African Energy Bank Begins operations in June as Nigeria hands over HQ
The Africa Energy Bank is set to commence operations in June as Nigeria formally hands over its corporate Headquarters on Tuesday. The ceremony was held on the sidelines of the ongoing Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES), where the President of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) and Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, […]
Nigeria, Türkiye strengthen diaspora ties through landmark MoU
Nigeria and the Republic of Türkiye have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening diaspora engagement through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation on diaspora affairs. The agreement, was signed on behalf of Nigeria by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, while Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed on […]
Nigeria in Peril, Needs Collective Salvation — Tambuwal
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has warned that the country was far from the democratic promise envisioned by its founders and was now in desperate need of national salvation. Tambuwal spoke on Saturday while explaining why activities marking his 60th birthday were deliberately framed around […]
Nigeria acknowledges US military strikes in Sokoto
The Federal government of Nigeria has acknowledged that the United states government has launched military strikes on targets in Nigeria in what it said were part of efforts to address the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism in Nigeria. In a statement, spokesman of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, said the action […]
US Military attacks Terrorists in Sokoto
The United States Special Forces launched attacks on terrorists targets in Sokoto state in what both the Nigerian and United States government officials said was done in coordination with Nigerian government . Details of the impact of the Strikes which the president of the United states of America described as “massive” remain sketchy at the […]
The Power Structure that Refuses to See
By Stephanie Shaakaa Nigeria is bleeding. Entire communities have been wiped out. Churches have been burned with worshippers still inside. Families have been scattered across Internally Displaced Persons camps for years, raising children who have never known peace or a classroom. Yet in the middle of this national trauma, the people who control the nation’s […]
Nigeria, EU, France sign pacts to strengthen Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity
The Nigerian Government, the European Union (EU) and France have signed a strategic partnership agreement to enhance Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and strengthen local health systems. The partnership falls under the Global Gateway’s Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Health Technologies (MAV+) Initiative. The project, titled Quality Uplift for Advancing Local Industry in Medicine […]
America Runs on Systems, Nigeria Runs on Shadows
“The difference is clear. America has leaders, Nigeria has dealers. In the U.S., politicians know that failing to act is political death. In Nigeria, they calculate that doing nothing is safer than upsetting their alliances with killers, sponsors, and vote banks”
The Side Chic Republic: Nigeria’s Open Secret
By Stephanie Shaakaa Side chic is one of those Nigerian-invented English phrases that carries so much cultural weight in just two words. It’s softer than mistress and sassier than girlfriend. It feels almost normalized like it’s not just cheating, it’s a lifestyle. It glamorizes infidelity by making it sound fashionable, almost like a title instead […]