By Esther Ososanya, Social media personality and rights advocate Scott Iguma has broken his silence following his recent release from detention, accusing the Nigeria Police Force of abandoning justice and serving as a tool for oppression. In a video message shared just days after he was granted bail, Iguma delivered a searing indictment of the police, alleging …
By Esther Ososanya The Federal Government has disbursed ₦1,065,391,000.00 to the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) facilitated the release, which will cover tuition for 10,018 students under the renewed Student Loan Programme. NELFUND shared the update today via its official X account. University Acknowledges Fund Transfer In a …
By Rafiyat Sadiq In a sharp diplomatic setback, the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) imposed tough new visa restrictions on Nigerian travellers, sparking outrage and concern among citizens, government officials, business leaders, migration experts, and students abroad. The coordinated clampdown, announced within hours of each other on July 9, 2025, marks …
By Esther Ososanya Hon. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), has raised alarm over fresh political attempts to sack the statutory leadership of Nigeria’s key petroleum regulatory agencies, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). “We didn’t labour for two …
By Ososanya Esther The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially launched the B’Odogwu clearance platform, marking a major shift in port operations. The new system comes with a flat 4% Free On Board (FOB) charge, which replaces several older levies. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced the change during a high-level stakeholders’ town hall in …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The United States government has issued a new travel advisory warning its citizens against travelling to Nigeria due to rising insecurity, widespread crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and poor healthcare services. The advisory, posted by the US Mission in Nigeria on its official website, categorised Nigeria under “Level 3: Reconsider Travel”, one level below …
Lawmakers say new policy unfair, harmful to relations By Rafiyat Sadiq The House of Representatives has asked the United States government to reverse its recent visa policy that reduces visa validity for Nigerians from five years to three months. The lawmakers made the demand during plenary on Tuesday following a motion of urgent public importance …
By Esther Ososanya Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has delivered a sobering warning to the continent’s leaders: Unless powerful fuel import interests are confronted head-on, no new refinery will ever be built again in sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking at the Global Commodity Insights Conference in Abuja, the billionaire industrialist declared that entrenched rent-seeking, offshore fuel cartels, …
By Esther Ososanya Security chiefs in the Federal Capital Territory have intensified efforts under Operation Sweep, a coordinated multi-agency crackdown on criminal activities, following a high-level strategy meeting held in Abuja. The meeting, convened between FCT Service Commanders and the Director of Security, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), focused on assessing field reports, identifying operational …
By Esther Ososanya Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector dropped sharply in Q2 2025. Investor caution increased as energy and equity markets turned volatile. Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals fell by 21%, totalling just $13.5 billion between April and June. This slump contrasts sharply with recent performance. In 2023, the sector recorded …
