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Three years after the removal of the fuel subsidy and the adjustment of the foreign-exchange regime, Nigeria’s revenue and external positions have improved significantly. After escaping the fiscal cliff as touted, but with the United States questioning the country’s fiscal transparency, the harder question is whether these gains can be translated into an economy worthy of the sacrifice Nigerians have …

The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 arraigned the trio of Emmanuel Serah Motunrayo, Awotunde Olugbenga and Idowu Olugbemi on Sunday before Justices Olusola Adetujoye and Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. Motunrayo along with Olugbenga were indicted on forty-seven counts which included …

The Federal Government has assured to complete and commission the 284-kilometre Kano-Katsina rail project by December 2026. The assurance was given during a joint inspection of the project by officials of the Federal Ministry of Transport, the Federal Ministry of Finance, representatives of lending institutions and the project contractor. The inspection provided an update on the progress of the strategic …

The Edo State Government has expressed concern over the growing number of child abuse cases involving family members, revealing that incest accounts for a significant proportion of reported cases handled by the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The commissioner for women’s affairs and social development, Eugenia Abdallah, said that around 60% of child abuse cases handled by …

Imagine being born in a Soweto hospital. Your mother hugs you. The state assigns you an identification number. You grew up playing on the streets of Johannesburg. You go to school. You learn isiZulu and English. You believe with all your soul that South Africa is your home. Now imagine twenty-three years later, the same government that issued that identification …

Tulisan saya baru-baru ini tentang wanita muda yang memanggil Ketua Tony Elumelu dengan sebutan “Tony” telah menghasilkan tanggapan yang cukup besar. Bagus. Komentar publik harus memancing pemikiran, ketidaksepakatan, dan, kadang-kadang, penemuan yang bermanfaat bahwa beberapa hal yang dengan yakin kita sebut sebagai “budaya kita” mungkin saja bukan budaya kita. Salah satu argumen muncul berulang kali dalam tanggapan terhadap artikel saya: …

The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, and the general secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, resigned on Thursday, in the wake of a wave of national disenchantment over recent poor performances by national teams. It is learned that all members of the NFF executive committee have also thrown in the towel. Gusau’s resignation comes 34 days before …

Post views: 181 By Silvernews The Organisation’s National Coordinator/Spokesperson for the Renewed Hope Gender Initiative, Comrade dcn Martins Chibuzor Opara (JP), has congratulated the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, on his election as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election campaign council secretary. Opara, in a congratulatory message, described the appointment as a well-deserved recognition of Uzodimma’s loyalty, commitment and …

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has vowed to resist any attempt to grab community land under the guise of the new National Livestock Policy introduced by the federal government. The forum advised the government against handing over land to herders, who they accused of killing and displacing thousands of farmers in their communities. The forum explained that …

Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the Federal Government is reviewing overseas scholarships and bilateral education arrangements with other countries. According to him, the government can no longer justify spending limited public funds to send students abroad to undertake study programs that are already available in Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. This, he said, was part of …