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…ratifies new manifesto, constitution …British, Chinese envoys attend convention In a defining moment for Nigeria’s growing opposition, the national convention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abuja on Tuesday transformed into a high-stakes summit of political heavyweights, signalling a coordinated assault on the status quo ahead of the 2027 general elections. Under the leadership […]

Nigeria is accelerating a sweeping digital overhaul of its federal civil service, deploying artificial intelligence and expanding paperless operations in a bid to reduce bureaucratic delays and improve the country’s appeal to investors. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, head of the civil service of the federation, said the reforms are already reshaping how government interacts with businesses,

The influx of new carriers into Nigeria’s aviation sector has triggered a surge in competition, keeping airfares stable across local destinations despite a sharp rise in the price of aviation fuel. A wave of new airlines has emerged in recent months, including Pioneer Airlines, backed by the Bayelsa State Government; Binani Airlines, owned by Senator

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…A wake-up call for INEC to get it right In the last quarter of 2025, Nigeria’s long-running security crisis took an unusual turn. What had for years been a domestic emergency, defined by banditry, insurgency and communal clashes, suddenly found itself debated in the chambers of the United States Congress. Now, barely two years to

Wealthy Nigerians are now the primary focus of a data-intensive monitoring system designed to shore up public revenue. The taxman is no longer taking declarations at face value; instead, authorities are leveraging digital footprints, luxury purchases and lifestyle audits, tracking everything from bank transfers to high-end purchases, to smoke out underreported income. “One of the

There is a powerful idea captured in the biblical expression that new wine should not be poured into old wineskins. If it is, the wineskins burst, and both are lost. The same is true in organisations. Many companies develop new strategies, launch transformation programmes, and pursue bold ambitions, yet expect the existing organisation with its

When Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on April 2, 2025, it was seen as another technocratic appointment into a system long resistant to reform. One year later, that decision is beginning to look less routine and more consequential. Ojulari’s first

For decades, the word ‘pension’ in Nigeria evoked dread rather than dignity. It conjured images of elderly retirees languishing in endless queues, battling administrative bottlenecks, and waiting hopelessly for entitlements that often never came. Retirement, instead of being a period of rest after years of service, became a prolonged struggle for survival. That painful reality,

Japa – the outward migration of Nigeria’s young, educated workforce – has dominated economic conversation for a decade; an evocative shorthand for a country anxious about its future. But it is not Nigeria’s most dangerous demographic shift. That crisis is unfolding more quietly, far from departure halls and visa queues, in fields that are increasingly