Mobile phone subscribers in Nigeria and other emerging markets borrowed airtime worth $3.18 billion on credit in 2025, with Africa accounting for more than 94 per cent of the total, according to the latest financial statements of fintech firm Optasia. The company’s 2025 consolidated financial statements showed that airtime advances granted thr...
Nigerians across major cities have lamented the sharp rise in the price of cooking gas, with retail prices surging by 62.22 percent within one month, worsening the cost-of-living crisis and pushing many households toward firewood, charcoal and kerosene. Checks by our correspondent show that Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as c...
For many Nigerians, travelling for wedding ceremonies, funerals, village meetings, and other social events, activities that were once routine, has become difficult choices clouded by fear. As kidnapping and other forms of insecurity continue to spread across different parts of the country, more people are thinking twice before embarking on jou...
•Atiku Former Vice president and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria’s democracy is yet to translate into prosperity for the citizens. He also blamed some political actors for their behaviour, saying it has betrayed the ideas of those who fought and died for democracy in the country...
•Prof Chidi Odinkalu Human rights advocate and lawyer, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, has argued that comparing the failures of civilian rule to military rule amounts to “gaslighting” Nigerians, insisting that citizens deserve better democratic governance rather than being forced to choose between two undesirable options. Odinkalu spoke during a special...
•Obuesi Phillips The Executive Director of SWEEP Foundation NG and Convener of the Waste in the City Initiative, Amb. Obuesi Phillips, has said hunger, as well as insecurity and waste are killing the democracy Nigerians are celebrating on June 12. Obuesi spoke in his message to mark the 2026 Democracy Day, saying Nigerians need good […]...
•Thabile Sibeko A South African woman, Thabile Sibeko, has confessed about the hatred she and her compatriots have for Nigerians. Nigerians have been badly affected in the fresh wave of xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in the country, reports Daily Trust. As Nigerians were being evacuated from the country, Sibeko who identified h...
Two hundred and sixty-two Nigerians, out of around 1,000 who have said they want to leave South Africa, are expected back in the country today (Thursday), following a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said this in a statement on her X account this morning. “There are 262 Nigerian [&helli...
•Eagles supporters club last attended the World Cup in 2018 As football’s biggest tournament begins in North America, Nigerians at home and abroad recount the heartbreak, lost opportunities and frustration of watching the Super Eagles miss a second consecutive World Cup, reports The PUNCH. The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Thursday (today) ...
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