By: Abudu Olalekan If you haven’t noticed prices going up yet. You will. Another wave of price increases is coming, and this one is going to hit almost every single thing you buy. Manufacturers across the country are currently bracing for the biggest jump in production costs we have seen in 18 months, driven almost…
By: Abudu Olalekan This is the kind of report that makes you stop scrolling. The 2026 Global Terrorism Index has just been published, and the numbers for Nigeria are about as bad as they could get. Almost everywhere else in the world, terrorism deaths are falling. Fast. Nigeria is moving in exactly the opposite direction….
By: Abudu Olalekan This is not another generic sustainability conference. Lagos State’s Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Climate Change and Circular Economy (OCCE) will convene industry leaders, sustainability practitioners and private sector stakeholders for EcoNexus 3.0, and this year the conversation is shifting hard. For the first time, the entire focus…
By: Abudu Olalekan Corruption? It’s been a persistent headache for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), especially when it comes to promotions. But now, it seems Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tunji Disu is finally taking a real swing at it. He’s just ordered a special resit promotion exam – and an interactive session, mind you –…
By: Abudu Olalekan If you haven’t noticed prices going up yet. You will. Another wave of price increases is coming, and this one is going to hit almost every single thing you buy. Manufacturers across the country are currently bracing for the biggest jump in production costs we have seen in 18 months, driven almost…
By: Abudu Olalekan This is the kind of report that makes you stop scrolling. The 2026 Global Terrorism Index has just been published, and the numbers for Nigeria are about as bad as they could get. Almost everywhere else in the world, terrorism deaths are falling. Fast. Nigeria is moving in exactly the opposite direction….
By: Abudu Olalekan This is not another generic sustainability conference. Lagos State’s Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Climate Change and Circular Economy (OCCE) will convene industry leaders, sustainability practitioners and private sector stakeholders for EcoNexus 3.0, and this year the conversation is shifting hard. For the first time, the entire focus…
By: Abudu Olalekan Corruption? It’s been a persistent headache for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), especially when it comes to promotions. But now, it seems Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tunji Disu is finally taking a real swing at it. He’s just ordered a special resit promotion exam – and an interactive session, mind you –…
By: Abudu Olalekan Africa must stop tuberculosis by 2030, says WHO. The push comes now because delays cost lives. Progress lags behind targets across many regions. Each year lost tightens the clock further. Leaders are urged to act before more chances vanish. Dr Mohamed Janabi spoke firmly in Abuuja on Thursday. The head of the…
By: Abudu Olalekan It was a warm, almost symbolic evening at Windsor Castle. On Wednesday, King Charles III hosted President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at a state banquet — part of Tinubu’s two-day visit to the United Kingdom. Big moment. Not just for photos, but for what was said. And the King?…
