Cyberattacks Hit INEC In 2023, Says Okoye

More than three years after the failure of the portal meant to show Nigerians their votes in real time, a former senior official of the Independent National Electoral Commission has offered a fresh account of what went wrong, saying the commission’s digital systems came under sustained cyberattacks during the 2023 presidential election even as he…

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N267bn Basic Education Funds Lie Idle in States

How Inflation is Hollowing Out the Middle-Class Education Compact

Private school proprietors across Nigeria have defended tuition and operational fee increases of up to 30 per cent ahead of the new academic term, citing punishing spikes in logistics, commercial energy tariffs, and food prices. The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) and independent operators maintain that these upward adjustments are unavoidable measures…

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The Hidden Labour Behind Online Businesses

The Hidden Labour Behind Online Businesses

Behind polished product photographs are messages, packaging, delivery coordination and complaint management, often handled by one person working to make a small online business appear effortless. The finished photograph gives little away. A dress hangs neatly against a clean background. The lighting is flattering, the caption is confident, and the order instructions appear simple. To…

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The Gateway Within: How the Oral Microbiome Lays the Foundation for Total Body and Gut Health

The Gateway Within: How the Oral Microbiome Lays the Foundation for Total Body and Gut Health

Emerging research reveals that the mouth serves as the primary gatekeeper for gut health, where dietary choices and beneficial oral bacteria work together to regulate digestion, inflammation, and cardiovascular wellness.   When scientists peer through high-powered microscopes into the human mouth, they see more than teeth, gums, and saliva. They encounter a bustling, microscopic metropolis…

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How Audit Queries Uncovered the Vanishing Billions Meant for Nigeria’s Poorest

How Audit Queries Uncovered the Vanishing Billions Meant for Nigeria’s Poorest

As federal audit queries reveal multi-billion Naira discrepancies in poverty alleviation payments, an independent expert probe vows to follow the digital money trail to discover whether Nigeria’s poorest ever received their promised relief. Consider the basic mathematics of survival in contemporary Nigeria. When a family’s daily meal ticket, bus fares, and domestic power expenses multiply…

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Peter Obi: Fuel Subsidy Reform, Governance, and Political Rhetoric

Peter Obi: Fuel Subsidy Reform, Governance, and Political Rhetoric

Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector remains the defining crucible of its political economy. Since the abrupt May 2023 declaration that “subsidy is gone,” the compounding shocks of fuel price surges, hyperinflation, and currency devaluation have dominated national discourse. As political actors position themselves for the 2027 general elections, the debate over petrol pricing has re-emerged as…

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