September 02, 2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Targets 1,368 Firms in Landmark Data Protection Crackdown
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched sweeping investigations into more than 1,300 organisations suspected of breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA),… Read more »
August 28, 2025
Africa: Africa's Fintech Boom Is Here. the Talent to Drive It? Still Catching Up.
Africa's fintech sector is surging. From January to July 2025 alone, startups raised over $1.1 billion led by digital banks, cross-border payment networks, and B2B infrastructure… Read more »
August 31, 2025
Nigeria: Fables, Fantasies, Fallacies and Facts
How would I ever forget 1983 in my life? My cousin (now of blessed memory) told us Chief Obafemi Awolowo said if he did not win the presidential election, he would relocate to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Indonesia Dominates As Lagos Int'l Badminton Classics 2025 Ends
The 8th edition of the Lagos International Badminton Classics came to a thrilling close at the Okoya Thomas Indoor Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, as Indonesia emerged the undisputed… Read more »
Nigeria/Algeria: NPFL - Ikorodu City Aiming for Full Points Against El Kanemi
I korodu City will be shaping up for their first home game of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) against El-Kanemi Warriors tonight inside the Mobolaji Johnson Arena,… Read more »
Nigeria/Morocco: Lamlaoui Brace Seals Third Historic CHAN Trophy for Morocco
Morocco secured a record third African Nations Championship (CHAN) title after overcoming first-time finalists Madagascar 3-2 in a pulsating final at the Moi International Sports… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Creative Goldmine Starved of Funds
Nigeria's creative industry, bursting with global hits and billion-dollar potential, stands at a painful crossroads, celebrated abroad, but starved of the funding and policy… Read more »
Nigeria: Timeless Lessons From a Young Cast
Recently, the National Theatre, in collaboration with Story Theatre, brought youthful energy and moral reflection to the stage with I Wish, I Wish, a Broadway-style children's… Read more »
Nigeria: At the Crossroads of the Road Not Taken... Every Step a Seed
In a bold reimagining of Robert Frost's iconic poem, Kemi Bonuola's stage adaptation for The Rays drama group transplants the poet's wry exploration of human choice into a Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: 13 Masters Honour Yusuf Grillo Memory With One Show
Art enthusiasts flocked to the Yusuf Grillo Museum in Ikeja, Lagos on Saturday August 23 to commemorate the late artist's legacy with the 4th edition of a tribute exhibition, held… Read more »
Nigeria: The Endangered Art of Becoming What We Attend to
The other day, while taking a slow stroll around the parking area of my house, I stopped by the hedge that lines it. The sun was filtering through the leaves, and I found myself… Read more »
Nigeria: The Silent Struggles of Nigerian Worker
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Nigeria: New Laws Put Landlords, Tenants in Uneasy Balance
Unless the government treads cautiously in enforcing compulsory building insurance and Lagos' proposed rent cap, at a time of mounting housing pressure, it is the poor tenants who… Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Needs More of Abdulrazaq's Attention
The stories emanating from Kwara State lately are depressing. Many communities, especially in Kwara South senatorial district, have been deserted by residents due to incessant… Read more »
Nigeria: How Politics Kills Universities
In what has become a familiar ritual of Nigerian campus trade unionism, ASUU has served notice of an imminent work stoppage. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Brazil Visit and Kaduna's Strategic Gains
In an era where the clamour of global diplomacy often drowns the voice of meaningful intent, President Bola Tinubu has charted a distinctly focused course, one rooted in a resolute… Read more »
Nigeria/South Africa: S'Africa's Foster Sends Warning - Signal to Nigeria With Stunning Goal
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Nigeria: Questionable Pay Rise for Political Office Holders
The recent proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission to raise the salaries of political office holders at a time when Nigerians are being urged to… Read more »
Nigeria: Still On RMAFC's New Funding Arrangement
Last Sunday, I wrote about the stratospheric leap in the 2025 budget of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), arising from a new funding arrangement… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 60,000 Farmers to Benefit From Free Fertilizer, Farm Inputs As Governor Mbah Flags Off Distribution
Governor has increased functional tractors in Enugu from less than five to hundreds in two years, says farmers' union chair Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Intensifies War Against Banditry, Approves Procurement of 700 Motorcycles, 20 Hilux Vehicles
To boost the ongoing effort in the fight against banditry, kidnapping, and other criminal activities across Katsina State, the state government has approved a major investment in… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Rules Out Sabotage in Recent Abuja-Kaduna Train Derailment
The Federal Government at the weekend ruled out sabotage in last week's derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train that carried 618 passengers. Read more »
Nigeria: Coast Now Clear for Fubara, State Lawmakers' Return On Sept 18, Says Wike
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, yesterday declared that with the successful conduct of the local government elections in Rivers State, the coast… Read more »
Nigeria: With 13% Derivation Revenue Rising 100%, Oil-Producing States Receive N620bn in Five Months
Nine oil-producing states received a total of N620.23 billion from the Federation Account as 13 per cent derivation between January and May 2025. Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Will Jonathan Succumb to PDP's Pressure?
As the agents of the Peoples Democratic Party mount pressure on former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election on the party's platform, will the… Read more »
