AWAY from a repertoire of depressing stories, Nigeria recently recorded some uplifting news. Before the euphoria of the Super Falcons’ 2024 WAFCON triumph could fade, the country had yet another reason to celebrate. The national basketball team, D’Tigress, claimed their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title, decisively defeating Mali 78–64 in Rabat, Morocco. Around the […]
The oil-rich South-South region, popularly referred to as the ‘goose that lays the golden eggs’ owing to its huge contributions to the country’s economic development, is now best described as a zone replete with dunghills of abandoned projects. The consequences of incomplete projects, which littered the region, have led to gloom and despair. The deluge […]
In Nigeria, a silent crisis is unfolding: widespread malnutrition is threatening the lives and futures of millions of children. Fueled by poverty, soaring food prices, and exacerbated by climate change and conflict, this issue demands urgent national attention and coordinated action. ROLAND OGBONNAYA, SEGUN OLANIYAN, MICHAEL DAVID and TOYIN ADEBAYO examine the stark realities of Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis, its […]
In Nigeria’s whims-based reward system, the award of $100,000 and more largesse to sports and entertainment stars, but almost nothing for academic laurels, is confounding. Sadly, most of the best graduating brains, budding innovators and inventors in Nigerian public universities are still awarded decades-old prizes ranging from a tuber of yam, a fowl, a basket […]
NIGERIA, Africa’s largest oil producer, has announced a 5% tax on all fossil fuel sales as part of its new tax law that goes into effect in January 2026. According to this new tax regulation, Nigerians are now expected to pay a “5% surcharge that is chargeable on fossil fuel products provided or produced in […]
THE summer transfer window of 2025 has been one of the most dramatic in recent memory for Nigerian footballers. From blockbuster deals to fresh starts and quiet but strategic moves, Super Eagles and Super Falcons stars were at the centre of some of Europe’s biggest stories AJIBADE OLUSESAN highlights standout Nigerian transfers that defined the […]
By PAMELA OLSON EARLIER this month Ezra Klein interviewed an internationally respected expert in war crimes and genocide, Phillippe Sands. It’s a good discussion but was hard for me to listen through. It’s painful to contemplate all the people I know who are ‘Gaza denialists.’ One of them, a rabbi, is an acquaintance […]
ALARM bells have been ringing from environmental authorities, over the likelihood of flooding from this year’s heavy rainfalls. They are urging citizens to evacuate from flood plains and for public agencies to redouble their efforts in forestalling the disaster before it occurs. In this context, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has put a lot of states […]
Nigeria has raised passport fees again — barely a year after the last hike — deepening concerns about access, mobility, and Nigerians’ place in global citizenship. THE Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) announced that starting 1 September 2025, a standard 32-page Nigerian passport valid for five years will cost ₦100,000, and a 64-page passport with 10-year validity would cost […]
THE considered vote of confidence passed on the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, two notable finance and economy persons, no doubt is a big morale booster to the government. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), recently said Nigeria’s two-year-old reforms are restoring […]