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Flood Control, Food Security & Debt: What Nigeria Stands To Gain From Fresh $500 Million World Bank Financing
By FIDELUS ZWANSON Funding targets 19 northern states & FCT THE World Bank has approved an additional $500 million in financing to help Nigeria tackle flooding, restore degraded agricultural land and reduce conflicts over natural resources in northern communities. The funding, approved under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, will support climate adaptation, […]
Nigeria’s Food Security At Risk As Experts Demand Grain Reserves, Irrigation & Climate Resilience
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH Global food supply concerns expose Nigeria’s agricultural weaknesses NIGERIA may struggle to withstand another major global food supply shock in 2027 unless the government urgently addresses weaknesses in domestic agricultural production, strategic food reserves and distribution infrastructure. Agricultural stakeholders have warned that worsening El Niño conditions, declining global grain production and […]
Niger Delta Pollution: Amnesty Seeks Restoration Fund, Audits & Accountability From Oil Companies
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO Amnesty calls for a comprehensive environmental restoration programme AMNESTY International Nigeria has called on oil companies operating in the country to contribute to a well-funded environmental restoration fund capable of financing the comprehensive cleanup of polluted communities across the Niger Delta. The organisation said the proposed fund should support environmental remediation to […]
Nigeria’s Oil Windfall Dilemma: Higher Crude Prices, Rising Costs & Renewed Inflation Fears
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE & NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH Global tensions place Nigeria’s fragile inflation gains under pressure NIGERIA is facing renewed inflationary risks as rising tensions between the United States and Iran push international crude oil prices higher. Although the development could improve the country’s export earnings and government revenue, it also threatens to increase domestic fuel, […]
From Jonathan To Tinubu: The Unfinished Ibom Deep Seaport & The Questions Behind Its Latest Approval
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO Ibom Deep Seaport: Two Decades of Approvals, Billions in Proposed Investment & No Construction FOR more than two decades, the proposed Ibom Deep Seaport has occupied an important place in Akwa Ibom’s economic development ambitions. Successive administrations have presented it as a gateway to international trade, industrial expansion, employment and regional prosperity. […]
The Future Is In What We Know: Munezero & Ebhohon Champion Knowledge, Identity & African Renewal
Rewriting the African Story: Two Writers Connect Personal Growth with the Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge AFRICA’S future will depend not only on the resources it possesses but also on the knowledge it develops, preserves and puts to work. From individual choices to the recovery of collective memory, the continent’s intellectual journey requires a willingness to […]
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The President We Want: Nigerian Youths Demand Jobs, Security & Real Change In 2027
By TINA TOLUTOPE & HALIMA TAKWAS & IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU & MAPHOSA AGUSE & MAY ETAGHERURE ATUZULO & ETETE EKONG & GEORGETTE CHIDI & ABDUL AHMED (A. A.) RUFUS FROM the fear of graduating into unemployment to the struggle to keep small businesses afloat, young Nigerians across several states have outlined the qualities and policies they […]
The Price Of A Medical City: Akwa Ibom Residents Fight Over Compensation For Demolished Homes
By EFFANGA OSOK ₦117.5bn Medical City: Akwa Ibom Families Challenge Compensation as Govt Keeps Silent THE construction of the Ibom Medical City in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is being presented as a landmark investment in healthcare. But for residents whose homes and properties stand within the project’s footprint, the development has […]
Delta’s Erho-Abraka Court Puzzle: ₦50 Million Reported Spent, Judiciary Says No Access To Funds
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO Budget records clash with judiciary’s account A ₦50 million magistrate court project in Erho-Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, has raised questions over the accuracy of the state’s public expenditure records. The 2024 Delta State budget allocated ₦50 million for the construction of the court under the High Court […]
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Flood Control, Food Security & Debt: What Nigeria Stands To Gain From Fresh $500 Million World Bank Financing
By FIDELUS ZWANSON Funding targets 19 northern states & FCT THE World Bank has approved an additional $500 million in financing to help Nigeria tackle flooding, restore degraded agricultural land and reduce conflicts over natural resources in northern communities. The funding, approved under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, will support climate adaptation, […]
Nigeria’s Food Security At Risk As Experts Demand Grain Reserves, Irrigation & Climate Resilience
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH Global food supply concerns expose Nigeria’s agricultural weaknesses NIGERIA may struggle to withstand another major global food supply shock in 2027 unless the government urgently addresses weaknesses in domestic agricultural production, strategic food reserves and distribution infrastructure. Agricultural stakeholders have warned that worsening El Niño conditions, declining global grain production and […]
Nigeria’s Oil Windfall Dilemma: Higher Crude Prices, Rising Costs & Renewed Inflation Fears
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE & NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH Global tensions place Nigeria’s fragile inflation gains under pressure NIGERIA is facing renewed inflationary risks as rising tensions between the United States and Iran push international crude oil prices higher. Although the development could improve the country’s export earnings and government revenue, it also threatens to increase domestic fuel, […]
Ibom Deep Seaport: Eno Seeks Unity, Stakeholder Support After Tinubu’s Approval
By BASSEY BENSON AKWA Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on stakeholders and residents to support the actualisation of the Ibom Deep Seaport project following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of federal government support for its development. The governor made the appeal on Sunday 8 November 2026, during a special thanksgiving service at […]
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From Jonathan To Tinubu: The Unfinished Ibom Deep Seaport & The Questions Behind Its Latest Approval
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO Ibom Deep Seaport: Two Decades of Approvals, Billions in Proposed Investment & No Construction FOR more than two decades, the proposed Ibom Deep Seaport has occupied an important place in Akwa Ibom’s economic development ambitions. Successive administrations have presented it as a gateway to international trade, industrial expansion, employment and regional prosperity. […]
Oborevwori Takes APC’s 2027 Campaign To Oshimili, Highlights Roads & Grassroots Support
GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has urged All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Delta State to strengthen their grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring that the party’s electoral strength rests on its support among the people. Speaking at the party’s local government campaign rally in Akwukwu-Igbo on Wednesday, the governor dismissed the suggestion that […]
Nigeria’s 112 Emergency Line Fails Live TV Test, Raising Public Safety Concerns
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA’S national emergency number, 112, has faced renewed scrutiny after it failed during a live television demonstration on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. APC chieftain and Presidential Campaign Council member, Alwan Hassan, had described the service as an operational government achievement. During the discussion, Hassan challenged the […]
Cash Relief Or Election Strategy? Nigerians, Opposition Parties React To FG’s ₦50,000 Support
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE Government rolls out monthly cash assistance THE Federal Government’s decision to provide vulnerable Nigerians with ₦50,000 monthly cash assistance has generated mixed reactions across the country. While some beneficiaries have welcomed the intervention, others have questioned its implementation and political implications ahead of the 2027 general election. The support comes under the […]