Nigeria: A Year of Reforms, Strain, and Fragile Recovery

2025 unfolded as a year of uneasy recalibration for Nigeria's economy, where bold reforms met stubborn realities and progress came in fragile steps. Between tightening policies and… Read more »

Nigeria: Mbanefo, Masquerade of African Art Departs

Ambassador Arthur Mbanefo (CON, MFR), the Odu of Onitsha, and once Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the UN, and I crossed each other's paths while I was a Literary… Read more »

Nigeria: Now That Trump Has Dropped His Bombs

On Christmas Day, while men (and women) slept, President Donald Trump authorised a US military strike on suspected terrorist camps in Sokoto state, Nigeria. I woke up on Boxing Day… Read more »

Nigeria: Olawale Banmore - When Death Comes Calling

Olusegun ADENIYI mourns the passing of his friend and cousin, Olawale, Managing Director of Staco Insurance Read more »

Nigeria: Extravagant Spending During Festive Periods

Celebration is part of human nature. There are many reasons to celebrate: communities celebrate their historic moments and culture; institutions celebrate milestones while… Read more »

Nigeria: Happy Birthday, Sonny Echono

Tajudeen KAREEM pays tribute to Echono, Executive Secretary of TETFund at 63 Read more »

Nigeria: For Nigeria's Arts Scene, a Year of Triumph and Turbulence

As the curtains close on 2025, the Nigerian art and culture scene stands as a landscape of immense triumph, exciting experiences partly shadowed by controversies. From the… Read more »

Nigeria: Kabiru Tanimu Turaki - Intimidation, Coercion, Inducements Responsible for Current Wave of Defections

In this interview with Chuks Okocha, the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), spoke on the current wave of defections to the ruling… Read more »

Nigeria: Seyi Makinde - Nigerians Will Shock Politicians, Elites in 2027

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, last week held a media interaction in Ibadan, with selected media professionals from across the country. Chuks Okocha, who monitored the event,… Read more »

Nigeria: Global Cooperation, Not Isolation, Key to Nigeria's Security, Says Jimoh Ibrahim

The Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, has stated that no nation in the contemporary international system enjoys absolute sovereignty. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Immigration Gives Foreign Nationals Deadline to Regularise Stay Before Amnesty Ends

The Niger State Comptroller of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Maduka Hope, has directed all foreign nationals residing in the state to regularise their stay before the… Read more »

Nigeria: Akume - Accountability in Governance Key to National Devt

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has emphasised the importance of accountability among the three tiers of government towards sustainable… Read more »

Nigeria: No Place for Terrorists, Kidnappers to Hide in Kwara, Says Governor Abdulrazaq

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that there is no place for terrorists and kidnappers to hide in the state anymore with the full deployment of Forests… Read more »

Nigeria: Drawing a Hard Line Against Terrorism With Sokoto Air Strike

The recent counter-terrorism strike in Sokoto marks a turning point in Nigeria’s long struggle against terrorists and jihadist violence and security calculus. Enabled by… Read more »

Nigeria: NMA Denies Organ Harvesting Allegations At Eksuth, Calls for Reversal of Surgeon's Dismissal

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ekiti State Branch, has dismissed as false and misleading allegations of organ harvesting at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Departs Lagos for Europe.Billed for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit Early January

President Bola Tinubu departed the nation's commercial capital, Lagos on Sunday, December 28, for Europe, continuing his end-of-year break and ahead of his official trip to Abu… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Needs Holistic Budget Reform

One of the highlights of President Bola Tinubu's 2026 budget speech is his promise to end the confusing and anomalous practice of operating multiple budgets in one financial year.… Read more »

Nigeria/Tunisia: Super Eagles Beat Tunisia in Five-Goal Thriller to Book Knockout Ticket

Ademola Lookman provided two assists and scored a goal as Super Eagles defeated Tunisia 3-2 to book their passage to the knockout round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in… Read more »

Nigeria: One-Party State Is Loading in Nigeria - True or False?

As a student, I was often intrigued by open-ended examination questions such as "No Nile, No Egypt. Discuss." Such questions demanded analytical reasoning grounded in historical… Read more »

Nigeria: How NNPC's Anti-Theft Consolidation Is Securing Nigeria's Oil Future

For years, crude oil theft represented one of the most corrosive threats to Nigeria's economy--draining revenue, discouraging investment and undermining the credibility of the… Read more »

Nigeria: 438 Terrorists Killed in Seven Months - Theatre Commander

The Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has, in seven months of operations, killed 438 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Read more »

Nigeria: Many Feared Dead As Police Confirm Explosion in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed that an explosion rocked the Yar'Tasha-Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State. Read more »

Nigeria: To Bridge Budget Deficit, CBN Raises N15.3tn From Low-Risk Nigerian Treasury Bills in 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised an estimated N15.3 trillion from the Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) market in 2025 to support the federal government's effort to bridge its… Read more »

Nigeria: In Security Game Changer, Tinubu Launches Forest Guards, 7,000 Deployed

President Bola Tinubu's Presidential Forest Guards Initiative launched in May 2025 as part of the renewed efforts by his administration to tackle the nationwide insecurity has… Read more »

Nigeria: No Place for Terrorists, Kidnappers in Kwara, Gov Abdulrazaq Says As Forest Guards Graduate

· Says initiative a game changer to strengthen security architecture Read more »