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Inspector General of Police Tunji Disu has ordered an immediate nationwide audit of arms and ammunition across all state commands following public outrage over a viral video showing officers shooting a restrained, handcuffed man at close range. The directive came during a meeting with senior officers in Abuja on Tuesday, where Disu mandated all…
Nigeria’s global passport ranking has improved by six places since President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, yet the actual number of countries that Nigerians can enter without a prior visa has quietly shrunk, presenting a contradictory picture of progress and decline. According to the April 2026 edition of the Henley Passport…
The Nigerian passport is climbing the global charts. While it rose six places on the Henley Passport Index to rank 89th this April, the move is an optical illusion. The rise stems from the collapse of other failing states rather than its own strength. In reality, the list of countries willing to welcome Nigerians without…
Nigerian Customs officers have arrested a 71-year-old man carrying cocaine worth N2.35bn in a Toyota Highlander. The discovery took place along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor as part of a wider crackdown on regional smuggling routes. This single arrest highlights a worrying trend of drug cartels using elderly couriers to evade suspicion at checkpoints. The 6.35kg of…
Nigeria’s banking system is expanding at a breakneck pace that defies traditional economic logic. Credit to the private sector reached a record N94.61tn in February. Simultaneously, government borrowing climbed to N39.36tn. Usually, heavy state borrowing crowds out private companies. Today, both are feasting on bank balance sheets at the same time. This dual surge suggests…
The Independent National Electoral Commission will open the final window for voter registration on 11 May 2026. This third phase serves as the last call for the millions of Nigerians who turned 18 recently or missed previous rounds. Officials suspended the exercise in April to scrub the register of duplicates and ghost names. Now, the…
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange fled the equity market on Tuesday, wiping N1.347tn off total valuations in a single session. This sharp contraction stems from a coordinated exit from bellwether stocks that usually anchor the index. Large-cap heavyweights like MTN Nigeria and Aradel Holdings led the retreat, forcing the All-Share Index down to 241,750.15 points….
Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies are learning a hard lesson in diminishing returns. Data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that improved operational efficiency failed to stop a revenue slide in February. The sector received 17.64% more energy by value than in January, yet total billings dropped by nearly 10%. This gap suggests that while…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio sparked laughter on the floor of the upper chamber on Tuesday when he declared that the African Democratic Congress was effectively finished, following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers abandon the party for the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over…
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State is set to become a hub for livestock innovation following a ₦300 million investment from the World Bank. The funding, provided through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), is dedicated to establishing an Animal Feed Reference Laboratory. This initiative aims to modernize…
