EID MUBARAK

The moon wasn’t sighted. Ramadan completed 30 days. Eid is tomorrow. The Sultan of Sokoto confirmed it Wednesday night: the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on the 29th day. Muslims completed the full 30 days. Eid al-Fitr is Friday, March 20. The federal...

200 TRILLION, STILL NO LIGHT

Nigeria has more natural gas than it can ever use. That’s why the blackout is so hard to accept. Nigeria’s proven natural gas reserves stand at over 200 trillion cubic feet. It’s one of the largest reserves on the continent. Barth Nnaji, the chairman...

YOUR UK APPLICATION WINDOW IS SHRINKING

Seven days until the student visa landscape changes again. Here’s what’s moving before it moves. One week from today, on March 26, the UK Home Office introduces something it’s never formally done before at scale: a nationality-based student visa...

THE UK DEGREE THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE A UK VISA

The federal government just signed a deal to deliver Coventry University degrees inside Nigeria. The headline buried in today’s education news: the federal government secured a deal for Coventry University to deliver UK-accredited degrees inside Nigeria....

YOUR NAIRA TRANSFER THIS MONTH

The rate has drifted since January. Check it before your next transfer goes out. Short and direct. The naira has been under renewed pressure since the Iran war began on February 28. Foreign portfolio investors have been pulling out of emerging market positions as...