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Editorial
Efficiency, integrity, transparency, and the enforcement of regulations form the bedrock of a functional society. They create an atmosphere of trust, a sense of belonging, and confidence that progress is achievable. Where these principles are absent, cracks begin to form, eroding public confidence and leaving citizens disillusioned. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) latest action ...
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A new report by SBM Intelligence, the Lagos-based geopolitical research and strategy consultancy, has delivered yet another stark warning about Nigeria’s worsening security landscape. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the report recorded 4,722 civilian abductions nationwide, with ransom payments totalling N2.56 billion ($1.66 million). These figures are not mere statistics; they speak to lives ...
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The quiet cancellation of Nigerians’ visas by the United States Embassy strikes a blow not only against individuals but against the dignity of an entire nation. This policy strips respected professionals, business leaders, academics, and journalists of opportunity and honour, casting them under suspicion without charge or justification. What is unfolding has moved far beyond ...
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For decades, Nigeria has been trapped in a relentless cycle of bloodshed between farmers and herders. Entire villages have been burned to the ground, families have been driven from their ancestral homes, and thousands have been slaughtered in conflicts that appear unending. Agricultural production has been crippled, food inflation has surged to record highs, and ...
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The quiet cancellation of Nigerians’ visas by the United States Embassy strikes a blow not only against individuals but against the dignity of an entire nation. This policy strips respected professionals, business leaders, academics, and journalists of opportunity and honour, casting them under suspicion without charge or justification. What is unfolding has moved far beyond ...
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A new report by SBM Intelligence, the Lagos-based geopolitical research and strategy consultancy, has delivered yet another stark warning about Nigeria’s worsening security landscape. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the report recorded 4,722 civilian abductions nationwide, with ransom payments totalling N2.56 billion ($1.66 million). These figures are not mere statistics; they speak to lives ...
Editorial
Efficiency, integrity, transparency, and the enforcement of regulations form the bedrock of a functional society. They create an atmosphere of trust, a sense of belonging, and confidence that progress is achievable. Where these principles are absent, cracks begin to form, eroding public confidence and leaving citizens disillusioned. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) latest action ...
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School proprietors in Rivers State have been encouraged to adopt accurate, data-driven planning and embrace digital tools to boost school development and educational outcomes. Speaking at a workshop in Port Harcourt, Mrs. Stella Atukomi, Strategic Planning and ICT Officer at the Rivers Universal Basic Education Board, emphasized the importance of using accurate data to support ...
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Dr Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is sounding a note that policymakers and state actors can no longer afford to ignore: Nigeria’s communications sector is weighed down by regulatory duplication and an exhausting maze of taxes. These issues, long known within industry circles, were brought to the fore ...
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A heartbreaking reality confronts Nigeria once more as four children have died and five remain missing after a canoe capsized in Taura Local Government Area, Jigawa State. The victims, believed to have been returning from an errand, were on a routine river crossing when the vessel overturned under difficult conditions. Rescue efforts managed to save ...
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A heartbreaking reality confronts Nigeria once more as four children have died and five remain missing after a canoe capsized in Taura Local Government Area, Jigawa State. The victims, believed to have been returning from an errand, were on a routine river crossing when the vessel overturned under difficult conditions. Rescue efforts managed to save ...
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Nigeria cannot continue to turn away from the unfinished business of justice. Nearly a quarter of a century has passed since the brutal assassination of Chief Bola Ige, then serving as Attorney-General of the Federation, yet those responsible remain unaccounted for. That his son, Muyiwa Ige, must still appeal to President Bola Tinubu to reopen ...
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The rainy season has once again exposed Nigeria’s longstanding vulnerabilities. Streets are inundated, homes are damaged and drainage systems are overwhelmed. More troubling, a surge in preventable waterborne diseases is sweeping across the country. Cholera has been reported in 34 states, yellow fever in six, and dengue fever has been confirmed in Edo State. These ...
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The Senate recently approved the Executive’s request to secure a combined $21.5 billion in foreign loans, alongside other borrowings from the domestic capital market, underscoring the gravity of the country’s financial commitments. For perspective, Dangote Refinery was constructed at a cost of around $20 billion, while the approved amount represents several multiples of the 2025 ...
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For decades, the gulf between Nigeria’s leaders and the services they oversee has widened. Public hospitals and schools, chronically underfunded and poorly managed, remain the only option for millions, while those charged with their stewardship seek treatment and education abroad or in private facilities. This detachment has eroded accountability. A law compelling officials to rely ...
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Corruption continues to be one of Nigeria’s most entrenched problems, eroding the economy and undermining trust in public institutions. Winning the anti-corruption battle requires a comprehensive, collaborative strategy involving all key stakeholders. Frontline agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) must ...
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By Rauf Oyewole Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has announced the unanimous decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) adopting him as the party’s choice for the next year governorship election while the leadership of the party also endorsed the President, Bola Tinubu for 2027 presidential race. According to the communiqué at the end of ...
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The recent briefing by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on how the federal government is deploying savings from the removal of fuel subsidies warrants close attention. For many Nigerians, however, the announcement deepens a lingering concern: despite repeated assurances of transformation, the expected relief remains largely absent from their daily lives. Citizens ...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) plan to roll out a USSD-based verification system for capital market operators deserves both attention and support. For decades, Nigeria’s capital markets have suffered repeated blows from unlicensed operators and the shadow economy of Ponzi schemes. By providing a simple, non-internet verification tool, the regulator is arming millions of ...
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The ₦3 billion lawsuit filed by singer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, against the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) should not be dismissed as celebrity drama. Beneath the sensational headlines lies a deeply serious matter involving citizens’ rights, state responsibility, and the integrity of public institutions. At the ...
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The Oyo State Government has scheduled today, July 17, 2025, for the statewide screening and placement exercise into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1). The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olusegun Olayiwola, announced the date while addressing journalists in Ibadan on Wednesday. According to him, the screening will commence at 7 a.m. across all ...
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The recent warning by the Federal Government that 38 communities across 11 states are at immediate risk of flooding should not be treated as just another routine alert. It is a stark reminder that Nigeria is perilously unprepared for the rainy season, despite repeated disasters and massive budgetary allocations for ecological interventions. According to the ...
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At a time when Nigeria teeters under the weight of economic instability, widespread youth unemployment, and capital flight, Aliko Dangote’s recent appeal to wealthy Nigerians to invest at home rings with rare urgency. His remarks, delivered with characteristic frankness, cut through the usual excuses offered by the elite to justify their preference for stashing capital ...
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It is deeply worrying that Nigeria continues to lower academic benchmarks for university admissions at a time when the demands of a global knowledge economy require far higher standards. Rather than champion reforms to elevate the quality of education and produce world-class graduates, policymakers appear content to endorse mediocrity, flooding tertiary institutions with poorly prepared ...
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The warning issued by the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, on the growing threat of virtual asset and investment scams across Africa deserves urgent national reflection. In his address marking the 2025 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, Olukoyede drew attention to a rapidly expanding financial frontier that, while ...
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The recent visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians by both the United Arab Emirates and the United States signal an unsettling trend that cannot be viewed in isolation or shrugged off as routine immigration policy. These moves reflect a deeper diplomatic rift, and more urgently, a quiet erosion of respect for the Nigerian passport in global ...
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The proposed Electric Vehicle Transition and Green Mobility Bill currently before the National Assembly has sparked significant public interest, not least because of its bold vision. The legislation aims to position Nigeria within the global shift toward electric mobility, promising a cleaner, more sustainable future powered by innovation and green technology. It is an encouraging ...
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I’ve always believed football is not just a sport but a lifestyle. For fans like me, UEFA Champions League nights are sacred. The predictions, the heated group chat debates, the heartbreaks, and the last-minute screamers. But this season, something felt different. Not just on the pitch, but on my screen. Big Bull Rice had somehow ...
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The recent revelation that a kidnapping syndicate in Nigeria has begun using Point-of-Sale (POS) machines to collect ransom payments is deeply troubling. It signals not just the boldness of criminal elements, but also their increasing sophistication. Worse still, it underscores the staggering failure of the state to contain the banditry and kidnapping crisis ravaging northern ...
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The July 2 surrender of 210 Boko Haram fighters and their families to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) at Baga Sola, near the Lake Chad axis, has once again stirred the national conscience and thrown a spotlight on Nigeria’s complex, and often controversial, approach to counterterrorism and post-conflict reintegration. The development is being lauded ...