NiMet Tests Digital Hub for Farm Weather
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency began live testing of a centralised digital platform on Monday, 21…
NiMet Tests Digital Hub for Farm Weather
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency began live testing of a centralised digital platform on Monday, 21 September 2026, aiming to deliver location-specific climate data to farmers and pastoralists. The initiative, dubbed the NiMet Data Hub, reached an advanced Minimum Viable Product stage following technical collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute and Crea2Solutions. Project partners launched…
Petrol at N1,500: Government Must Build a Buffer Before Fuel Shock Becomes an Economic Crisis
Nigeria’s latest petrol price surge is more than another painful increase at the filling station. It is a warning that the country’s post-subsidy fuel-pricing system remains highly exposed to international oil prices, exchange-rate movements and domestic supply-chain costs. Across several states, according to media reports, motorists are now paying around N1,400–N1,500 per litre, with prices…
Nigeria’s J.P. Morgan Comeback: $17.5bn Opportunity or Another Test of Investor Confidence?
Nigeria’s return to a major global bond index may become one of the most consequential developments in the country’s debt market in years. But the real significance is not simply the headline figure of $17.5 billion that could potentially be attracted to Nigerian bonds. It is what renewed inclusion in a J.P. Morgan benchmark says…
When a Council Chairman Turns a Motor Park into a Political Checkpoint
There is something deeply troubling about the image of a local government chairman standing before commercial drivers and warning them that they could be denied access to a motor park for wearing the colours or symbols of a political party other than his own. That is the controversy now surrounding Blessing Albert Ebhodaghe, chairman…
Rain Delays First Niger Bridge Reopening
Persistent downpours have forced the Federal Ministry of Works to postpone the reopening of the First Niger Bridge. The steel span, which links Onitsha in Anambra State to Asaba in Delta State, was shut down on 7 September for emergency repairs. Federal engineers had promised to hand the river crossing back to commercial traffic on…
NSIA Launches $300m Clean Energy Fund
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority floated a $300m investment fund in Abuja on Monday, 21 September 2026, to bankroll solar mini-grids and commercial off-grid installations. The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund marks an institutional pivot away from the national grid. State planners have stopped waiting for decrepit transmission lines to cross vast rural distances. Instead,…
Benue Police Arrest 17 Over Deadly Mob Attack
The Benue State Police Command has arrested 17 people following a savage mob assault that left officers wounded and another comatose on life support. State Commissioner of Police Cletus Nwadiogbu announced the arrests in Makurdi after operatives tracked suspects tied to the August 30 violence in Adagi along the Jato-Aka-Adikpo road in Kwande Local Government…
Nigeria Returns to FTSE Frontier Market Index
Nigeria formally regained its status as a Frontier Market within the FTSE Russell index universe on Monday, 21 September 2026, ending three years in the financial wilderness. The global index provider cleared the promotion after verifying that recent clearing reforms created no operational hurdles for foreign institutional investors. The move pulls Nigerian equities out of…
JAMB Sacks Worker for Extorting Admission Seekers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board fired a staff member on Monday, 21 September 2026, after an internal inquiry proved the worker extorted money from teenage applicants. The examination body revealed the summary dismissal in its weekly bulletin, warning that rank will not shield corrupt insiders from immediate prosecution. The disciplinary action exposes the dark…
Shettima Pledges National Interest Focus at UNGA
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will promote national interests, multilateral cooperation and reforms that give developing countries greater influence during the United Nations General Assembly. Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly will be guided by national interest and a commitment to multilateral cooperation. Shettima said the Nigerian…