Foundation, African first ladies push for healthcare, girls’ education
The Merck Foundation has reaffirmed its partnership with African first ladies to advance initiatives focused on girls’ education, healthcare access, and economic empowerment in the continent. The foundation’s CEO, Senator Rasha Kelej, joined first ladies from about 30 African nations to review progress and chart a course for future impact at the 12th Merck Foundation […]
NiDCOM boss urges Nigerians to seize investment opportunities
The Chairperson and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians in the diapora to take advantage of the emerging investment opportunities presented by the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS). Debiri-Erewa said NDIS recorded over six hundred and seventy-three million(N673) naira worth in diaspora investment deals in 2024. She stated […]
Interrogating the Alia administration’s debt servicing claims
By Terver Akase I saw a press statement issued by the Managing Director of Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, regarding debt servicing and federal allocations, among other claims laden with several inconsistencies, rounding errors, and unsubstantiated postulations. The claims presented by the BIPC MD could mislead readers about issues of […]
Breaking the silence on dyslexia in Nigeria
By Chinelo Ngolikaego Ezigbo Children today are still being labelled, misunderstood, and punished, while their real needs remain unseen. Click on the link below to read more: https://whitewaterdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Breaking-the-Silence-on-Dyslexia-in-Nigeria-1-1.pdf
Akpabio, Natasha, Ajaokuta: A nation at a crossroads
By Emman Usman Shehu In Nigeria’s National Assembly, a storm brews—not of policy breakthroughs or grand legislative triumphs, but of personal rivalries, procedural quagmires, and a nation’s unfulfilled industrial ambitions. At the heart of this tempest lies Senator Natasha Akpabio, a figure caught in a contentious suspension and recall saga, and the long-dormant Ajaokuta Steel […]
Why democracies die – Bishop Kukah
Full Text of a Keynote Address delivered at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana, on September 17th, 2025, by Most Rev. Matthew Hassan KUKAH, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto and Founder, The Kukah Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. You have chosen an intellectually stimulating theme for your Dialogue: Why Democracies Die. According to your […]
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. […]
Police rescue kidnapped Widow of An American Citizen In Abuja
A widow to an American citizen, Mary Moore, who was abducted on her way to board a flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has been rescued after 72 hours in kidnappers den. The incident was said to have happened on September 8, 2025, around 5:30 p.m in the Wuse Zone 3 area of […]
Enough of Super Eagles’ permutations!
By Stephanie Shaakaa The Super Eagles have once again dragged Nigerians into that familiar circus of calculators, permutations, and hope-for-miracle scenarios. Our country is blessed with one of the richest pools of football talent in Africa, yet every World Cup qualification turns into a messy classroom exercise.If we draw here, if South Africa slips there, […]
University of Abuja promotes 58 lecturers to Professorial rank
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University), has approved the promotion of 104 academic staff to assistant Professors and professorial rank. A statement by the University’s acting Director of Information, De Habib Yacoob said the approval was given at the 78th Extraordinary Meeting of Council, held on Tuesday 9 September […]