By: Abudu Olalekan It’s been a few days since the June climate talks (SB64) wrapped up in Bonn on June 18. And the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group on Climate Change isn’t exactly happy about how it went. Not even close. They’re worried. As climate impacts pile up around the world — from brutal floods…
By: Abudu Olalekan Most likely, a young person in Nigeria today already knows what FESTAC stands for. Try asking one and see. A stretch of homes sits tight in Lagos. Perhaps it’s one of those planned neighborhoods. Could be nothing more than letters on paper. That’s all there is. Most folks miss this part –…
By: Abudu Olalekan Thirty-six days. That’s how long it’s been since gunmen stormed three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and marched pupils and teachers into the bush. Today, those abductors — members of Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad, better known as Boko Haram — are holed up inside the Oyo National Park….
By: Abudu Olalekan Tokunbo Wahab didn’t mince words in Berlin. Standing before global leaders, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources spoke plainly at the second Berlin Climate Mobility Forum 2026. Wealthy countries heard it straight – cash matters now, not pledges. Cities facing rising tides want support that shows up, not speeches….
By: Abudu Olalekan Tracking the foreign exchange market these days feel like a full-time job. And on Thursday, June 18, 2026, we got another reminder of just how unpredictable things are. The Nigerian naira took a slight hit again. It depreciated against the US dollar. Shedding about N3 at the official window. If you look…
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…
