18 DEAD IN JIBIA

Vigilantes killed repentant bandits. The reprisal came within hours. Jibia Local Government Area in Katsina had been peaceful for over a year. That matters. It means the security effort was working, at least by surface metrics. Then yesterday at noon, vigilantes...

THE WINDFALL THAT ISN’T LANDING

Oil is above $100. Nigeria is pumping 500,000 barrels fewer per day than it planned. This is the oil paradox nobody is talking about clearly. OPEC’s reference basket averaged $102.58 per barrel this month. Nigeria’s 2026 budget was built on $64.85....

THE MONDAY TEST

Soludo began his second term. He pointed at the date as the evidence. Chukwuma Soludo was sworn in for a second term as Anambra governor yesterday at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.Former Presidents Obasanjo and Jonathan were there. Vice President Shettima was there. So...

YOUR UK WINDOW IS CLOSING

Eight days until the student visa landscape changes again. Here’s what’s moving. Eight days from today, March 26, the UK introduces something it’s never formally done before: a national-level Student Route Visa Brake. From that date, nationals...

WHAT THE BANQUET LOOKS LIKE FROM PLATEAU STATE

Tinubu is at Windsor. For 270,000 Nigerians in the UK, the visit lands differently depending on where your family is from. The state banquet at Windsor Castle is happening tonight. King Charles. Queen Camilla. President and Mrs Tinubu. The first Nigerian...

YOUR TRANSFER MATH HAS CHANGED

The naira weakened again. If you set your monthly amount in January, adjust it. Nigeria’s annual inflation eased to 15.06% in February, the lowest since 2020. That was the good news. Bloomberg reported the easing this week but noted it came before the Iran...