By: Abudu Olalekan For the first few months of 2026, things were actually looking promising. Petrol imports had been dropping steadily. In January, imported fuel accounted for about 24.8 million litres per day — a huge number. By February, that had crashed to just 3 million litres per day. Local refineries were picking up the…
By: Abudu Olalekan Two days. That’s all the time left before Ekiti State goes to the polls in what many are calling one of the most closely watched off-cycle elections in recent memory. And from the looks of things, nobody is taking any chances. On Wednesday, the streets of Ado Ekiti were buzzing with a…
By: Abudu Olalekan Transparency isn’t the boring part of climate policy. It’s actually the part that makes everything else work. As countries gear up for their next round of climate transparency reports under the Paris Agreement, the message coming out of the 2026 June Climate Meetings in Bonn was loud and clear — the Enhanced…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) is calling it out. Politicians in South Africa? They’re using anti-Nigerian and anti-migrant sentiments. For votes. Plain and simple. Speaking exclusively with Reportersroom, NUSA spokesperson Akindele Olunloyo didn’t hold back. He said foreign nationals have become scapegoats. Convenient ones. For the country’s economic and governance mess….
By: Abudu Olalekan Insecurity is a beast. And Nigeria is tired of fighting it with old tools. On Tuesday, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made something clear. They want modern technology. They want stronger regional cooperation. They want Nigeria’s border security fixed. Now. Ribadu didn’t mince words. Weak border…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Court of Appeal reversed the deregistration of the ADC and four other parties on Monday. Senator David Mark, the ADC National Chairman, didn’t hold back. He said the judiciary is on trial right now. And he warned the Federal Government—stop the political manipulation. Stakeholders are furious. They’re calling for sanctions against…
