By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH NIGERIA is confronting a hypertension crisis so expansive that it has now become one of the clearest fault lines in the country’s health-security and economic-development frameworks. Researcher Aminat Dosunmu, a cardiovascular disease specialist, warned that high blood pressure has grown into one of Nigeria’s deadliest epidemics, not only because of its […]
Opening: Reform Leaves Traces, Growth Builds Tracks DEAR compatriots, 2026 begins with national gratitude and strategic clarity. In 2025, reform left its traces—fiscal realignment, improving GDP cadence, moderated FX volatility, and falling inflation. But 2026 will build the tracks: faster growth, broader inclusion, deeper investment and community-level economic activation. Economic Forensics: Surplus, Stocks, Reserves Quarterly […]
By ALIYU AMINU ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI (A. A. A. A.) SHEHU THE Adamawa State Government has cancelled its 31st December “Cross-Over Night” celebration planned at the Unity Flyover in Jimeta, Jimeta-Yola, citing rising security threats. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s spokesperson, Humwashi Wonosikou, confirmed the decision on Wednesday, explaining that intelligence reports flagged the event as a potential […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has firmly rejected calls to suspend or delay the implementation of Nigeria’s new tax laws, insisting that the reforms will take effect on 1 January 2026 as scheduled, despite mounting political, legal and business-sector resistance. In a statement personally signed on Tuesday, the President described the reforms as […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE South-South in 2025 became Nigeria’s most volatile political theatre, with Rivers State serving as ground zero. President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule — suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the entire Rivers House of Assembly — was the boldest constitutional intervention in the region since 1999. The appointment of […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON Behind the Delays: Capacity Strains and Operational Realities Flight Activity Up, But Delays PersistTHE third quarter of 2025 saw Nigeria’s domestic airlines operate 17,731 scheduled flights, yet 765 delays and 80 cancellations shadowed this activity, revealing strains in airline performance and operational capacity. These figures — released by the […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN Court Fight, Political Clash: Tax Law Implementation in Limbo Legal Challenge Begins in Abuja High Court A vacation session of the Abuja High Court on Monday began hearing a suit aimed at halting the planned implementation of Nigeria’s new tax laws ahead of their scheduled commencement on 1 January 2026. […]
ACROSS Nigeria, 2025 is being remembered as a year where citizens fought inflation, dodged insecurity, and questioned democracy’s humanity, but still looked ahead to 2026 with cautious hope. In Owerri, trader and community voice Chinonso Nze said 2025 delivered the worst of both economic and security crises. He linked surging inflation to shrinking purchasing power, […]
Rep Calls on FG and NASS to Reconsider Tax LawBARRISTER MB Shehu, a member of the House of Representatives representing Fagge Federal Constituency, has urged the Federal Government to reconsider the recently passed tax reform law, stressing the need to prioritize the welfare of Nigerians. Speaking on Sunday at a gathering of the Kano Correspondents’ […]
Anti-Drug Raid Ignites Deadly Backlash A routine anti-drug operation turned fatal on Saturday in Katsina metropolis after suspected drug peddlers clashed with security operatives, leaving at least three people dead and public assets destroyed. The confrontation erupted at Koraman Nayalle, Sabuwar Unguwa Quarters, when officers attempted to arrest a suspected dealer identified as Uzairu, popularly […]