By: Oluwaseun Lawal Money may soon flow a little differently. Maybe a little fuller too. The Federal Government says its fresh tax reforms — alongside a new Presidential Executive Order on oil and gas remittances — will increase what gets shared at FAAC. More funds into the Federation Account. More to distribute to federal, state,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Police announce strict movement restrictions for Kano by-elections this Saturday. No vehicles allowed in Municipal and Ungogo LGAs.. These controls take effect only on election day. Authorities say access stops completely for motor vehicles. The move covers both local government zones fully. Restrictions apply solely to those two regions. Officials cite security…
By: Abudu Olalekan A countdown begins after Washington demands terms within two weeks. Still, voices from Tehran say any pressure will meet firm response. Troops shift position while warnings cross borders. Moves on the ground grow sharper by the hour. Time presses forward. Insistently. A sharp rhythm pulses through the halls of power this week,…
By: Abudu Olalekan A hush hung over the fields when the engines broke it. Folks moved slow under the early sun, boots on dirt, pots clanging inside kitchens. A few carried bags toward open land where cassava grows. Kids sat blinking at wooden tables, mouths half-full. Noise arrived without warning – tires on gravel, rising…
By: Abudu Olalekan Midweek rain painted the roads of Abuja black. Inside Aso Rock, officials gathered once more beneath bright lights. This event, though – different somehow. Like tossing flame onto something already burning. At roughly five in the evening, President Tinubu signed what some call the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment). Paper met ink without…
By: Abudu Olalekan Monday morning. Abuja air thick with generator fumes and stale coffee. Another workshop. Another “strategic plan review.” But this one? Felt different. You could cut the tension with a machete. See, Nigeria’s Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA) – that ragtag crew of activists, researchers, farmers, and pissed-off youth – just wrapped their two-day…
