Tuesday 31 March, 2026

1. THE SCHEDULE  Gunmen on motorcycles killed between 14 and 27 people in Jos on Palm Sunday, the same result the same security architecture has produced at Easter in Plateau state for years. 2. THE GAP BETWEEN THE NUMBER AND THE MARKET  Nigeria’s headline...

THE SOLUTION THAT BECAME THE PROBLEM

Wednesday 01 April, 2026 The Dangote Refinery was built to end Nigeria’s fuel price volatility. It has become its fastest transmission line. In December 2025, the Dangote Refinery cut its petrol gantry price to N699 per litre. This was the news we had been...

THE LOAN THAT HELPS BRITAIN

Wednesday 01 April, 2026 Nigeria borrowed $1bn to fix its ports and routed a third of the contracts back to the lender’s economy There’s a version of the UK ports deal that sounds like good news. Nigeria’s Apapa and Tin Can Island ports...

THE WAITING

Wednesday 01 April, 2026 El-Rufai’s bail hearing is today. What Nigeria is watching for goes beyond the verdict. This morning, a Federal High Court in Kaduna is scheduled to rule on the bail application of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. He has been in ICPC...

THE STATEMENT AND THE DEAD

Wednesday 01 April, 2026 Nigeria spent N5.41 trillion on defence in 2026. Thirteen people were killed at a wedding in Kaduna. Bandits arrived at a wedding in Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government Area, Kaduna State on the night of 30 March. They were...