The World Bank has raised concerns over the inefficiency and poor targeting of Nigeria’s social safety net programmes, revealing that less than half of total benefits actually reach poor households despite the majority of beneficiaries being from low-income backgrounds. In its latest report titled “The State of Social Safety Nets in Nigeria,” the global financial …
The cost of registering a new car in Nigeria has surged sharply in 2025, with fees now ranging between ₦115,000 and ₦140,000, depending on the agent and location. This marks a steep rise from the ₦80,000–₦105,000 range recorded in 2024, reflecting escalating administrative and documentation expenses across the automotive sector. Multiple industry sources confirmed that …
On November 10, 1995, the Nigerian military regime of General Sani Abacha executed Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his colleagues, now remembered worldwide as the Ogoni Nine, after a trial that was widely condemned as a travesty of justice. Saro-Wiwa and others were involved in non-violent protest and advocacy for the Ogoni people, a minority …
On the fringes of Nigeria’s administrative seat, Abuja, lie a businesses that thrives under the cover of darkness: brothels packed with young women, street-side drug stalls, and the unmistakable presence of settlement payments to law enforcement. In multiple urban centres and suburbs of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) — Wuse, Kabusa, Gudu, Utako, Jabi, Mararaba/Nyanya …
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has called for the unionisation of academic staff in private universities across the country, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to initiate conversations that would bring lecturers in privately owned institutions under the same union umbrella. Ajaero made the call on Sunday …
— Union Accuses Officials of Treating Education as Non-Priority, Warns of Impending Showdown Over Salary Dispute The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Chris Piwuna, has accused the Federal Government of failing to prioritize education, saying officials do not regard the sector’s challenges as national concerns demanding collective responsibility. Speaking during …
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has imposed a total fine of ₦9 million on Katsina United FC for breaching the Rules during their Week 12 fixture against Barau FC on Saturday, 8 November, at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina. The disciplinary action follows incidents of crowd violence that disrupted the match after Barau FC’s Orji …
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA are under intense scrutiny after confirming the appointment of an all-South African officiating crew for Nigeria’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon. The match, scheduled for 13 November 2025 at the Prince Héritier Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, will decide who progresses to …
The Federal Ministry of Education has unveiled a new digital platform designed to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in Nigeria’s tertiary education system. Known as the Federal Tertiary Institutions Governance and Transparency Platform (FTIGTP), the initiative will allow real-time tracking of funding, performance, and resource allocation across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The Minister …
Scores of University of Jos dental students have taken to the streets to protest the non-accreditation of their course, which has resulted in them spending over ten years in school without graduating. The students, on Wednesday, blocked the university gate at its Permanent site, singing solidarity songs and carrying placards with different inscriptions which read, …
