Manufacturers record N1.8trn unsold goods as demand slumps
Despite signs of improving macroeconomic indicators published by the Federal Government, the latest financial results of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector have indicated that significant pressures persist.
Lagos shuts Ladipo Spare Parts Market over environmental violations
The Lagos State Government on Sunday ordered the closure of the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market in Mushin over persistent environmental violations and disregard for public order.
Frequent National Grid collapses and the shame of a nation
Years after the privatisation of Nigeria’s power sector, Nigerians are still grappling with unreliable electricity supply, contrary to the expectations that followed the transfer of ownership from government to private operators. The reform, which was widely seen as a solution to decades of inefficiency, has instead coincided with persistent power shortages and frequent national grid […]
AI was supposed to fix hiring, for many job seekers, it’s making things worse
Artificial intelligence entered hiring with a promise: faster decisions, fairer processes, and better alignment between people and jobs.
Skin bleaching a public health crisis, not beauty choice – Nigerian dermatologists warn
The Nigerian Association of Dermatologists, NAD, has declared skin bleaching a growing public health crisis in Nigeria, warning that the widespread practice is fuelling rising cases of skin cancer, organ damage and severe infections across the country.
Murtala Muhammed: Manoeuvring through unpopular consciousness, by Owei Lakemfa
The second Nigerian coup on July 29, 1966 was quite brutal. That is the brutal truth. To avoid what may be brutal, I do not set out to write the truth, but what is historical. There are two main strands protruding from that coup like a buried corpse with two visible hands. The first is that it […]
