In Focus

Health

Lassa fever kills 72 in Nigeria in six weeks

Plu Team -
Seventy-two people died of Lassa fever across Nigeria in the first six weeks of...
Climate

Electric bikes (or okada) are entering Nigeria. India offers key lessons

Olawale Afolabi -
The electric-bike startup Spiro is expanding into Nigeria and planning to entice motorbike taxi...
Economy

Nigeria unemployment rate up again after revised calculation

Plu Team -
Nigeria's unemployment rate climbed to 5% in the third quarter of 2023, coinciding with...
Economy

Stocks, naira down. What worsening economy means for Nigerians

Ubong Ekott -
Nigeria's economic woes intensified on Monday, with both the naira and stock markets experiencing...
Nation

Protest in another Nigerian city against economic hardship

Plu Team -
Hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets of Ibadan Monday, joining a growing wave...
Food

Nigerians decry Tinubu’s no food import decision as hunger mounts

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigerians have reacted with dismay to President Bola Tinubu's announcement on Thursday, ruling out...
Economy

Nigeria inflation isn’t cooling; at nearly 30% in January

Plu Team -
Nigeria consumer prices rose further in January to nearly 30% as inflation shows no...
Politics

Chart reveals Nigeria’s wide democracy gap behind Ghana, Kenya, SA

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s democracy has only marginally improved over the last 16 years, and in that...
General News

U.S. coroner formally identifies Wigwe, five others killed in helicopter crash

Eric Ojo -
The authorities in the United States have officially released the names of the six...
Food

Cost-of-living: Tinubu plans food prices control but no quick relief

Olawale Afolabi -
The Nigerian government plans to establish a national body to regulate food prices as...
Environment

TotalEnergies defends AFCON sponsorship amid greenwashing accusations

Plu Team -
TotalEnergies has denied accusations of greenwashing after prominent African environmental activists criticized its sponsorship...
Companies

Nigerian sues Google for $150 million and it’s getting interesting

Olawale Afolabi -
A Nigerian entrepreneur has launched a blistering lawsuit against American tech companies Google and...
Companies

Access Holdings appoints CEO following Wigwe’s death

Plu Team -
Access Holdings Plc, parent company of Access Bank, announced the appointment of Bolaji Agbede...
Education

Wigwe University to open despite founder’s death

Plu Team -
The proposed Wigwe University, envisioned as Africa's first Ivy league university, potentially its most...
Environment

Environmental concerns surround TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of AFCON

Eric Ojo -
Top African environmental campaigners have raised concerns over TotalEnergies’ continued sponsorship of the continent’s...
Justice

Students’ explicit videos presented in court in UNICAL professor’s case

Plu Team -
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) presented nude videos reportedly...
Cost of Living

Cooking gas monthly price surge: Kano 20%, Benin 21%, Abuja 35%

Plu Team -
Cooking gas has surged over 20 percent across Nigeria in less than a month,...
Trending

New details on helicopter crash that killed Access Bank CEO Wigwe

Olawale Afolabi -
Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest bank by asset, was killed...
Economy

Shell, Dangote supplies push Nigeria closer to home-made fuel

Eric Ojo -
Nigeria has moved closer to restarting fuel refining and production at home, potentially shutting...
Health

Nigeria leads the world in unvaccinated children; millions at risk

Commentary Oge Udegbunam -
Nigeria has the highest number of children who have not received any doses of...
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