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Nigeria’s passport has again plunged from 90th position in July 2026 to 181st out of 196 countries in the latest IziVisa Passport Ranking Index, reflecting a significant decline in the number of destinations Nigerian passport holders can access without obtaining a visa in advance. According to data published on IziVisa.com, Nigerian passport holders can travel […]
Continue ReadingInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Nigeria against restoring broad petrol subsidies, recommending targeted financial assistance and social protection programmes to cushion vulnerable households against rising energy costs. The fund said blanket fuel subsidies were fiscally expensive, disproportionately benefited higher-income consumers and could worsen pressure on public finances amid rising borrowing costs. Rodrigo Valdés, director […]
Continue ReadingJustice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Chief Justice of Nigeria has on Monday sworn in 68 legal practitioners as Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the 2026-2027 Legal Year ceremony. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the event marking the new legal year. Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) had approved the elevation of the 68 legal practitioners at […]
Continue ReadingMany people were feared killed after a helicopter crashed in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria, on Monday. According to a source, the helicopter reportedly crashed in a swampy area of Igbokoda. The number of casualties could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but […]
Continue ReadingIn his Independence Day address to Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the difficult phase of his administration’s economic reforms, saying the country is entering an “age of prosperity” focused on jobs, production and improved living standards. He made the declaration in his Independence Day address to Nigerians as […]
Continue ReadingThe Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N166.79 trillion as of June 30, 2026. The DMO published the latest public debt portfolio report on Friday. This represents a 9.4 percent or N14.39 trillion increase from the N152.4 trillion recorded at the end of June 2025. Taking into consideration the latest […]
Continue ReadingThe new Miss Universe Nigeria 2026 is Danielle Adewusi, a medical doctor and women’s health advocate, who entered the competition with a background that extends beyond pageantry. Adewusi studied Medicine at King’s College London, where she earned an MBBS and a first-class BSc in Psychology. In an interview with Punch before the competition, she said […]
Continue ReadingNigerian, Olamide Shanu, 35, has pleaded guilty in the United States to conspiracy to commit money laundering after participating in sextortion and romance fraud schemes that defrauded about 150 Americans. Shanu pleaded guilty on Monday in the District of Idaho, according to a statement issued by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday. Department of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for January 2027. The list contains presidential candidates from 18 political parties, alongside their running mates for the election. The document, signed by the Secretary of the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, shows that the ruling […]
Continue ReadingBefore the first ballot is cast in Nigeria’s presidential elections, some things are already in plain sight — but voters and commentators often miss them because of the emotions of the moment. In my previous article, ‘The Winning Formula for Presidential Elections’, I pointed out that Nigeria is built on a tripod — the Hausa/Fulani, […]
Continue ReadingAfter defeating New Caledonia 10-1 in their final Group F match in Poland on Sunday, Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria, by the victory, took four points from three matches, enough to finish second in the group behind Spain and advance to the Round […]
Continue ReadingMany companies have decided to shut down their business operations in Nigeria in the last five years due to varying reasons such as economic decline, inflation, difficult economy, economic pressure, naira devaluation, theft, insecurity and so on. List of companies that exited Nigeria in the past five years, and why: 1. ShopRite (Economic Decline) * […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has suspended the prosecution of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over alleged cyber-bullying until after the 2027 general elections. The DSS has reportedly directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, to take steps to suspend the case instituted against Sowore. The situation comes nearly […]
Continue ReadingThe global technology platform that connects riders with independent drivers and couriers, Uber, has announced the shutdown of its operations in Nigeria following a review of its business, saying it will cease operations in the country effective September 2, 2026. In a message to its drivers on Wednesday, the company informed them that they would […]
Continue ReadingI was sixteen when I left secondary school. My father believed that education should be followed immediately by responsibility. A young man, in his view, had to begin to work, earn something and learn to fend for himself. He therefore found me a job in the old Ondo State Civil Service, and I was posted […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has disclosed that the federal government of Nigeria cannot afford the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, noting that it won’t go anywhere. Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday night, August 4, Duke who is the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), presidential candidate, argued that the project is unnecessary and will […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties. In a three-member panel of justices led by Justice Abba Mohammed, the appellate court held unanimously that the June 15 judgment […]
Continue ReadingFamily members have launched a fundraising campaign to repatriate the remains of a Nigerian woman, Christiana Nwosu, who reportedly died of cardiac arrest while visiting the United Kingdom. This was learnt on Monday from a GoFundMe appeal signed by Chijioke Metuka on behalf of the Nwosu family. According to Metuka, Nwosu died on July 19, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has elevated 68 legal practitioners to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), with the appointees listed according to their seniority at the Bar. They were selected during the LPPC 174th plenary session held on Thursday in Abuja, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, presiding. […]
Continue ReadingA document released by a public accountability organisation, Tracka – an initiative of the BudgIT Foundation – revealed that a total of N22.15 billion was earmarked for renovation and furnishing of 106 palaces nationwide while N8 billion was budgeted for projects related to construction, renovation and other related support to churches and mosques across the […]
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