THE MISSING TRILLIONS

CBN can’t account for N3 trillion — N629 billion went to people nobody can name. SERAP has taken the Central Bank of Nigeria to the Federal High Court in Abuja, demanding answers for N3 trillion in public funds the Auditor-General says cannot be...

WHEN ALLIES COME WITH CONDITIONS

100 US troops landed in Bauchi. Nigeria asked for them — but not freely. The first 100 of an expected 200 US military personnel have arrived at Bauchi airfield. Their mandate is training, intelligence sharing, and technical support for Nigerian forces...

GOOD NUMBERS, UNFINISHED STORY

Food inflation hit a 10-year low. The structural problems that caused it are still there. Nigeria’s food inflation fell to 8.89% in January 2026, the first single-digit reading since 2015, down from 29.63% this time last year. Staples including yam, eggs,...

THE FAST AND THE BILL

Ramadan started today. It’s already rewritten an electoral law. The Sultan of Sokoto confirmed the crescent moon sighting Tuesday evening. Ramadan began this morning, February 18. But it had already been reshaping Nigeria’s political week before the...

ANOTHER POLICY, SAME TEST

Tinubu launched Nigeria’s Industrial Policy 2025. The electricity grid didn’t come with it. President Tinubu, represented by VP Shettima, formally launched the Nigeria Industrial Policy 2025 on Tuesday. Targets include raising manufacturing’s...