Removing Electricity Subsidy Will Worsen Poverty Among Nigerians, Labour Tells FG
“Tinubu should lessen burden on Nigerians, not aggravate it” – Opposition The organised labour has warned that the federal government’s plan to phase out electricity subsidies will worsen living conditions for millions of citizens and cripple…
Nigeria’s Vanishing Savings: $10bn Subsidy Removed, Yet Reserves Stuck at $41bn
When the Nigerian government scrapped the decades-old fuel subsidy in 2023, it promised relief for the nation’s bleeding finances. Nearly $10 billion was to be freed up annually, and by scrapping it, President Bola Tinubu’s administration projected that…
Nigeria deports Chinese scammers in crackdown on ‘foreign-led’ cyber crime
Nigeria has deported dozens of foreigners, including 50 Chinese nationals, in a major crackdown over the last week on one of the “largest foreign-led cybercrime syndicates”, the country’s anti-graft agency has said. “This brings…
Abuja Mass Transit surpasses 4 million passengers in 15 months
The Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) has transported over four million passengers within 15 months of resuming commercial operations in May 2024. Zhuang Yanhui, Deputy General Manager of CCECC Rail Operations, who disclosed in Abuja highlighted the…
WHEN DAUGHTERS SELL SEX AND ‘UNCLES’ BUY IT: NIGERIA’s UNSPOKEN SCANDAL
By Abba Murtala, FCH DK, Gombe In Northern Nigeria today—from Kano to Katsina, Kaduna to Abuja, Gombe to Adamawa and beyond—prostitution is being redefined, repackaged, and repurposed in ways our society is yet to fully grasp or confront. Once seen as an…
Abuja’s Homeless Population: Inside FCT’s Deepening Housing Crisis
Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was conceived as a model city, planned, orderly, and designed to reflect the promise of Nigeria’s future. Today, however, behind the gleaming government buildings and private mansions, a silent crisis grips…
The Hidden Hands Behind Terrorism: Defence Chief Breaks Silence
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has raised alarm over the alleged involvement of politicians in fuelling insurgency across the country, warning that political ambitions must never come at the expense of national security.…
Open Letter to the Nigerian National Assembly
*The Senate and House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria THE URGENT NEED TO INTERROGATE THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF ON HIS RECENT STATEMENT REGARDING THE LINK BETWEEN INSECURITY AND THE 2027 POLLS Dear Distinguished Senators and Honourable…
MOSSAD And The Auctioning Of Nigeria’s Sovereignty
By Professor Abdullahi Danladi In the past few days, the Nigerian media was awash with the news that Nigerian government under the leadership of President Tinubu has invited the Mossad security apparatus of Israel to Nigeria under the guise of helping…
10 Years On, Trial Of Former Adamawa Governor Nyako’s Son Lingers
On August 27, 2025, former Adamawa State Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) will clock 83 years. Nyako had a glorious and historic stint in the Nigerian Navy, having served as Chief of Naval Staff from 1990 to 1992, and was appointed the Deputy…