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Nigeria is attempting to pivot from a raw materials exporter to a value-adding industrial power. Delivering a keynote address at the Nigeria–German Economic Forum in Dortmund this week (March 3–5, 2026), Steel Development Minister Shuaibu Abubakar Audu said the country needs European partners to fix its broken industrial chain. The government wants to stop shipping…
President Bola Tinubu has moved to split the state’s monopoly on power transmission by creating the Grid Asset Management Company (GAMCO). The Federal Executive Council approved the plan on Wednesday to address the chronic instability of the national grid. Nigeria privatised its generation and distribution arms over a decade ago but kept the transmission lines…
The United States Embassy in Abuja has cancelled all visa appointments scheduled for Wednesday, 4 March 2026, citing “high potential” for violent protests. This precautionary measure follows the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during joint US-Israeli airstrikes over the weekend. American citizens residing in the Federal Capital Territory have been strongly…
The Nigerian Army has operationalised 170 forest guards to secure vulnerable communities in the Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Major General Bemgba Paul Koughna, Commander of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, formalised the deployment on Tuesday at the Kangiwa headquarters. The unit will operate under direct military control to flush out bandits and…
The family of Nasir el-Rufai has dismissed claims by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that surveillance equipment and secret documents were seized from the former governor’s Abuja home. In a sharp rebuttal issued on Tuesday, the family described the allegations as “theatrical posturing” and a “work of fiction.” The dispute…
Explosions rocked the capitals of Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates on Monday as Iran sustained its third day of retaliatory strikes against American assets. Tehran insists its missiles and drones target US military sites rather than its Arab neighbours. Yet the reality on the ground tells a different story. Shrapnel and missed targets…
Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has traded the corridors of power for a cell at the anti-graft agency. Investigators from the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) say they found more than just files during a raid on his Abuja home. The haul allegedly includes electronic devices capable of intercepting telephone calls and…
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the death of four persons following a stampede during the distribution of annual Ramadan alms. The tragedy occurred on Thursday night, 26 February 2026, at the Kofar Guga residence of Alhaji Dahiru Usman Sarki. A large crowd had gathered at the philanthropist’s home to receive “Zakkat” (alms) when…
A tragic repeat of recent media fatalities was narrowly averted in Gombe on Friday. A bus conveying the Correspondents’ Chapel, tasked with covering Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s project inspection tour, was forced off the road by the reckless driving of a local official’s aide. The vehicle, carrying journalists across various local government areas, was nearly…
Health authorities in Benue State have sounded the alarm over a surging Lassa fever outbreak that has claimed ten lives, including five medical doctors. As of late February 2026, the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi reported 28 suspected cases, with 17 confirmed positive and currently under intensive care. The Chief Medical Director,…
