By: Abudu Olalekan Today. Across Nigeria. The streets hum with tension. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) isn’t backing down. They’re marching. Today. Nationwide. And the police? They’ve pulled out all the stops. Special forces. Tactical units. Drones in Bayelsa. Why? Because when workers say “enough”, the government listens. Or should. The NLC made it clear:…
By: Abudu Olalekan You think climate change is bad in normal countries? Try living in a place where bombs fall almost as often as rain doesn’t. That was the quiet desperation hanging in the air yesterday in Muscat, Oman, as ministers and officials from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and Palestine sat in one room –…
By: Abudu Olalekan Something big is brewing in Nigeria’s oil sector, and it’s getting messy fast. Aliko Dangote, the man who doesn’t talk unless it really matters, has quietly walked into the ICPC office and dropped a petition that has everyone sitting up. The target? Engr. Ahmed Farouk, the current boss of the Nigerian Midstream…
By: Abudu Olalekan Okay, let’s talk about these new taxes. Seriously. In recent weeks, the air has been thick with commentary. Analysts are worried sick that Nigeria’s massive new tax regime—slated to be fully effective in January 2026—will be a disaster. They see capital flight. They see businesses fleeing. They see global competitiveness damaged. These…
By: Abudu Olalekan Lagos was tense Sunday. Not because of rain. Not because of traffic. Because Aliko Dangote just dropped a grenade. At the Lekki refinery, the billionaire businessman stood before reporters. His message? Sharp. Direct. No more playing nice. “Starting Tuesday,” he announced, “MRS stations will sell petrol at N739 per litre.” Just like…
By: Abudu Olalekan Cairo is buzzing. The real work for Nigeria’s Super Eagles just kicked off. And honestly? It feels like the whole country is holding its breath. Sunday morning. Renaissance Hotel. Coaches? Already there. Backroom staff? Settled in. But the camp wasn’t truly alive until the players started rolling in. One by one. First…
