By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed alarm over Nigeria’s declining voter turnout, which dropped to 26.7% in the 2023 presidential election, the lowest since 2011. INEC Chairman’s Chief Technical Adviser, Prof. Bolade Eyinla, revealed this at a YIAGA Africa retreat in Abuja, warning that fewer than half of registered voters […]
By TOSI ORE MARKING the International Day of the Girl Child, the Young Communicators Initiative (YCI) has launched the Vision 2035 AI-Athon — a first-of-its-kind digital leadership and speech summit aimed at preparing Nigerian schoolgirls for leadership in an AI-driven future. Held in Abuja under the theme “Effective LeadHERship in a Digital Age for National […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH THE Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has rescheduled the National Division 1 and 2 Championships for male and female teams to 22 October – 2 November 2025, in Umuahia, Abia State. Originally set for 15–25 October , the NVBF said the change was to improve logistics and ensure full participation of registered […]
By TOSI ORE THE National Council of State has approved an increase in the Nigeria Police Trust Fund’s (NPTF) allocation from 0.5% to 1% of the Federation Account to ensure sustainable funding for police operations. It also endorsed the repeal and re-enactment of the NPTF Act 2019, removing the six-year sunset clause to make the […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA lost 13.5 million barrels of crude oil worth $3.3 billion to theft and sabotage in 2022, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji, disclosed this at the 2025 Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) conference in Lagos, noting that the loss equalled […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA ON a humid Lagos afternoon, E.O. Obanor sits on the veranda of his one-room apartment, watching his children play. Three years ago, he was a bakery supervisor earning ₦220,000 monthly. Today, he’s unemployed, battling debt, and fighting thoughts that frighten him. “I never thought I’d come this low,” he says quietly. “When […]
A POEM BY WARSAN SHIRE no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well your neighbors running faster than you breath bloody in their throats the boy you went to school with who kissed you dizzy behind […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF MARIA Corina Machado, a leading figure in Venezuela’s fight for democracy, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Her win is not just a personal honor — it is a message of hope for millions in Venezuela and around the world who seek freedom and justice. A Lifelong Advocate for […]
By ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA’S tertiary institutions have 30 days to account for or return all unutilised TETFund allocations, as the Federal Government moves to tighten accountability in higher education funding. Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa issued the ultimatum in Abuja, warning that funds lying idle in school accounts would be redirected to priority projects. He […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Presidency has dismissed a World Bank report claiming that 139 million Nigerians—about 61% of the population—live in poverty, calling the figure a “statistical projection” that misrepresents current realities. In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Sunday Dare, said the report, which uses the global poverty benchmark of […]