Inside quarry industry rocking Nigeria’s capital

By Diri Erute Across Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), quarry operations sit startlingly close to homes, schools and markets, despite national rules that require a 3-km buffer. In Abuja’s Idu railway/industrial axis, ACO Estate in Lugbe, and Arab Road in Kubwa, residents report cracked walls, choking dust, and weekly blasts that rattle windows and nerves. […]

Call Malami to order, Northern Group charges security Agencies

Northern Nigeria Youth Leaders Discussion Forum has called on security agencies to call the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to order over what they call his penchant for Violence. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, Muhammad Imam said a peaceful state like Kebbi should not be thrown into chaos as a […]

When the Lights Go Out, Nigeria’s Gridlock of Darkness

The tragedy is not just in the collapse of the grid. It is in the collapse of responsibility. Each new administration promises to fix the power sector. Each new minister gives bold speeches. Yet nothing changes. Nigerians are asked to be patient, to wait for another reform, another privatization, another committee. How many decades must a people wait for light?