Security
Gunmen kidnapped four cocoa farmers from a government research institute. Two are still missing. It happened at noon on Wednesday. At the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria in Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan. Representatives from the Cocoa Farmers Association of Ogun State had...
Governance
Five things Tinubu said he’d fix. One minister is leaving with his undone. Power Minister Adelabu’s resignation before March 31 isn’t just a political story. It’s a measurement. He inherited a sector with an installed capacity of 13,625...
Energy
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...
Diaspora
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...
Diaspora
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....
Diaspora
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...