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Nigeria’s electricity sector remains a fiscal black hole, with the Federal Government incurring N418.79bn in subsidy obligations during the final quarter of 2025. A new report from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reveals that the state continues to shoulder over 52 per cent of generation costs. This massive intervention serves only to paper over…
Nigeria’s electricity grid added 349 megawatts of power over the last fortnight. Generation rose to 4,300MW on April 10 from 3,951MW in late March. This modest increase follows a pledge by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to stabilise a perennially fragile system. The improvement rests almost entirely on a steadier flow of gas to…
Armed bandits killed at least 18 people in Bunkasau village on Friday night during a raid in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area. Over 80 assailants arrived on motorcycles at approximately 9 p.m. and opened fire on residents. The Zamfara State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mahmud Dantawasa, confirmed the death toll and noted that many…
Taiwo Oyedele, the Minister of State for Finance, has admitted that the nation’s recently enacted tax reform laws contain significant errors. Speaking at a legal conference in early 2026, he blamed manual drafting processes and multiple review stages for the discrepancies. This admission follows months of confusion and allegations that the public versions of the…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Farouk Ahmed Umar, has warned that the country is on the verge of losing its ability to track aircraft due to the “obsolete” state of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) equipment. Commissioned in 2010 with a projected ten-year lifespan, the multibillion-naira system has…
FTSE Russell has returned Nigeria to its Frontier Market index, ending the country’s three-year stint in the investment wilderness. The global index provider announced the upgrade in its March 2026 review, moving Nigeria out of the “Unclassified” category it has occupied since September 2023. This reclassification takes effect on 21 September 2026, coinciding with the…
Tehran has designated alternative shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the presence of sea mines as it begins a tentative two-week reopening of the world’s most vital energy artery. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued the directive on Thursday, instructing vessels to follow specific entry and exit paths to avoid “maritime safety hazards.”…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Federal Government of using state security apparatus to launch a “troubling pattern of abuse” against former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai. At a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, party leaders claimed the government is orchestrating a campaign of harassment to dismantle opposition influence. This alarm follows a…
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has raised the minimum capital for national microinsurance firms to N3 billion. This sharp increase, contained in the 2026 licensing guidelines, seeks to force financial stability upon a sector designed to serve the poor. Previous requirements for national players stood at just N600 million. Regulators now demand a five-fold increase…
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has reported a bruising 91% drop in annual profit, as the era of easy gains from naira devaluation came to an abrupt halt. Net income for the 2025 financial year fell to $107.03m, a staggering descent from the $1.24bn recorded in 2024. The state-owned fund, which manages Nigeria’s oil…
