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Ramadan ends tonight or tomorrow. Nigeria kept going. Today is likely the final day of Ramadan. The crescent gets sighted tonight or tomorrow — the Sultan of Sokoto makes the call — and then it’s Eid. One hundred million Nigerians have been fasting through a...
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India got its ships through Hormuz. Not with warships. With a phone call. Here’s the map that explains your fuel price. When the US and Israel struck Iran on February 28 and Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to enemy shipping, Donald Trump asked allies to send...
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A Middle East war hit N1,400 per litre in Lagos before anyone in Abuja said a word Nigeria removed fuel subsidy so the market could breathe. The market breathed in a war. On February 28, the United States and Israel struck Iran. Iran retaliated by threatening to close...
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The Electoral Act says transmit electronically. Then it says manual beats digital when things “fail.” Nigeria passed a new Electoral Act on February 18. President Tinubu signed it. And if you read the press releases, it sounds like genuine progress:...
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Gas suppliers are done waiting. Your electricity is about to get worse. Nigeria’s power plants are currently running on 43% of the gas they need. The reason they’re not getting the rest isn’t a pipeline problem. It’s a payment problem that...
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US-Israel strikes on Iran drove Brent to $110. Your pump price didn’t wait for an explanation. On February 28, the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Khamenei. Iran responded with missile and drone strikes on Gulf states....