Muhammadu Buhari’s passing in a London hospital on July 13, 2025, may have drawn the curtain on a long and complex life, but the shadow of his leadership still looms over Nigeria, not as a legacy of strength, but of absence. For many Nigerians, the death of the former president offers no closure. It merely

Muhammadu Buhari, a Nigerian politician and retired army general who served as president of the country from 2015 to 2023, will be remembered for promoting social housing, even though all his efforts could not reduce the country’s housing deficit. Social housing is provided for people on low income or with particular needs by government agencies

After several years of shutdowns and stalled investments, manufacturers are finally revving up their factory engines again on the back of renewed investor confidence. Investor confidence is gradually returning to Africa’s most populous nation after a raft of monetary and fiscal policies targeted at transforming the nation into a market-led economy. The foreign exchange market

Frustrated by persistent power outages and soaring costs of diesel generators, six Nigerian universities, telecoms giant MTN Nigeria, the Nigerian Defence Academy, and 16 other companies have obtained permits to exit the national grid, choosing instead to generate their own electricity through captive power arrangements. At the heart of the mass exit lies Nigeria’s troubled

Former President Muhammadu Buhari was laid to rest in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday. President Bola Tinubu, joined by some African leaders, received the remains of the former president at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina. The African leaders who were present included: President Umaru Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau; Ali Lamine Zeine, prime

Customs, NAFDAC and the Fight that Matters By Abdulsalam Mahmud There is no overstating the damage that fake and substandard drugs have inflicted on lives in Nigeria. Across local markets and roadside pharmacies, harmful products still find their way into homes, silently wreaking havoc. These are not just counterfeit pills and fake syrups. They are

Electricity Subsidies Cost N1.94 trillion in 2024 – NERC The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that the federal government spent N1.94 trillion on electricity subsidies in 2024 due to the continued gap between customer tariffs and actual market costs. The figure, released in the commission’s 2024 annual report on Monday, represents 62.59 per

SEC Alerts Nigerians to Forsman & Bodenfors Fraudulent Activities The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians about the activities of Forsman & Bodenfors Limited, also known as F&B. In a statement on Monday, the SEC said the entity is fraudulent and operates with criminal intent. The commission said the promoters of the firm

Dangote Submits Plans for Mega Seaport Project Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, says he plans to build the “biggest, deepest seaport in Nigeria”. In an interview with Bloomberg, Dangote said he has applied to begin work at the proposed Atlantic seaport in Olokola, Ogun state. According to the entrepreneur, the initiative would ease

FG Committed to Gas-powered Economy, Minister Says The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has said that the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, is committed to making Nigeria a gas-powered economy, having declared a decade of gas utilisation. Ekpo said in Uyo on Monday while giving his remarks

The recently concluded Club World Cup in the United States was many things: a competitive showcase for elite football clubs, a chance to witness thrilling matchups, and perhaps most crucially a dress rehearsal for what could be the most ambitious World Cup in history.  With 48 national teams set to compete across three countries, Mexico

Africa’s richest man is not slowing down and the ocean might just be his next frontier. Aliko Dangote, the billionaire industrialist behind one of Africa’s largest business empires, has filed plans to build what could become Nigeria’s biggest and deepest seaport.  The proposed location? Olokola, a coastal town in Ogun State, not too far from