REA Moves To Provide Electricity Access To 17.5m Nigerians

The Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency(REA), Abba Aliyu, has said that the agency is implementing programmes aimed at providing electricity access to no fewer than 17.5 million Nigerians. Aliyu stated this on the sideline of the...

A Number Of People Decamping Are Going To Work Against Tinubu In 2027 — Usman 

1 Dr. Abdlrahman Usman is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a member of Governing Council of Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI). In this interview with JOY ANIGBOGU, he speaks on the defection of members of the main opposition...

Volta Region is Ghana’s new agribusiness frontier [Article]

The Volta Region stands at a defining moment in its development journey. Blessed with fertile lands, diverse agro-ecological zones, abundant water resources, and proximity to both domestic and regional markets, Volta has every ingredient to become...

SEME Customs Foils Smuggling Attempt Of Expired Flour, Seizes N2bn  Contraband 

The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted five trucks conveying 10,000 bags of expired flour valued at N1.2billion. The Command Controller, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, who disclosed this during his Maiden Press...

NERC: 38 Nigerians Killed, 19 Injured in 60 Electricity-related Incidents in Q2 2025

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Nigeria recorded a sharp rise in power-sector accidents in the second quarter of 2025, reporting 60 separate incidents, which resulted in 38 fatalities and 19 injuries, according to the latest data released by the Nigerian...

NERC Launches Probe Into Discos As 38 Electricity Workers Die On Duty

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced plans to investigate the deaths of 38 electricity workers who lost their lives while on duty in the second quarter of 2025. The fatalities, all recorded within the operations of...

Meet the CEO who raised $150 million to power Africa’s largest electric mobility company

Motorcycles remain the most accessible form of mobility in Africa, but they’re also among the dirtiest because they run on fuel. A single petrol motorbike can emit up to ten times more hydrocarbons per kilometre than a car. As the world is moving...

NERC probes DisCos over electricity incidents that killed 38 in Q2

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it is investigating the country’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) following reports of incidents that led to 38 deaths and 19 injuries during the second quarter (Q2) of 2025....

Meet the CEO driving Africa’s largest EV company and its fastest-growing battery swapping infrastructure

Motorcycles remain the most accessible form of mobility in Africa, but they’re also among the dirtiest because they run on fuel. A single petrol motorbike can emit up to ten times more hydrocarbons per kilometre than a car. As the world is moving...

Can Cyclotrons Improve Medical Care in Developing Countries?

LONDON, United Kingdom — Across Africa’s most impoverished nations, the availability of cyclotrons for medical use remains very limited. The vast majority of cyclotrons within the African continent are concentrated in the wealthier regions of...

Why Nigerian fintech entities are targeting Francophone Africa

Nigeria’s fintech scene, the largest in Africa, is now eyeing French-speaking markets, where a new frontier of customers awaits. Homegrown players like Flutterwave, Paystack (Stripe), PalmPay and others have announced moves into Côte d’Ivoire,...

Making Reforms Count for Most Nigerians

Postscript by Waziri Adio It is still hard for most Nigerians to accept that the economy is in a better place. This is understandable. The economic reforms initiated by the President Bola Tinubu administration have decimated the purchasing power...

Glo Foundation celebrates girl child in several cities

Glo Foundation, Globacom’s Corporate Social Responsibility division, on Friday hosted hundreds of girls from various secondary schools across the country to a symbolic walk and movie outing in continuation of its celebration of this year’s...

From Kano to couture: The Nigerian leather powering global luxury

Most Nigerian leather, often semi-finished, is exported to Europe and Asia and turned into luxury items bearing international brand labels, with zero trace of its origins. But with her homegrown brand, Isi Omiyi creates high-end pieces to try to...

Africa Para Badminton Championships 2025: Nigeria Tops Medals Chat

It was a harvest of gold for Nigeria at the Africa Para Badminton Championships 2025, hosted by Nigeria, as the most populous nation on earth, topped the medals chat with 36 medals, including 10 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze after the 6 days event...

Congo Square: Music and Community for Black Americans in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Congo Square, New Orleans, Louisiana. / Photo by Southernbelle1628, Wikimedia Commons The communal activities undertaken here gave rise to the greatest musical traditions of the U.S.: ragtime and jazz. By Dr. Hilary Whitham Sánchez Assistant...

Nigerian Newspapers24 minutes ago Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Monday, 13th October, 2025 Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 13th October, 2025 1. ASUU…

Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 13th October, 2025 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike...

Gov Okpebholo’s road infrastructure drive sparks hope among Edo people

By Tobore Jerome When His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo was sworn into office in November, 2024, as the Executive Governor of Edo State, he inherited more than just the trappings of power. He took over a state whose roads and infrastructure...

Nigeria’s capital is Abuja, but these African countries have more than one

When Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja in 1991, it was partly to find a “neutral ground,” a city not tied to any prominent tribe, region, or coastal chaos; thus, Abuja became the centre of balance and neutrality.However, in other...

Airtel Africa Awards 100 Tech Scholarships To Nigerian Undergraduates

Airtel Africa Foundation, in partnership with Airtel Nigeria, has launched of a landmark scholarship programme targeting Nigerian undergraduates in technology-focused disciplines. The initiative, unveiled at a recent press conference in Lagos by...