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For many years, China Peters, a Benue State farmer, cultivated yams and cassava on a large acre of land that provided his family with a livelihood. After several planting seasons enjoying peace and calm in his community, calamity struck when attacks over land ownership and insurgency made him and other farmers abandon their farms, forcing […]

Nigeria’s banks are now bigger than ever, thanks to the sweeping recapitalisation drive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which has reshaped balance sheets and strengthened buffers across the industry. But while the capital-raising cycle has enabled 32 lenders to raise as much as N4.61 trillion, according to official figures, analysts worry whether larger

…CBN cites systemic risk in Union Bank’s case Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has been plunged into a deepening governance crisis after a court ruling overturned regulatory intervention, setting off a high-stakes legal battle that now pits investor rights against financial stability concerns in Africa’s most populous nation. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has

…To take effect April 1 Nigeria’s fast-growing solar power sector is facing a new constraint as China moves to dismantle the export subsidies that once made renewable hardware historically cheap. For years, developers and households across Africa’s most populous country benefited from a flood of low-cost Chinese solar modules, which underpinned everything from rooftop installations

Fresh anxieties regarding Nigeria’s intelligence capabilities and security framework have surfaced following a tragic massacre in Jos North Local Government Area. Despite early warnings originating from neighbouring regions in Plateau State, the assault claimed at least 28 lives, with the death toll expected to rise as more information emerges. Only days before this tragedy, inhabitants

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Panic has gripped a Benue community as residents flee following an ambush on army personnel by suspected herdsmen at Yaryiwa, Mbaikyor Council Ward, in the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack resulted in the death of at least one officer and injuries to another, while a third was briefly abducted. Igbawua Gandepuun,

For many young Nigerians growing up in working-class communities, survival often comes before ambition. For Jerry, however, hardship became the foundation of a journey that would eventually lead him to international media recognition. Today, Jerry is the founder of The Bit Gazette, a Dubai-based crypto and Web3 publication that employs Nigerian journalists and contributes to

Security operatives in Kano State have foiled a daring daytime cattle rustling attempt by armed bandits who reportedly stormed a border community with dozens of motorcycles, killing two suspects and recovering more than 500 stolen cows. The operation, carried out by a joint team of security personnel and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force

…A comprehensive analysis of matrimonial financial relief under matrimonial Nigerian law Few legal concepts are as misunderstood and as consequential as alimony. In popular discourse, particularly shaped by American films and television, alimony conjures images of wealthy ex-spouses writing enormous monthly cheques to their former partners indefinitely. The reality in Nigeria is far more nuanced,