Nigeria’s electricity generation plunged from about 3,840 megawatts (MW) in the morning of yesterday to around 476.70MW by 1pm, leaving the national grid with less than 500MW and triggering power outages in many parts of the country.
Chido Nwangwu writes that in a couple of days in November, 2026, the battle of the political leadership and grassroots battalion will begin to show the results of the American contentious politics.
Taja, a Pan-African fintech company, has surpassed 50,000 users since its inception in 2024, with monthly transaction volumes running into millions of dollars.
retirement of Victoria Uwadoka after 10 years with the company.
.Tasks citizens to harness diversity for developmentDeji Elumoye in Abuja
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the licensing of device dealers in Kano State as part of its implementation of the Device Checker platform, while assuring Nigerians that the initiative is not a surveillance tool.
After quitting the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Niger State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Jonathan Tsado Vatsa and 200 former supporters of the party have joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Political economist and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftain, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will strengthen the naira to N500 per dollar if elected president in 2027.
Bandits numbering over 10 have kidnapped four family members at Abangbe Dilu community in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims, it was learnt, were identified as Hajia Mansurat Musa, her son, Ramadan Musa, Semiu Ahmed, and Sofia Ahmed. Already, the reside...
For thousands of people, access to quality healthcare remains beyond reach—not because treatment does not exist, but because the cost of receiving it is too high. It is against this reality that Pistis Foundation successfully concluded its flagship UBOMI Medical and Surgical Outr...
The Ekiti State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was kidnapped by armed thugs in Ado-Ekiti, describing the claim as false and misleading.
Three persons were burnt to death yesterday when a passenger bus and a truck collided together along Okolowo Expressway in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.THISDAY checks revealed that the bus was said to be conveying day-old chicks while the truck was loaded with sack bags suspec...
The bright lights of London’s high-society ballrooms are a world away from the dusty, sun-baked pitches of Ilorin, Kwara State. Yet, for Nigerian international striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, the two worlds have never been more profoundly connected
The federal government has commenced a monthly cash relief programme offering N50,000 to vulnerable households to cushion the impact of rising living costs.
Following the Abuja High Court judgement that nullified Hope Uzodimma’s candidacy, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmen in the 12 local government areas in Imo West Senatorial District yesterday reaffirmed their support for the governor, insisting that their position on h...
There is a familiar proposition that politics is too important to be left to politicians alone. In a constitutional democracy, that proposition is not an attack on politicians; it is a reminder that public leadership must draw on the knowledge, experience and ethical discipline o...
For Nigerian households, the consequences of economic policy are rarely abstract. They are felt in the prices displayed in shops, the cost of everyday purchases and the difficult decisions families make when income fails to keep pace with expenses. That is why any new regulatory ...
The bright lights of London’s high-society ballrooms are a world away from the dusty, sun-baked pitches of Ilorin, Kwara State. Yet, for Nigerian international striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, the two worlds have never been more profoundly connected