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Nigeria Confronts A Damaging Ambassadorial List appointment by Tinubu
The government has released a new ambassadorial list. It contains thirty‑two nominees who may represent Nigeria abroad if confirmed. The non‑career nominees are:...
Nigeria Sinks Deeper Into Cult Politics as Tinubu’s Cap Replaces Governance and APC Officials Compete in Ritual Displays of Obedience
Nigeria’s political landscape is descending into a full-blown cult of personality around President Bola Tinubu, as politicians, appointees, and public officeholders increasingly appear...
Zamfara’s Mass Wedding Raises Fresh Alarm About Welfare, Religion, and the Rights of the Girl Child
The Zamfara State Government has once again sponsored a mass wedding programme, this time pairing 200 female orphans and widows in a ceremony...
Lavish Living, Crushing Taxes: Inside Tinubu’s Nigeria Where The Powerful Flaunt Wealth As Citizens Sink Deeper Into Poverty
As President Bola Tinubu’s regime pushes its new tax reforms that would increase poverty, citizens have criticised images and videos of the children...
Babatunde Apalowo’s Next Nollywood Film, Londoner, Is Personal, but Its Questions Are Collective
Babatunde Apalowo has always been drawn to stories that feel intimate. His debut, All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and...
Tinubu’s Never-Ending Lies: Propaganda, Controversies, And Economic Failures
President Bola Tinubu’s administration is under criticism for deploying deliberate propaganda and a web of lies and half-truths to mislead Nigerians and downplay...
Trillions Wasted and Billions Unaccounted as Third Mainland Bridge and Lagos–Benin Expressway Keep Feeding Government Looting
Nigeria’s two most critical transport projects, the Third Mainland Bridge and the Lagos–Benin Expressway, have become national disgrace projects, riddled with waste and...
“Jollof Rice And AC”: The Secret Ingredients African Politicians Use To Keep You Poor And Loyal
Across Africa, poverty is often framed as an unfortunate reality to be solved. But beneath the surface, poverty operates as a deliberate political...
Tinubu’s Revenue Push Is Driving Up Import Prices Through Inflated Customs Valuations
Despite the suspension of the controversial 4 per cent Free-on-Board (FOB) import charge, Nigerian importers continue to face skyrocketing costs at the nation’s...
Tinubu’s ₦712 Billion Lagos Airport Renovation Exposes Nigeria’s Spending Crisis—Costs More Than New Terminals Abroad
The Federal Government’s plan to spend ₦712.3 billion (approximately $1.75 billion) on the renovation of Terminal 1 at the Lagos Murtala Muhammed International...
NBS Releases Rebased GDP, But Tinubu’s Government Still Fails to Deliver Real Growth
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has officially released Nigeria’s rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures, updating the country’s economic metrics to reflect...
IMF Praises Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Despite Acknowledging Worsening Poverty in Nigeria
In its latest review of Nigeria’s economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again praised the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms, despite openly...