By: Abudu Olalekan N500 billion. It is a massive amount of money. But according to multiple insiders who spoke with Reportersroom, that is exactly what the Federal Government just sliced out of the May 2026 FAAC revenue. The reason? A massive emergency security fund to tackle escalating bandit attacks and national security crises. They pulled…
By: Abudu Olalekan The 64th UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) meetings just wrapped up this past Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Bonn, Germany. And honestly? The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) are losing patience. They’re demanding real urgency. Better political commitment. And trust. Because right now, that trust is seriously fading across the multilateral climate space….
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….
