Alarm: Cut-Throat Rent Hikes Worsening Nigeria’s Housing Crisis
LAGOS — Across many towns and cities in Nigeria, a quiet but alarming housing crisis is taking hold — one that is forcing families to...
FG Pushes Back On US Advisory, Insists Nigeria Safe
The Federal Government on Thursday dismissed concerns arising from a recent United States advisory authorising the departure of non-emergency personnel from its Abuja embassy,...
EFCC Appeals Omatsuli, Firms’ Acquittal Over Alleged N3.6bn Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, has filed a comprehensive appeal at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, challenging the acquittal of former Niger...
M-East Crisis: Calls Grow For Inclusion Of Lebanon In Peace Deal
More countries, including Australia, France, United Kingdom and Iran allies – Russia and Turkey, yesterday, joined in calling for the inclusion of Lebanon in the...
Nigeria’s Poverty Rate Climbs To 63% Despite Easing Inflation — World Bank
Poverty in Nigeria rose to 63 per cent in 2025 despite a slowdown in inflation, underscoring the limited impact of recent macroeconomic improvements on...
Tinubu Describes Fallen Soldiers In Borno Attack As Unforgettable Heroes
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the loss of the brave soldiers of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation HADIN KAI, who...
‘10 Mins In Jos, Zero Hours In Lagos’, Atiku Faults Tinubu’s ‘Absentee Governance’
ABUJA: The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, slammed President Bola Tinubu, for exhibiting what it called a “disturbing pattern of absentee...
Lassa Fever Deaths Rise — Nigeria Centre For Disease Control Warns
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says Lassa fever fatalities have risen sharply in 2026, in spite of a decline in...
Terrorists kill 22 In Niger, Plateau, Scores In Kebbi
Gunmen have reportedly killed no fewer than 20 persons in several communities in Niger State and dozens more in Kebbi. Also, yesterday, terrorists attacked miners...
Recurring Bloodbaths: Nigeria Is Too Fragile, Too Fractured To Be Safe, By Olu Fasan
Recently, after the mass killing in Jos, Plateau State, President Bola Tinubu said he was not elected “to comfort and create widows and widowers”. Yet...
