Recent arrests of two suspected bandits in Kano State have once again drawn attention to Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and governance challenges—issues that prompted the United States to designate the country as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged religious persecution and human rights violations. The Kano State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest […]
The Nigeria logistics industry, where more than 90 percent of goods are move by road, has long been plagued by excessive taxation – with haulage and logistics companies facing over 200 legal and hidden taxes along highways. The country’s new tax laws now promise relief, aiming to ease the burden on operators and revitalise the […]
The increasing dependence on artificial intelligence has created a demand for computational systems that can handle complex workloads while maintaining efficiency, privacy, and security. Centralized infrastructures are struggling to meet this demand, often forcing trade-offs between performance, scalability, and data protection. The growing need for frameworks that can distribute computational workloads securely has pushed the […]
At least eight people have been confirmed dead following a multiple-truck collision on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Kara Bridge, outward Lagos, on Thursday. The crash, which occurred around the Berger axis, involved several heavy-duty trucks. One of the trucks reportedly plunged into the Kara River, while two others collided and burst into flames, causing massive […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on members of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to resist the antics of mischief makers attempting to sow division and undermine Nigeria’s unity. Shettima made the call on Wednesday when he received a delegation of the ACF led by Ibrahim Dalhatu, chairman of its Board of Trustees, at the […]
The Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. The exercise began at exactly 12:40 p.m. after the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion to allow visitors into the chamber. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the plenary, called the session to order at 12:46 p.m. The Service […]
Amid ongoing fiscal tightening, Nigeria’s states are piling up more debt on their citizens. Fresh data from BudgIT’s latest ‘State of States’ report shows that average debt per capita rose slightly from N40,469 in 2023 to N41,766 in 2024, underscoring the growing strain on state finances and public resources. The report entitled ‘A Decade of […]
Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday the United States had revoked his non-immigrant visa issued last year and he was told to re-apply if he wished to try again to visit the U.S. The 91-year-old writer said in 2016 that he had torn up his U.S. green card and renounced his American […]
When I first saw images of young protesters flooding city squares in Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco with slogans like “corruption is sus, stop ghosting democracy” boldly written across placards, I half-smiled, thinking: that slogan could have surfaced in a Lagos teenager’s group chat. It is not a mere coincidence. The phenomenon of youth-led protest movements […]