World Bank Blames Weak Governance, Inefficient Infrastructure For Nigeria’s Urban Water Crisis
The World Bank has attributed the persistent challenges in Nigeria’s urban water supply sector to weak governance, political interference, low cost recovery, and inefficiencies in infrastructure planning, despite decades of…
‘I Refused To Pay N80m Ransom, They Killed My Child’ – Oyo Seriki Fulani Recounts Ordeal
The Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Yaqub Bello, has shared a harrowing personal account of how suspected kidnappers murdered his child after he failed to meet a ₦80…
Tinubu orders emergency airlift as South Africa violence forces evacuation of 500 Nigerians
Nigeria has approved the evacuation of more than 500 of its citizens from South Africa following a fresh wave of attacks targeting foreign nationals, including Nigerians. President Bola Tinubu has…
No ransom paid: FG says 360 abductees rescued in daring military operation in Borno
The Borno State government says 360 people abducted by armed groups have been rescued from the Mandara Mountains, a long-standing hideout for fighters in the southern part of the state,…
Don’t Criminalise an Entire Ethnic Group’: Obi Urges Nigerians to Reject Anti-Fulani Stereotypes
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged Nigerians to resist the growing tendency to associate criminality with any particular ethnic group, warning that such…
INEC Release List of Candidates for 2026 June 20th Bye-Elections
1. Ondo South Senatorial District • Adesanya Olaoluwa — APP • Faduyile Francis Adedayo — APC • Akinwumi Adeolu Harrison — APM • Nejo Funso Clement — BP 2. Nasarawa…
Kwankwaso Threatens to Leave NDC if His Candidates Are Replaced as Party Insists on 60/40
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has replaced several candidates earlier submitted by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement according to report…
Tinubu Opens Nigeria’s Airtime Lending Market to Local Firms, Challenging Optasia’s Dominance
Nigeria has approved nine indigenous companies to enter the airtime and data lending market, marking a significant step towards dismantling the long-standing dominance of South African fintech firm Optasia. The…
Kwankwaso Threatens to Leave NDC if His Candidates Are Replaced as Party Insists on 60/40
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has replaced several candidates earlier submitted by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement according to report by…
Kainji Forest Emerges as New Epicentre of Nigeria’s Armed Insurgency
For years, armed groups have exploited Nigeria’s vast forests as strategic sanctuaries, using the dense terrain to evade security forces, stockpile weapons and establish operational bases across the country. Among…
