High Costs Stall Nigeria’s 5G Migration – Report
Nigeria accounts for a dismal one percent of the 3.1 billion global 5G mobile subscriptions….
High Costs Stall Nigeria’s 5G Migration – Report
Nigeria accounts for a dismal one percent of the 3.1 billion global 5G mobile subscriptions. The latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals this massive gap between local adoption and international technological momentum. While international networks rapidly transition toward mainstream commercialisation and standalone infrastructure, Africa’s most populous nation remains firmly anchored to legacy networks. Data from the…
EU Backs Local Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food Production
The European Union launched a vital partnership with Nigeria to finance the domestic manufacture of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. This collaborative initiative aims to end the country’s costly reliance on imported nutritional treatments for severe acute malnutrition. Massimo De Luca, the Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation to Nigeria, announced the intervention at a specialized…
FG Launches Subscription-Free TV to Force Digital Switch
The Federal Government launched a national free-to-air digital television platform today to accelerate its long-delayed transition from analogue broadcasting. The project, dubbed FreeTV, promises households across the country access to over 100 channels without a monthly fee. This rollout represents a critical reset of Nigeria’s Digital Switch-Over programme. Previous attempts cost the state over N60…
CBN Tightens Digital Rules, Mandates Beneficial Ownership Disclosures
The Central Bank of Nigeria issued a sweeping regulatory directive ordering banks and fintech companies to immediately disclose their ultimate beneficial owners. The policy aims to dismantle the opaque corporate structures often used to mask illicit capital flows across the country’s fast-growing digital financial ecosystem. Signed by Dr. Rakiya Yusuf, Director of the Payments System…
Commodity Dependence Exposes Africa to Shocks – Afreximbank
Africa’s persistent reliance on raw material exports leaves the continent dangerously exposed to global price volatility, geopolitical friction, and supply-chain chaos. The African Export-Import Bank delivered this sobering assessment in its latest Trade and Development Finance Brief. The report details a familiar structural flaw. Most African nations continue to ship out agricultural goods, crude oil,…
Vandals Plunge Niger Power Grid into Crisis – TCN
Nigeria’s fragile electricity grid faces a dangerous new security threat in the Middle Belt. The Transmission Company of Nigeria has raised an alarm over a surge in infrastructure vandalism across Niger State. Saboteurs are increasingly targeting critical high-voltage installations that transmit bulk electricity to the federal capital and surrounding states. This aggressive economic sabotage threatens…
Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price by N75
Nigeria’s mega-refinery has delivered a rare piece of deflationary news to the domestic energy market. Dangote Petroleum Refinery has slashed the ex-depot price of petrol by six percent, shaving N75 off the cost of a litre. This commercial adjustment responds directly to a sharp drop in global crude benchmarks over the last 48 hours. For…
JAMB Opens Portal for Printing 2026 UTME Original Result Slips
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has activated the portal for printing 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination original result slips, a step that formally clears the way for millions of candidates to begin chasing admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions for the 2026/2027 academic session. In a statement issued on Wednesday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian…
Troops Free Four Hostages in Katsina Forest Raid
The Nigerian military has secured the release of four abducted citizens during a deliberate raid on a terrorist enclave in Katsina State. Combat teams overran a major woodland camp on Tuesday during an aggressive ground push. The targeted offensive forced the criminal syndicate to abandon their captives and flee deeper into the bush. This successful…
‘Sacrifice Me If Necessary’ — Makinde on Rescue of Abducted Oyo Pupils
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared his readiness to make any sacrifice, including risking his own life, to secure the release of pupils and teachers held by gunmen in Oriire Local Council of the state. He made the pledge on Tuesday while addressing peaceful protesters led by activist Martins Otse, popularly known as…