New figures from Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have put hard numbers to what many Nigerians already suspected: electricity access in this country is not just uneven — it is starkly, structurally divided along regional lines, with the gap…
A New Bridge Between Training and Capital For years, the story has been the same: young Nigerian founders with genuine ideas but no financial records, no professional networks, and no realistic path to early investment. The federal government is now…
A Governance Failure That Defies Explanation The Chemical Industries National Provident Fund (CINPF) has been ordered to finalise a death benefit claim that has sat unresolved for nearly nine years — a scandal that the Pension Funds Adjudicator has described…
Early on Tuesday morning, before most Lagos motorists had joined the familiar queue at their nearest filling station, something was already moving against them. Depot operators across Nigeria had begun adjusting their rates upward, responding to a crude oil market…
A sitting commissioner in Delta State has been suspended indefinitely after allegedly assaulting a senior official in Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s inner circle. The Delta State Government announced on Monday, 10 August, that Reuben Izeze, the Commissioner for Works (Highway and…
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed the week on a strong footing, with the All-Share Index finishing at 166,129.50 points — a gain of 2.36% — while overall market capitalisation rose 2.48% to reach N106.354 trillion. Eighty equities recorded price appreciation…
The naira closed weaker against the US dollar at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, 6 August 2026, depreciating by N2.33 — or 0.17 per cent — to settle at N1,364.88 per dollar, against the N1,362.55 recorded at…
A public endorsement from Enugu’s youth leadership has put a federal commissioner under a flattering spotlight — and the reasons given are worth examining carefully. The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Enugu State Chapter, issued a formal statement commending…
A major Chinese infrastructure firm is hiring in Abuja — and the announcement has already sparked debate online about professional standards and the place of Nigerian engineers on home soil. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Limited is no…
On the last trading day of July 2026, Nigeria’s naira closed weaker against the dollar at the official market, and the numbers told a familiar story. The currency settled at N1,368.22 to the dollar — a N1.49 slip from the…