THE $15,000 QUESTION

The US is introducing a visa bond for Nigerians from April 2. Here’s what it means and who it hits. Thirteen days from today, the United States introduces something that fundamentally changes what it costs to visit America. From April 2, nationals of 50...

MALLAM FATORI HELD

61 fighters killed. Three commanders named. The border town fought for again. Nigerian troops repelled a major coordinated assault on Mallam Fatori, in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State, this week. The insurgents advanced on foot from the Duguri general...

EID AL-FITR

Thirty days of Ramadan are done. Nigeria is celebrating. Today is Eid al-Fitr. Friday, March 20, 2026. The Sultan of Sokoto confirmed it last night: the crescent wasn’t sighted on the 29th day, Ramadan completed its full 30. The prayer grounds opened this...

THE TWO SIDES OF THE DEAL TINUBU SIGNED

The UK migration MoU opened business visas. It also strengthened the machinery for deportations. Both are in force. Most of the coverage of Tinubu’s state visit focused on the £746 million ports deal and the ceremony at Windsor. The agreements that will affect...

THE UNPAID BILL

Nigeria has run its power sector on debt since 2013. The debt is now N6.8 trillion. The lights are off on Eid. Nigeria’s electricity has always been unreliable. But what’s happening right now isn’t a blackout. It’s a reckoning. 16 of...