10,000 Diphtheria Cases: Why Nigeria Is Still Struggling To Stop The Disease
Nigeria has recorded more than 10,000 confirmed diphtheria cases in 2026, a fresh indication…
10,000 Diphtheria Cases: Why Nigeria Is Still Struggling To Stop The Disease
Nigeria has recorded more than 10,000 confirmed diphtheria cases in 2026, a fresh indication that a disease preventable through routine vaccination remains a significant public health problem nearly four years after the country’s major outbreak began. The latest figure, disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) Director General, Dr Jide…
How Ecuador’s $2.2bn Power Project Became A Corruption Case
A five year sentence handed to former Ecuadorian President LenÃn Moreno over a bribery scheme linked to the country’s largest hydroelectric plant has brought renewed scrutiny to a project that was once presented as a cornerstone of Ecuador’s energy independence, but has also faced technical problems, contractual disputes and years of unresolved questions over…
626 Dead, Thousands Missing: What Nepal’s Floods Reveal
The death toll from the catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and China’s Tibet region has climbed sharply, but the more important story emerging from the disaster is what it reveals about the growing vulnerability of communities, hydropower infrastructure and mountain economies to sudden climate and geological hazards. At least 626 people have been confirmed…
NDC, Jang, Kwankwaso, The Battle For Plateau’s 2027 Ticket
The dispute over the Nigeria Democratic Congress governorship ticket in Plateau State has moved beyond an internal party disagreement. With the 2027 election calendar advancing, the controversy is becoming a test of whether the relatively new opposition platform can convert its national political profile into a coherent structure at state level. The immediate issue…
After ADC Victory, The Bigger Question Facing Nigeria’s Judiciary
The controversy over a Federal High Court judgment that briefly threatened the legal existence of five political parties has moved beyond the parties themselves. It has become a test of a more fundamental question in Nigeria’s justice system: what happens when a lower court is accused of proceeding despite an order from a superior court…
Atiku’s 2027 Bid: Experience vs Generational Change
Atiku Abubakar’s age has returned to the centre of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest, but the more important question may not be whether the former vice president is old enough to lead. It is whether age, experience, health, succession and the ability to build a winning coalition will shape how voters judge his latest bid…
Canada Tightens Student Route As Nigerian Applicants Face Higher Costs
Canada is raising the financial threshold for international students seeking study permits from September 1, adding another hurdle for Nigerians hoping to study in the country as Ottawa continues to reduce the size of its international student programme. From September 1, 2026, a single applicant seeking to study outside Quebec will have to demonstrate…
FG: Cancer Patients Should Not Be Sent Home Without Care
A cancer diagnosis is no longer only a question of whether a tumour can be removed, treated or placed into remission. For thousands of Nigerians, it can also become a prolonged struggle with pain, treatment costs, lost income, family pressure and limited access to specialised care. That reality has renewed attention on a…
Wushishi Dies After Eight Months As NPC Chairman
The death of National Population Commission Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf Talban Wushishi, on Friday has come at a particularly sensitive point for Nigeria’s population data system, barely eight months after he assumed office and weeks after the commission expanded nationwide digital registration of births and deaths. Yusuf, who was born on April 15, 1960, in…
Kidnappers Extort N7.78bn as Boko Haram Dominates
Kidnapping syndicates extorted N7.78 billion in cash payments across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The Lagos-based geopolitical research consultancy documented 1,713 separate kidnap incidents involving 7,825 victims within the twelve-month cycle. Total ransom payments more than tripled from the N2.56 billion recorded in the previous annual…