By HAUWA MAGANA NIGERIA’S latest ranking as the country with the lowest life expectancy in the world is not just another statistic — it is a national indictment. The 2025 United Nations global health report places the nation’s average life expectancy at 54.9 years, a figure that underscores decades of policy failure, systemic neglect, and […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP), a coalition of civil society groups, on Thursday held a massive citizens’ rally in Asaba, Delta State, calling on President Bola Tinubu to protect the Dangote Refinery from what it described as a coordinated campaign of sabotage by entrenched oil cartels. Themed “National Unity Against […]
By TAYO TAIWO (T.T.) OLUWOLE FOR Nigerian football fans, the countdown to 2026 isn’t just about the next World Cup — it’s about a season of action, transformation, and opportunity. From the NPFL’s renewed energy to a reinvented Champions League and the much-anticipated AFCON in Morocco, the coming months promise to be a rare convergence […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA lost 13.5 million barrels of crude oil worth $3.3 billion to theft and pipeline sabotage between 2023 and 2024, according to the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Speaking at the 2025 NAEC Conference in Lagos, NEITI Executive Secretary Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji said the losses reflect deep institutional weaknesses and missed […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that Benin, Togo, Niger, and other bilateral electricity customers owe Nigeria $8.53 million for power supplied in the second quarter of 2025. According to NERC’s Q2 2025 report, the six international customers remitted only $9.01 million out of a $17.54 million invoice issued by […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO AN oil leak from an 8-inch crude delivery line at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, operated by Nembe Exploration and Production Company Ltd (formerly Aiteo), has polluted parts of Nembe communities along the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa State. The spill, which occurred on 1st October at the Tora area, discharged an unconfirmed […]
By ANITA KNIGHT AFRICAN Radio International (ARI) has unveiled its pioneer management team to advance its Pan-African vision through innovative programming and global engagement. Managing Editor Binta Yero said in a statement that the team, comprising seasoned media and communication professionals, will steer ARI’s strategic direction, programme development, and expansion across Africa and […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF THE 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Born in 1954 in Gyula, a small town in southeast Hungary near the Romanian border, Krasznahorkai is widely celebrated […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS NIGERIA has called for stronger international solidarity and innovative solutions to address the worsening global displacement crisis. Speaking at the 76th Session of the Executive Committee Meeting of the High Commissioners’ Programme in Geneva, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Yakubu Adam Kofar-Mata, said the scale […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE World Bank says Nigeria’s economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu are delivering positive macroeconomic outcomes, though the benefits have yet to reach ordinary citizens. In its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report titled “From Policy to People: Bringing the Reform Gains Home,” the Bank noted that Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.9% […]