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2027 Elections: Legal Gaps Of INEC’s Plan To Deploy AI
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) created a legal gap for the use of AI during the amendment of 2026 Electoral Act. INEC never pushed for the use of AI during 2026 Electoral Amendment period. There are legal gaps between the use of AI to conduct elections and constitutional provisions. INEC electoral guidelines is not […]
Falconets Roar Back With 10-1 Win To Reach Knockout Stage
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH NIGERIA’S Falconets stormed into the Round of 16 of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026 after crushing New Caledonia 10-1 on Sunday. The emphatic victory revived Nigeria’s campaign after a difficult start to the tournament. The Falconets had lost 2-0 to Spain before playing out a goalless draw with […]
Nigeria Defeats Angola To Claim Bronze At African U20 Handball Championship
By TAYO TAIWO (T. T.) OLUWOLE NIGERIA’S U20 men’s handball team has won the bronze medal at the 2026 African U20 Men’s Handball Championship in Ivory Coast. The Nigerian youngsters defeated Angola 24–19 in the third-place match on Saturday, September 12. Nigeria produced a determined display to secure the victory and finish third in the […]
Ghost Beneficiaries & Missing Accountability: Nigeria’s Long Battle To Protect Public Funds
By JOANNA ILUSANMI Beyond the ₦33.75bn Cash-Transfer Scandal: How Weak Controls Keep Nigeria’s ‘Ghost Beneficiaries’ Problem Alive A Scandal With a Much Longer History THE controversy surrounding ₦33.75 billion in federal cash transfers should not be viewed simply as another allegation of financial irregularity. It raises a much broader question about how Nigeria designs, administers […]
Beyond Bigger Banks: Can Nigeria’s ₦4.65 Trillion Recapitalisation Finance Growth & Jobs?
By SANI BATURE The Test Beyond Stronger Balance Sheets NIGERIA’S banking industry has emerged from a major recapitalisation exercise with stronger capital positions. But the harder test may only be beginning. The ₦4.65 trillion raised by banks during the 24-month recapitalisation programme has strengthened their financial capacity. The question now is whether that capital will […]
Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Crisis Deepens As 97% Of PHCs Miss Staffing Benchmark
By HALIMA TAKWAS Widespread Staffing Shortages ABOUT 97 per cent of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) assessed across 16 Nigerian states failed to meet the national minimum staffing standard, a new report has revealed. The finding is contained in the PHC Operational Capability Report produced by Orodata Science, a nonprofit organisation focused on public health, data-driven […]
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‘Thank The President For What?’ Nigerians In South Africa Demand Action, Not Assurances
Stranded Nigerians Challenge Consul’s Appeal as Evacuation Delay Fuels Anger Consul General Assures Citizens of Ongoing Evacuation Efforts FRUSTRATIONS mounted among stranded Nigerians in South Africa after the Nigerian Consul General urged them to appreciate President Bola Tinubu for the Federal Government’s efforts to evacuate them, despite uncertainty over when the operation would be completed. […]
Inside Calabar’s Forgotten Infectious Disease Hospital
The Hospital Meant to Fight Infectious Diseases TUCKED away along New Edgerley Road in Calabar, behind Zenith Bank’s Chamley Branch and a short distance from the bustling Watt Market, stands the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), officially known as the Dr. Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital. Established to serve as a frontline facility for the diagnosis and […]
Nigeria Ranks Third Globally In Student Migration — UNESCO Report
Nigeria Emerges as Global Education Export Hub NIGERIA has been ranked the third-largest source of international students globally, according to a new report by UNESCO. The inaugural Higher Education Global Trends Report revealed that Nigeria accounted for five per cent of all students studying abroad in 2023, placing it alongside Germany in the global ranking. […]
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Beyond Bigger Banks: Can Nigeria’s ₦4.65 Trillion Recapitalisation Finance Growth & Jobs?
By SANI BATURE The Test Beyond Stronger Balance Sheets NIGERIA’S banking industry has emerged from a major recapitalisation exercise with stronger capital positions. But the harder test may only be beginning. The ₦4.65 trillion raised by banks during the 24-month recapitalisation programme has strengthened their financial capacity. The question now is whether that capital will […]
Petrol At ₦1,500, Diesel Near ₦2,400: Nigerians Brace For Another Wave Of Higher Costs
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE Fuel Shock Returns: How Rising Petrol & Diesel Prices Could Deepen Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Another Fuel Increase NIGERIANS are facing another potential wave of economic pressure as petrol and diesel prices rise amid stronger crude oil prices, higher freight costs and mounting distribution expenses. The latest increase came from the Dangote Petroleum […]
More Revenue, Less Visibility: Why Akwa Ibom & Rivers Missed BudgIT’s Fiscal Review
By JULIET EKANEM Akwa Ibom, Rivers Shut Out of Fiscal Review Over Missing Budget Data — BudgIT AKWA Ibom and Rivers states have been excluded from a major assessment of how Nigerian states managed increased revenues in the post-subsidy era. BudgIT left the two oil-producing states out of its latest analysis because they did not […]
Nigeria’s Post-Subsidy Revenue Boom: Enugu, Abia Lead As States Race To Expand Fiscal Capacity
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU Nigeria’s Post-Subsidy Revenue Boom & the Test of State Fiscal Management The removal of Nigeria’s petrol subsidy radically altered the fiscal environment facing state governments. Between 2022 and 2025, states recorded a sharp increase in actual revenues, with some of the fastest growth coming from states that traditionally operated with much smaller […]
Politics
Ghost Beneficiaries & Missing Accountability: Nigeria’s Long Battle To Protect Public Funds
By JOANNA ILUSANMI Beyond the ₦33.75bn Cash-Transfer Scandal: How Weak Controls Keep Nigeria’s ‘Ghost Beneficiaries’ Problem Alive A Scandal With a Much Longer History THE controversy surrounding ₦33.75 billion in federal cash transfers should not be viewed simply as another allegation of financial irregularity. It raises a much broader question about how Nigeria designs, administers […]
2027 Poll: INEC Confirms Tinubu, Atiku, Obi & 15 Others As Presidential Contenders
By NJORIGE LYNUS 18 Presidential Tickets, Two Women: INEC Sets the Stage for Nigeria’s 2027 Election Nigeria’s 2027 Presidential Field Takes Shape THE Independent National Electoral Commission has formally published the final list of presidential candidates and running mates for Nigeria’s January 2027 general elections. The list contains 18 presidential candidates from 18 political parties. […]
The Long Road To Power: How 14 Nigerian Women Rewrote The Rules Of Political Participation
By JOANNA ILUSANMI From Ransome-Kuti to Kudirat: The Women Who Fought Their Way Into Nigeria’s Political History NIGERIA’S political history between independence in 1960 and the return to civilian rule in 1999 is often narrated through the names of male presidents, military rulers, party leaders and political giants. Yet that account leaves out an important […]
$5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Puts US Debt, Inflation & Election Politics Under Spotlight
By VANCE SHERIFF A $5,000 Promise With a $1.2 Trillion Price Tag PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s proposal to give American citizens $5,000 if Republicans retain control of Congress has opened a new debate over the intersection of election politics and US fiscal policy. Trump announced the proposed “Trump dividend” during a Republican midterm convention in Dallas. […]