Nigeria recorded 1,934 IED attacks, says Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, has disclosed that Nigeria recorded 1,934 incidents involving Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, between 2017 and 2024, with the North-East accounting for the majority of attacks.
Northern Nigeria beyond power: The imperative of internal renewal, by Usman Sarki
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic,” Peter F. Drucker The reactions generated by my recent article, “Northern Nigeria and an APC Second Term: Negotiation or Surrender?”, have been illuminating, thoughtful, and in many respects sobering. Among the responses received was a particularly frank intervention […]
ECONOMIC REFORMS: Manufacturers’ alternative energy expenditure surges 71.4% to N1.34trn in two years
By Yinka Kolawole Manufacturers in Nigeria spent an estimated N1.34 trillion on alternative energy sources in 2025, representing a 71.4 per cent increase from N781.68 billion recorded in 2023, as businesses grappled with the rising cost of production triggered by ongoing economic reforms. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) disclosed this in its assessment of the […]
Aggrieved Somolu APC members reject assembly primary result, insist Apata won poll
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Somolu House of Assembly Constituency 2 have rejected the outcome of the party’s primary election that declared Mr. Moruff Alli-Balogun as the winner, insisting that Samuel Apata, emerged victorious in the exercise conducted across the constituency. The protest was contained in a petition addressed […]
NGX Group advocates stronger capital market integration into monetary policy framework
By Peter Egwuatu Group Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Temi Popoola, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to treat capital market development as a macroeconomic necessity, arguing that the effectiveness of monetary policy increasingly depends on the depth, liquidity, and coherence of Nigeria’s financial markets. Popoola made this […]
Jimoh Ibrahim elected chair of UNGA budget and administration committee
Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), has been elected as chairman of budget and administration for the UN General Assembly’s fifth committee.
