Post-Meetings recap by Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of State for Finance

Economy THE 2025 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Washington DC have come to a close, and I leave with deep optimism about Nigeria’s trajectory and the renewed confidence of our global partners. Led by the Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso,...

FRSC Unveils Contactless Biometric System For Instant Drivers Licence In Nigeria

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has introduced a contactless biometric capture system aimed at making the process of obtaining a driver’s licence in Nigeria faster and more seamless, ending the era of temporary licences and prolonged waiting...

Nigerian police use teargas to quash protests over separatist leader's detention

Members of the Nigerian Police Force disperse protesters demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Abuja, Nigeria, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Marvellous Durowaiye ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian police...

Tinubu’s Strong Opposition Politics Saved Buhari, Ladoja – Olanipekun

1 Senior Advocate Of Nigeria, SAN, Chief Wole Olanipekun, has acknowledged the profound roles played by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in ensuring the survival of opposition voices as Governor and later as President. Chief Olanipekun, who was the...

World Bank, WHO Endorse Nigeria’s SWAp Model as Global Blueprint for Health Reform

October 20, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s health sector reforms have gained international recognition as the country’s Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) model was presented as a global benchmark during the 2025 World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C....

Protests to free detained Nigerian separatist leader broken up by police

Police operate in central Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday to prevent a march for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, a British political activist and founder and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Photo by Emmanuel Adegboye/EPA Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Police...

NGX, Lagos Government, HEI Unite to Combat Child Malnutrition

In a bold step to address the growing challenge of child malnutrition in Nigeria, the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), the Lagos State Government, and the Human Edge Initiative (HEI) have joined forces to implement a coordinated strategy aimed at...

Nigerian Catholics bring comfort and care to displaced survivors of violence

The sprawling camps for internally displaced persons in Benue State, Nigeria's North Central region, are steeped in grief. Mothers still writhe in the pain of watching their husbands and children butchered in the most inhuman form. Children wake...

Unite To Defeat The ‘Evil’ APC Has Become – Gbenga Hashim Tells Nigerians

1 Former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, has called on Nigerians across political, ethnic, and religious divides to unite and rescue the country from what he described as “the evil that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has...

2027: Unite, rescue Nigeria from failed APC leadership – Olawepo-Hashim urges citizens

Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has urged Nigerians to unite across political, ethnic, and religious lines to rescue the nation from what he described as the failed leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a...

Electoral fraud, Nigeria’s biggest democratic threat, says Nzeako

BY BEN OGBEMUDIA Constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst, Fred Nzeako, has warned that Nigeria’s democracy faces its gravest danger not from political defections, but from electoral fraud, constitutional breaches, and waning public...

Governor Mutfwang salutes Gowon at 91

Governor Caleb Mutfwang has congratulated Yakubu Gowon on his 91st birthday anniversary. The congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement on Sunday. Mr Mutfwang described the former military head of state as a towering national figure and...

Nigeria deports 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in collaboration with other agencies, deported another batch of 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud in Lagos. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement...

Why Nigerians Are Angry About Deola Art’s ‘Detty December’ Trademark

We were all minding our businesses the morning of October 19 when a post on X (formerly Twitter) announced that Darey and Deola Art-Alade had announced a new festival: Detty December Fest. A Lagos event running from December 6 to 31, 2025,...

You’ve four weeks to resolve ASUU crisis – NLC tells Nigerian govt

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to conclude negotiations with all tertiary institutions-based unions. This was as the NLC frowned at the no-work-no-pay policy introduced by the...

Protests in Nigeria for release of separatist leader turn violent

ABUJA, Nigeria Nigerian police clashed Monday with protesters demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), according to eyewitnesses. Kanu is on trial on terrorism charges, and the group...

65% of Nigeria’s Informal Businesses Saw Higher Revenues in 2025, But Only 47% Made More Profit

Despite more sales and the popular talk of resilience, Nigeria’s informal businesses are running out of breath, with the engine of the economy, including traders, artisans and small service providers, grinding harder just to find themselves in the...

Nigerian movie producer arrested in Ghana for speaking against planned protest by Hassan Ayariga

A Ghana-based Nigerian movie producer, Destiny Austin Omon, is currently in the custody of local authorities following his arrest over the weekend. This comes after a video showing him being picked up by unidentified men surfaced on social media....

Gowon at 91: Tinubu, Akpabio, Saraki, Governors Hail Ex-Nigerian Leader

….he is a living chapter in Nigeria’s history – Saraki President Bola Tinubu celebrated former Head of State, retired General Yakubu Gowon’s 91st birthday, describing him as a stalwart patriot whose leadership and wisdom continue to shape...

Adeyemi-King Urges Government To Prioritise Steady Power, Internet Access For Public Schools

6 Education and digital inclusion advocate Ademola Adeyemi-King, FCIML, through his AdeImpact initiative, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to urgently implement sustainable power supply and free internet connectivity in primary and...