By Rotimi Ijikanmi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For decades, Nigeria’s electricity sector represented one of the country’s greatest paradoxes. Despite vast gas reserves and enormous generation potential, millions of households and businesses grappled with inadequate supply, estimated billing, mounting sector debts and chronic underinvestment. Today, however, emerging indicators suggestContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For more than a decade, Nigeria has grappled with a complex web of security challenges, ranging from terrorism and insurgency in the North-East to banditry, kidnapping, arms trafficking and other transnational crimes. While many Nigerians are familiar with the military operationsContinue Reading
How digital reforms are reshaping Nigeria’s paramilitary recruitment By Kelechi Ogunleye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The integration of technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into recruitment exercises is redefining how public institutions engage prospective employees in Nigeria. For decades, recruitment into Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies was characterised by cumbersome procedures, long-distanceContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The devastating impacts of climate change are no longer distant warnings; they are a daily reality across Africa. Climate disasters are intensifying across the region, from severe flooding in Nigeria and Togo to prolonged droughts in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Simultaneously, risingContinue Reading
Lagos to Abidjan: Traversing West Africa’s busiest but broken highway By Gabriel Agbeja, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Lagos to Abidjan is a strategic highway linking five West African nations, carrying millions of travellers and billions of dollars in trade annually. The route forms the backbone of the Lagos-Abidjan Corridor,Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In Lagos, everyday life is powered by convenience. Meals are delivered in plastic containers, groceries are packed in plastic bags, and countless products come wrapped in single-use disposable packaging. Yet, this reliance on plastic that powers our daily convenience has created aContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From the military era to democratic governance, Nigeria’s First Ladies have initiated different programmes to support federal and state governments’ initiatives targeting women, youths and children. Two notable programmes are the Better Life Programme for Rural Women by Maryam Babangida (1985–1993) andContinue Reading
By Grace Abe, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) A popular Yoruba proverb says, “Bí a bá fẹ́ rìn jìnà, a gbọdọ̀ bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ìgbésẹ̀ kan”, meaning, a long journey begins with a single step. The proverb reflects the reality that major achievements often start from humble beginnings. The saying underscoresContinue Reading
SILENT INFRASTRUCTURE REVOLUTION IN SOUTH-EAST HIGHLIGHTING TINUBU’S INCREASED FUNDING TO SUBNATIONALS By Musa Ahmed Ubandoma By all indications, a quiet but profound infrastructure revolution is unfolding across Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone, driven by unprecedented federal interventions, increased funding to subnational governments, and strategic investments under the administration of President BolaContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Established under the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) framework and commissioned in 2001, the Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ) was conceived as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s export-led industrialisation strategy. Behind CFTZ’s gates, factories operate; warehouses stand ready for commerce, and investors continue to test the possibilitiesContinue Reading
