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TWO CLOCKS THE IBADAN DECLARATION Fourteen opposition parties signed a declaration in Ibadan on Saturday to field one 2027 presidential candidate, with Obasanjo chairing and no candidate or selection process named. THIRTY-FIVE MILLION The UN’s 2026 Global...
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A conversation about why Nigerian politics keeps producing the same candidates led to one question: where exactly does the process go wrong? This is the first investigation in a twelve-part series that follows that question from a ward office in Lagos to election...
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WHAT HE WALKED INTO Taiwo Oyedele formally took over as Finance Minister on Thursday, inheriting an economy where PwC projected 2 million Nigerians would fall below the poverty line in 2026. STAY CAUTIOUS The Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa warned...
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THE WALL THAT MOVED Boko Haram killed twenty people in Pubagu and Mayo-Ladde on Tuesday, six days after killing four soldiers in the same local government area, with the army arriving in both cases after the attack was over. THE GENERALS IN THE DOCK Six people,...
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THE NEW ARCHITECT Tinubu removed Wale Edun as Finance Minister and elevated Taiwo Oyedele, who had served as junior minister for 37 days and designed the tax reform laws now due for delivery. FIFTY-FIVE DAYS A February hearing exposed zero disbursement on ₦1.15...
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THE ANNOUNCEMENT A presidential aide announced a $75 million government investment in Flutterwave’s IPO, the tweet was deleted within hours, and Flutterwave said the deal did not exist. NO OPINIONS Nigeria’s broadcast regulator warned TV and radio...