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Integrity First: AFN Warns Athletes Ahead Of Global Competitions
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH THE Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has issued a stern warning to athletes and coaches against age falsification and doping, as Team Nigeria ramps up preparations for major international events, including the Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships. AFN President Tonobok Okowa, speaking during a visit to the Delta State Sports […]
World Cup Ticket In Sight As Falconets Brace For Senegal
By TAYO TAIWO (T. T.) OLUWOLE FALCONETS Head Coach, Moses Aduku, has expressed strong confidence in his team’s readiness ahead of Saturday’s decisive third-round qualifier against Senegal’s Lionesses de la Téranga in the race for a place at the Poland 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Aduku, speaking during the team’s final preparations, said the […]
Cut Cables, Cut Growth: Fibre Vandalism & Nigeria’s Digital Setback
By TOSI ORE NIGERIA’S ambition to build a robust digital economy is facing a relentless and costly threat: the widespread vandalism of fibre optic infrastructure. Despite policy reforms, inter-agency collaborations, and the classification of telecom assets as critical national infrastructure, operators continue to record alarming levels of fibre cuts—disruptions that undermine broadband expansion, hurt businesses, […]
Asaba Palace Hosts Tech Push For Healthcare, Mobility
THE Asagba of Asaba, HRM Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has declared the Asaba community’s readiness to partner with forward-thinking organisations to deliver technology-driven healthcare and sustainable transportation solutions. The monarch made this known during a courtesy visit by the leadership of TAF Africa Foundation, Koyo Health Tech, and EV World Africa to his palace on 4 […]
Expert: Weak Monitoring Driving Grid Failures
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH NIGERIA’S persistent national grid collapses are largely the result of poor real-time monitoring and weak operational control, an energy expert has said, dismissing claims that vandalism and ageing infrastructure are the primary causes. Sam Caulcrick, an energy analyst and author, said the recurring blackouts point to systemic failures in the management of […]
Electoral Act Amendment Sparks Backlash As Senate Rejects Compulsory IReV Upload
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN PUBLIC outrage erupted on Wednesday following the Senate’s decision to retain provisions in the Electoral Act that do not make real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal mandatory. The decision formed part of the passage of the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill, a […]
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Hardship Drives Abuja’s Private Cars Into ‘Kabu-Kabu’
Economic Hardship Turns Private Cars into Survival Tools in Abuja AS Nigeria’s economic pressures deepen, a quiet but telling transformation is unfolding on the roads of Abuja. Private cars—once reserved for personal convenience—are increasingly doubling as informal taxis, locally known as “kabu kabu”, as residents seek new ways to survive rising living costs. Across major […]
New Projects Resurface Despite FG’s 2026 Budget Ban
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN Contradictions at the Heart of the 2026 Budget THE 2026 federal budget has exposed a widening gap between policy directives and fiscal execution, as MDAs introduced new capital projects worth ₦3.50 trillion despite a formal government freeze. A December 2025 Budget Call Circular directed MDAs to roll over most of their 2025 […]
The Stories That Exposed Nigeria’s Deepest Wounds
FOLLOW THE MONEY, FOLLOW THE DAMAGE What Nigeria’s Biggest Investigations of 2025 Revealed THE most consequential investigations of 2025 followed a simple principle: trace the money, document the damage, and listen to the victims. What emerged was a sobering […]
Business
New Partnership Aims To Expand Creative Skills & Infrastructure In Nigeria
IFC and Terra Kulture Forge Strategic Partnership THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) has deepened its engagement in Nigeria’s creative sector through a strategic mandate partnership with Terra Kulture, one of the country’s premier cultural institutions. The collaboration aims to strengthen creative infrastructure, expand skills development, and create meaningful economic opportunities for young people and women. […]
Imams and Pastors To Receive Government Allowances In Bauchi
Government Approves Monthly Allowances for Clergy BAUCHI State has officially sanctioned the payment of monthly stipends to imams and pastors across the state. The approval was granted during a State Economic Council meeting chaired by Governor Bala Mohammed, with top financial and revenue officials present. The Head of Service, Mohammed Sani Umar, confirmed to reporters […]
Innovation, Inclusion, Integrity: CBN Maps Future Of Nigerian Fintech
By FIDELUS ZWANSON & TOSI ORE THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its first-ever CBN Fintech Report: Shaping the Future of Fintech in Nigeria – Innovation, Inclusion and Integrity, providing a detailed assessment of the country’s fintech ecosystem and a roadmap for its sustainable growth. The report highlights Nigeria’s emergence as a leading […]
From WhatsApp To Ruin: Inside Nigeria’s Growing Remote Job Scam Crisis
“THE PROMISE OF EASY MONEY” A Message That Changed Everything “IT was just a message. One simple message.” That is how Kolawole Ariba (not his real name) still begins the story of how he lost nearly ₦600,000 to an online task-based job scam. The father of two remembers the date vividly—21 February 2025—the day realisation […]
Politics
Electoral Act Amendment Sparks Backlash As Senate Rejects Compulsory IReV Upload
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN PUBLIC outrage erupted on Wednesday following the Senate’s decision to retain provisions in the Electoral Act that do not make real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal mandatory. The decision formed part of the passage of the long-awaited Electoral Act Amendment Bill, a […]
INEC Registers Two New Political Parties, Raises Total To 21
By FIDELUS ZWANSON THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties—Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)—bringing the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria to 21. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political […]
Oborevwori Pushes Tax Reform, Judicial Appointments Before Delta Assembly
Tax Law Repeal Proposal Before Assembly GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has asked the Delta State House of Assembly to approve a bill that would repeal the state’s Internal Revenue Service Law of 2020 and replace it with a harmonised taxation framework consistent with federal reforms. The request was contained in a letter read during Wednesday’s plenary […]
Revenue Allocation Review Proposed Amid Electoral Law Stalemate
By MELVIN KOFFA Electoral Law Reform Deadlock THE impasse over Nigeria’s electoral law reform deepened on Tuesday as the Senate emerged from a five-hour closed-door session without issuing a statement or addressing the media. The meeting, which followed a similar session last week, was expected to pave the way for resolving differences over the Independent […]