South Africa’s anti-migrant protests build ahead of local elections
Bare-chested and wearing traditional headgear and armbands, Phakela Ndabandaba led several hundred South African men in a Zulu war cry directed at undocumented immigrants.
Sugar tax’ll worsen manufacturers’ plight — LCCI
By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has warned that the passage of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax Bill by the Senate could worsen challenges facing Nigeria’s manufacturing sector. In a statement yesterday, Director General of LCCI, Dr Chinyere Almona, while expressing support for efforts to address public health concerns associated with […]
Finance Ministry, contractors clash again over outstanding debt
•We processed N700bn payments to 1,240 local contractors – Ministry •We have not received any money – Contractors By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Progress Godfrey At the backdrop of a resumption of protests by contractors, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has said it approved payments […]
Nigeria’s insecurity crisis needs data, not just rhetoric — Data Addicts CEO
The CEO of Data Addicts, Mr. John David, popularly known as the Data Guru, has called for a data-driven approach to addressing Nigeria’s growing insecurity challenges.
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, June 9, 2026
The Nigerian naira traded relatively stable against the United States dollar on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market, amid continued efforts to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market.
When borehole is on the map but not in the village
The deeper reform is not more boreholes. It is an accountability infrastructure that counts what actually works — sensors on installations, community-level functionality audits, data systems
Clean Water on Paper: How Nigeria’s rural communities live outside the data
She turned to Abang Kache, a small brook sheltered inside the forest, accessible only after a forty-minute walk across steep terrain
Dafinone demands rail safety overhaul, mourns victims of Agbor train crash
Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic accident involving the Ujevwu–Itakpe Train Service near Agbor, Delta State, which claimed three lives, and called for an immediate investigation as well as stronger safety measures across Nigeria’s railway network. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the senator described the […]
The River That Feeds and Kills: Climate, contamination, and COP31 reckoning Nigeria must have
Large deposits of human and animal waste lined the water’s edge and floated in the current. Nomadic shepherds waded in with their herds
Carmel Academy empowers Lagos Youth at 5th Sports Global Ambassadors Program
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Hundreds of students from across Lagos State recently gathered to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace at the 5th edition of the Sports Global Ambassadors (SGA) program. Organized by Carmel Academy, the event centered on the critical global theme: “Climate Refugees: The Immigration Crisis.” The multi-day initiativea successfully […]
At Aig-Imoukhuede Memorial Lecture: Political position isn’t leadership, Kukah tells Nigerians
THE Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, yesterday challenged Nigerians to rethink their understanding of leadership.
