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Why Uber Left Nigeria After 12 Years — Drivers, Competition & Trust In Focus
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO Uber Exits Nigeria: Inside the Economics, Rivalry & Trust Crisis Behind the Shutdown UBER’S decision to leave Nigeria after 12 years has exposed the difficult balance between profitability, competition and user behaviour in the country’s ride-hailing industry. The company ended its Nigerian operations on 2nd September 2026, alongside its withdrawal from Uganda. […]
Beyond ‘Piracy’: Nigeria’s Reading Crisis & The Future Of African Literature
By IKHIDE R. IKHELOA THE renewed debate over the online circulation of African literary works has exposed a deeper problem than copyright infringement. At its core lies a difficult question: how can African societies preserve writers’ intellectual property while ensuring that ordinary readers can actually afford to read? The controversy gained fresh attention after digital […]
Trump Support: Lobbying Firm Claims Tinubu’s $9 Million US Push Collapsed
By NJORIGE LYNUS A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has claimed that efforts to secure President Donald Trump’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid have failed. The firm made the claim in a statement posted on its official X account on Tuesday, September 1. According to the firm, Tinubu’s Special […]
Nigeria Unveils Fibre, Satellite, Tower Drive To Close Rural Digital Gap
By TOSI ORE THE Federal Government is preparing to expand broadband connectivity to underserved rural communities through a 90,000-kilometre fibre-optic project and the deployment of thousands of telecommunications towers. The initiative, expected to begin in October, targets more than 20 million Nigerians living in communities with limited or no telecommunications access. Fibre Backbone to Quadruple […]
Nigeria’s Economy Expands, But Workers & Businesses Still Feel The Pressure
By FIDELUS ZWANSON NIGERIA’S latest economic growth has triggered mixed reactions, with labour and employers’ groups warning that the expansion has yet to translate into better living conditions for citizens. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) criticised the Federal Government’s celebration of the 4.43 per cent GDP growth […]
Oborevwori Unveils Measures To Boost Deltans’ Purchasing Power
By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State Government has announced fresh measures to ease economic hardship and improve residents’ purchasing power. The initiatives cover infrastructure, workers’ welfare, empowerment and strategic investments. Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this on Thursday at a press conference in Asaba. He said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori had […]
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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. […]
Business
Why Uber Left Nigeria After 12 Years — Drivers, Competition & Trust In Focus
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO Uber Exits Nigeria: Inside the Economics, Rivalry & Trust Crisis Behind the Shutdown UBER’S decision to leave Nigeria after 12 years has exposed the difficult balance between profitability, competition and user behaviour in the country’s ride-hailing industry. The company ended its Nigerian operations on 2nd September 2026, alongside its withdrawal from Uganda. […]
Before Politics, My Akara Business Made ₦10 Million Monthly — Governor Eno
By BASSEY BENSON AKWA Ibom Governor Umo Eno has disclosed that he earned no less than ₦10 million monthly from selling akara and bread before venturing into politics. The governor made the revelation while discussing his transition from entrepreneurship to public office. Eno explained that he began with a simple akara and bread business. He […]
Five Charts, One Trade Fight: How US Tariffs Are Reshaping The Canadian & American Economies
By ANDERSON CLIFF Trade Dispute Enters a More Costly Phase THE trade dispute between the United States and Canada shows little sign of easing as both countries expand tariffs and counter-tariffs across major sectors. The confrontation intensified after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House and introduced a broad tariff programme. Canada quickly […]
Africa’s Carbon Market Gamble: Can Forests, Farms & Clean Energy Finance A Green Future?
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO AFRICA is entering a decisive phase in its search for development finance. Across the continent, governments face the simultaneous pressures of creating jobs, reducing poverty, expanding energy access and responding to increasingly severe climate impacts. Droughts are deepening in some regions. Flooding is destroying homes and infrastructure in others. Desertification, land degradation, […]
Politics
Trump Support: Lobbying Firm Claims Tinubu’s $9 Million US Push Collapsed
By NJORIGE LYNUS A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has claimed that efforts to secure President Donald Trump’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid have failed. The firm made the claim in a statement posted on its official X account on Tuesday, September 1. According to the firm, Tinubu’s Special […]
2027: APC, ADC, NDC, LP, Others Mobilise For South-East Showdown
By AMAKA OHAFIAH 2027: APC, ADC, NDC, LP, Others Mobilise for South-East Showdown POLITICAL parties across the South-East are intensifying preparations for the 2027 elections, with the APC, ADC, NDC, Labour Party, APGA, APP and other parties activating their structures for what promises to be a competitive contest. In Abia, Imo, Enugu and Ebonyi states, […]
Why Akwa Ibom’s ‘Acting President’ Post On Akpabio Sparked Constitutional Debate
By OFFIONG ARCHIBONG Akwa Ibom Govt Deletes ‘Acting President’ Description for Akpabio THE Akwa Ibom State Government has deleted a Facebook post describing Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the “Acting President of Nigeria.” The description appeared on the state government’s official Facebook livestream on Tuesday during the reception of Ibom Air’s new Airbus A220-300 aircraft […]
Tinubu’s Employment History & The Missing Paper Trail: A Test For Nigeria’s Investigative Institutions
By SAMUEL OMOGOR Tinubu, Deloitte & the Question of What Was Declared on Electoral Forms QUESTIONS surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s professional history have periodically resurfaced in Nigeria’s political discourse, particularly around the employment details attributed to him in documents filed during his earlier electoral contests. At the centre of the renewed debate is Deloitte, […]