itself: Nigeria’s Freedom of Expression Crisis

SMY Foundation · Medium

Apr 2026

When Protection Itself Has Failed

SMY Foundation · Medium

Apr 2026

Nearly five decades later, that description still fits Nigeria’s power sector.

SMY Foundation · Medium

Feb 2026

Public Trust on the Ballot: What Low Voter Turnout in Abuja Really Means

SMY Foundation · Medium

Jan 2026

The Cost of Nigeria’s Fragile Healthcare System

SMY Foundation · Medium