THE GAP

Imports dropped 42%, Dangote claims solved scarcity, queues returned Nigeria imported 42% less petrol in January 2026 than December 2025. From 42.8 million litres daily to just 24.8 million. Dangote Refinery claims it ended fuel scarcity. The data says otherwise....

TWO HUNDRED TRAINERS

American troops are on the ground. The conversation Nigeria needs to have is being avoided. The first C-17s landed at Maiduguri on Thursday night. The United States is deploying approximately 200 intelligence analysts, advisers, and trainers to help Nigerian...

THE NAMED MAN

Five US congressmen introduced a bill that targets a Nigerian opposition figure by name. That’s new. The Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026 was introduced in the US House of Representatives last week by five Republican lawmakers...

YOUR PUMP PRICE

The refinery did its part. The rest of the system didn’t. Dangote cut its ex-depot petrol price to ₦774 per litre last Tuesday. That’s ₦25 cheaper than before, and cheaper than imported petrol landing from Lome at ₦793. Africa’s largest refinery...

ARRESTED WITHOUT PAPERWORK

DSS stopped El-Rufai at Abuja airport. No warrant. No letter. Nothing. El-Rufai landed from Cairo yesterday. DSS operatives walked straight up to him in the arrivals hall. They had no warrant. No invitation letter. They seized his aide’s passport anyway. He...

YOUR POWER IS OFF

Seplat shut its gas plant for maintenance. Nobody had a real backup plan. From yesterday through Sunday, Nigeria is running short on power. Not because of vandalism. Not because of a crisis. Because of scheduled maintenance. Seplat Energy shut its gas production...