Breaking the Cycle: Can a 97% Budget Surge Fix Nigeria’s Systemic Gender Crisis?
For 30-year-old Jane Matthew (not her real name), the scars of the past are a living cycle. A survivor of sexual violence at age 20, Jane recently recounted in tears…
Police nabs suspected kidnappers, rescues victim in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has nabbed a suspected kidnapper and rescued the victim in Isua-Akoko, Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh,…
3.38m Persons Displaced Across 14 states in 2023 – NBS reports show
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says no fewer than 3,381,228 persons were internally displaced across 14 states in Nigeria in 2023. This is contained in the Demographic Bulletin 2023…
Oborevwori lauds Cubana Millennium City Project as game-changer
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has described the Cubana Millennium City project in Asaba as a transformative development capable of boosting investments and urban growth in the state….
Intergovernmental deal for $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline due this year – Official
An intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on a planned $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline will be signed this year, the head of Morocco’s hydrocarbons and mining agency (ONHYM) said. Agreed a decade…
Police nab 50 suspects over fake checkpoints, other criminal offences
The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested 50 suspects over fake checkpoints, criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, banditry, robbery and other criminal offences in three months nationwide. The Force Public Relations…
Nigeria plans July start for gas deliveries to Abuja with AKK pipeline
Nigeria hopes to begin delivering natural gas to the capital Abuja by July through its long-delayed Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline, the upstream oil regulator said, marking a key milestone for…
Man gets life sentence for sexually assaulting neighbour’s baby
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Victor Dickson to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his neighbour’s six-month-old child. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his…
Nigerian ex-oil minister rejects bribery claims in London court as defence begins
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former oil minister, told jurors on Monday she did not abuse her position to seek or take bribes, as she stands trial on corruption charges in London….
IMF-World Bank Meetings: Nigeria to Seek Global Support as Middle East Conflict Strains Domestic Reforms
Nigeria will formally request enhanced international financial assistance at this week’s IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East drives up domestic fuel costs…
