Friday 20 March, 2026

1. THE GAP  Tinubu landed in Lagos from Windsor with a £746 million ports deal signed, the same week Borno troops repelled a drone-supported ISWAP assault at Mallam Fatori and a senator reported frontline forces lacked adequate equipment. 2. THIRTY DAYS, NO CHARGE ...

Thursday 19 March, 2026

1. THE UNPAID BILL Nigeria’s power generation companies shut down 16 of 33 plants after the government’s N6.8 trillion debt to the sector went unresolved, with the gas suppliers who power the grid cutting supply and the debt growing N200 billion every...

Wednesday 18 March, 2026

1. THE CONDITION  El-Rufai filed a 30-page criminal complaint alleging ICPC officers told him his release depended on withdrawing from politics, while the ICPC said he remains in lawful custody and the court adjourned his challenge to March 31. 2. 18 DEAD IN JIBIA ...

Tuesday 17 March, 2026

1. THE GAP  Tinubu flew to Windsor hours after Boko Haram killed 23 people in Maiduguri, the same week 200 US military trainers arrived to fix exactly this problem. 2. THE BUDGET THAT FORGOT THE WAR  Nigeria passed a N58.47 trillion budget built on oil at...

Monday 16 March 2026

1. THE SHOCK TRANSFER.  Dangote Refinery raised its gantry price four times in two weeks, reaching N1,175 per litre, as the Iran war pushed global crude above $100 and NNPCL’s failure to supply domestic crude left Nigeria fully exposed to the shock. 2. MAIDUGURI...