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WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL, 2026

Thursday, 16 April 2026

THE EMPTY EYE 

Nigeria borrowed $460 million for Abuja CCTV cameras in 2010, and in 2026 ZTE admitted to parliament it cannot confirm whether the cameras still work while loan repayments continue.

FORTY-EIGHT NAMES 

Nigeria published a terrorism financing list of 48 individuals as a Borno petrol dealer received 10 years for terrorism financing after a decade in pre-trial detention.

STRIPPED 

Nigeria's telecoms sector lost 656 critical power assets including 152 generators to criminal networks in 2025, with no coordinated government protection programme in place.

FASTER NOW 

Nigeria's March 2026 UK deportation deal accepted British identification letters to speed up removals, as annual Nigerian returns nearly doubled to 1,150 and over 1,100 offenders awaited removal.

₦1,275 

Dangote's petrol price swung 75 naira in 24 hours this month after a US-Iran ceasefire announcement, not any domestic supply change, exposing local refining as no buffer against global shocks.

THE NIGERIAN IN THE ROOM 

Ademola Lookman's decisive goal sent Atlético Madrid past Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate into the Champions League semi-finals, making him the third Nigerian to score 8 goals in the competition.

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Publishing Editor: Adeyemi EKO

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