AfDB warns Nigeria’s power crisis fuels hidden costs, weakens economy

While Nigeria struggles with erratic electricity supply, businesses are quietly paying a heavy price running on generators that drain profits and deepen economic inefficiencies. Nigeria’s chronic power shortage is imposing a significant... Read more »

In a duplex in Lagos, Cowrywise is trying to build a cathedral with 11 priests

One afternoon in February 2026, I went to Ikeja GRA, a highbrow neighbourhood in Lagos, to talk to a new crop of executives at Cowrywise, the wealth management fintech that manages money... Read more »

Is Education Becoming Expensive in Nigeria?

Education is becoming expensive in Nigeria, both economically and in terms of scarcity. Last month, JAMB, the body responsible for conducting the Unified Tertiary Examinations into higher institutions, reduced the cut-off marks... Read more »

How Chinedu Wisdom Went from UNILAG to Receiving Canada’s Top Graduate Honours

My name is Chinedu Wisdom, and if you had told the boy who used to read under a lamp in Lagos that one day he’d be called a graduate leader in Canada,... Read more »

Iran Rules Out US Deal Without Protection Of National Interests • Channels Television

  Iran’s chief negotiator said Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal with the United States unless it fully secures Iranian rights, as reports emerged that Washington had sent a... Read more »

Atiku’s Next Fight: Healing A Divided ADC Before The 2027 Campaign

The emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the ADC presidential candidate, ADEMU IDAKWO reports, has triggered fresh tensions over zoning, unity and party stability ahead of the 2027 election. The nomination of former... Read more »

Why Idoma has never produced Benue governor since 1976 — Obla

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of the Godwin Obla Foundation, Godwin Obla, has attributed the failure of the Idoma people to produce a governor in Benue State since its creation... Read more »

NNPP shelves presidential ticket, eyes opposition alliance

The New Nigeria People’s Party on Saturday ruled out fielding a presidential candidate for now ahead of the 2027 general election, saying it would rather explore alliances with other political parties if... Read more »

PSG vs Arsenal: Twenty years after heartbreak, Gunners chase history in Budapest

For millions of Arsenal supporters across Nigeria, Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain is more than a football match. It is a chance to end a two-decade wait, erase the... Read more »

2027: Opposition Dims Its Chances

Today is the last day for all political parties to complete primaries and resolve disputes arising from the nomination process. By the time I wrote this piece yesterday, five parties had held... Read more »