WHAT HE WALKED INTO

Taiwo Oyedele is Nigeria’s Finance Minister. The job is harder than it looks from the outside. Taiwo Oyedele formally took over as Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy on Thursday. The handover from Wale Edun was completed before...

THE GATE

2.2 million Nigerians sat the UTME this year. Some are still waiting to see their results. 2,243,816 candidates registered for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. That is 10.5 percent more than last year. JAMB has been releasing results in phases...

THE WEEKEND BRIEF

Three things from this week worth keeping. The new Finance Minister is in. Taiwo Oyedele formally took over on Thursday. The reform project he helped design is now fully his to deliver. The election is nine months away. The gap between what the economy looks like...

THE WALL THAT MOVED

Boko Haram killed twenty people in Borno and Adamawa on Tuesday. The army arrived after. Pubagu is a small community in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. It sits across a river from Mayo-Ladde in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. They are...

THE GENERALS IN THE DOCK

Six people charged with treason in Abuja on Tuesday, while twenty died in Borno the same evening. On Tuesday, the Attorney-General of the Federation filed a 13-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against six people accused of plotting to...

WHEN THE BOOTH GOES QUIET

When the NBC bans broadcast opinions, who actually gets silenced? The National Broadcasting Commission issued its notice on April 17. Radio and television presenters are barred from airing personal opinions. Divisive political content will attract sanctions....