As World Environment Day draws global focus to the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”, Nigerian environmentalists say action must replace promises in the fight against plastic waste. Nigeria generates over 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, with 870,000 tonnes coming from Lagos alone, leaving the country’s cities, rivers, and drainage systems increasingly choked by single-use …
by Rafiyat Sadiq After months of political unrest and tension in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, have announced a truce, declaring that peace has finally returned to the state. The resolution followed a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday night, where both …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 16 outstanding bye-elections will be conducted across 12 states of the federation on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The commission will also resume Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide beginning August 18, 2025. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made these disclosures during the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Obidient Peoples Party and the Advanced Democratic Alliance (ADA) are among 110 political associations that have formally submitted applications to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be registered as political parties ahead of the next general elections. The Obidient Peoples Party, which has Mr. Barry Avotu Johnson listed as the …
By Esther Ososanya Africa is being held back by flawed external credit ratings that overlook its true economic realities, says Dr. Yemi Kale, Group Chief Economist at Afreximbank. Speaking during the public presentation of the 2025–2026 Trade and Economic Outlook Report in Abuja at the AAM 2025, Dr. Kale warned that Africa’s cost of …
By Rafiyat Sadiq A High Court sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, a gospel singer, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Ajayi, 31, was found guilty of killing Adaidu at his residence in Papaladna …
By Esther Ososanya Africa holds over $4 trillion in untapped domestic capital, much of which lies idle while the continent battles a massive infrastructure deficit, according to Mr. Samaila Zubairu, President and CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). Zubairu issued this charge during a plenary session on Thursday at the ongoing 32nd Annual General …
By Esther Ososanya Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has delivered a searing critique of Africa’s development failures, blaming the continent’s stagnation on its dependency mindset, corruption, and a misfit political system. Speaking on Thursday at the 32nd Annual Meeting of Afreximbank in Abuja, Obasanjo lamented that despite vast resources and human capital, African nations remain stuck …
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has called for deeper strategic unity among African nations, as the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) grows its capital assets to over $40 billion in 2024. Cardoso made the call on Wednesday while addressing participants at the Afreximbank 2025 Annual Meetings in Nassau, The Bahamas, themed …
By Sunday Michael Ogwu Nigeria is set to sign more than 30 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Brazil during a landmark three-day state visit by Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin. The visit marks the Second Session of the Nigeria–Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM), aimed at deepening bilateral ties between the two largest economies in Africa …
