Incomplete BVN biometrics deepen financial exclusion for Nigeria’s visually impaired
Rasheedat Oladotun-Iliyas The Bank Verification Number, BVN introduced in 2014 is a core component of Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure, DPI…
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Nigeria-Morocco AFCON Semi-Final Showdown: Head-to-head of power, pace and pride
As the Africa Cup of Nations reaches its decisive phase, all roads lead to a blockbuster semi-final clash between Nigeria’s…
Analysis: Why Nigeria’s festive season becomes a time of tragedy
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The festive season in Nigeria, traditionally associated with celebrations, family reunions and increased commercial activities, has once…
2026 marks beginning of more robust phase of economic growth – Tinubu
NEW YEAR GOODWILL MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS Fellow Compatriots, I welcome you all to 2026, with gratitude to God and confidence…
Reflections: How insecurity, economic hardship and legislative silence defined Nigeria in 2025 – Ejiofor
Renowned human rights lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has decried what he described as the normalization of abnormality in Nigeria. Ejiofor who…
Super Eagles secure perfect group stage, storm into knockout phase
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have booked their place in the knockout phase of the tournament after a flawless group…
WHO visits Anambra Health Commissioner, raises alarm over escalating burden of measles-rubella in Nigeria
A World Health Organization (WHO) delegation led by Dr. Winifred Ugo Onodu, WHO Technical Consultant for Measles and Rubella, has…
Nigeria’s Defence Minister resigns
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1,…
Ejiofor demands probe into General’s death, says Nigeria being undermined from within
Nigerian human rights lawyer and Lead Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has raised fresh concerns…
When states become of “particular concern”— A case for social protection in Nigeria
Prince Chris Azor When the U.S. President Donald Trump recently threatened to label Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over…