INEC to politicians on 2027 polls: Your ambitions not worth blood of Nigerians
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned politicians that their ambitions were not worth the blood of Nigerians, vowing arrests, sanctions and prosecution against parties, candidates and agents who resort to violence, hate speech and vote-buying during the 2027 general election.
Nigeria since 1999: When will the years begin to count? By Dakuku Peterside
Think of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under a military government. But they may have finished school and not found a job. They have probably learned to plan trips around insecurity, and they almost certainly run a generator at home. […]
Edo’s special court sends clear message: Justice must catch up with kidnappers, by Ejiro Ofoye
The fight against kidnapping and violent crime in Nigeria has often suffered from one debilitating weakness: the distance between arrest and justice. Suspects are arrested, paraded before television cameras, arraigned in court and then, in too many cases, disappear into years of adjournments and procedural delays. For victims and their families, justice becomes an uncertain […]
Enhanced risk profiling drives ₦13bn, 779 Customs seizures – Gambo
By Godwin Oritse The immediate past Customs Area Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Aliyu Gambo, has disclosed that enhanced risk profiling deployed by the Unit resulted in 779 seizures valued at over ₦13 billion within 12 months. Speaking at the formal transfer of leadership […]
Regional grids can solve Nigeria’s electricity challenges — Karikpo
By Folarin Kehinde The Clean Energy Legal Working Group has called for the development of smaller interconnected regional electricity grids and regional power markets as an alternative to Nigeria’s heavy dependence on the national grid. The group said a decentralised regional electricity system would improve the reliability and security of power supply while making it […]
Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (3), by Eric Teniola
This week continues the narrative on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. No doubt that region has contributed a lot to modern-day Nigeria. Their leaders too, some of whom are alive while some are deceased, have served to make this country a great one. I think we owe them a debt of gratitude. I don’t think we can […]
