THE APPOINTMENT AND THE CRISIS

Nigeria is sending Femi Fani-Kayode to represent it in the country where its citizens are right now closing their shops and going indoors. On Thursday, Femi Fani-Kayode announced that President Tinubu had approved his posting as Nigeria’s...

THE WEEKEND BRIEF

Three things from this week worth carrying into the weekend. One. The South Africa crisis met its limit. Nigeria has spent weeks talking about economic retaliation against South Africa. This week, the talking produced a crisis notification unit, an...

THE MINIMUM WAGE IS ALREADY LOSING

Nigeria signed a new minimum wage into law less than two years ago. The unions that negotiated it are now saying it needs to be replaced. This is how Nigerian reform works. The ₦70,000 minimum wage came into force in July 2024. At the time, it felt like a win. The NLC...

SEVENTEEN REPS, ONE FLOOR, ONE MORNING

The Nigerian Democratic Congress now has the fourth-largest bloc in the House of Representatives. The question is whether this is a new party or the same politics in a different name. On Tuesday, 17 members of the House of Representatives formally announced their...

SIXTEEN DEAD

Bandits and terrorists killed sixteen people across Katsina and Plateau this week. The NLC was still drafting its warning that workers may soon be told to stay home. Sixteen people were killed in attacks across Kankia LGA in Katsina and Fan District in Barkin Ladi,...

THE SENATE SAID REVOKE IT

Oshiomhole stood up and said what a lot of Nigerians were thinking. The Senate heard him. Then they moved on. On Tuesday, Senator Adams Oshiomhole walked to the floor of the Senate and said something specific. Not a condemnation. Not a delegation. A demand....