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Doctors Die, Risks Rise as Safety Failures Plague Nigeria’s Hospitals Resident doctors in Oyo hospital resume duty after suspended strike

Resident doctors in Oyo hospital resume duty after suspended strike

Doctors Die, Risks Rise as Safety Failures Plague Nigeria’s Hospitals

Korede Abdullah February 22, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigerian doctors face escalating occupational dangers as weak safety systems, chronic underfunding and overstretched...

Makoko Exposed: Inside Lagos’ Floating Slum of Despair Children in school uniform standing on makeshift structures in Makoko

Children in school uniform standing on makeshift structures in Makoko

Makoko Exposed: Inside Lagos’ Floating Slum of Despair

Korede Abdullah February 9, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – On a narrow wooden walkway above the murky waters of Makoko, the air is...

Edo Charges AAU Lecturer, Ex-Chairman with Murder After Protest Interview AAU lecturer and ex-council chairman charged after Ekpoma protest

AAU lecturer and ex-council chairman charged after Ekpoma protest

Edo Charges AAU Lecturer, Ex-Chairman with Murder After Protest Interview

Mirian Gom February 8, 2026

BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The Edo State Government files fresh criminal charges against a senior lecturer of...

Power Bills or Public Services? Nigerians Speak on Electricity Subsidy Row Protesters outside electricity distribution company office

Protesters outside electricity distribution company office

Power Bills or Public Services? Nigerians Speak on Electricity Subsidy Row

Hussaini Ibrahim February 5, 2026

(By Hussaini Ibrahim, Korede Abdullah, Oluwafunbi Bello, Edino Cornelius, Oluwatobi Adu and Otamere Gladness) As Nigeria weighs...

Unemployment, Weak Intelligence Fuel Rising Family Violence in Kano – Expert Detective Auwal Bala Durumin Iya

Detective Auwal Bala Durumin Iya

Unemployment, Weak Intelligence Fuel Rising Family Violence in Kano – Expert

Hussaini Ibrahim February 2, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – A senior security consultant has linked the rising cases of domestic and intra-family violence...

Nigeria’s $9m Washington Lobbying: What It Means and Why It Matters Illustration showing Nigeria and United States flags symbolising diplomatic lobbying and foreign policy engagement.

Illustration showing Nigeria and United States flags symbolising diplomatic lobbying and foreign policy engagement.

Nigeria’s $9m Washington Lobbying: What It Means and Why It Matters

Korede Abdullah January 17, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – When reports emerged that Nigeria had committed about $9 million to lobbying firms in...

Nigeria’s Classroom Emergency: Who Should Pay for the North’s Out-of-School Children Crisis? Out-of-school children sitting along a street in Northern Nigeria, highlighting the country’s education crisis.

Out-of-school children sitting along a street in Northern Nigeria, highlighting the country’s education crisis.

Nigeria’s Classroom Emergency: Who Should Pay for the North’s Out-of-School Children Crisis?

Mirian Gom January 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A child who is not in school is not just missing lessons — they...

Locust Beans Boost Health as Experts Reveal Hidden Nutritional Power Fermented African locust beans used as traditional Nigerian seasoning with health benefits

Fermented African locust beans used as traditional Nigerian seasoning with health benefits

Locust Beans Boost Health as Experts Reveal Hidden Nutritional Power

Oluwafunbi Bello January 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The African locust bean, locally known as Iru, Daddawa, Ogiri or Nune, is gaining...

Schools Reopen Nationwide as Parents Fear Safety, Rising Education Costs Parents and students preparing for school resumption in Nigeria amid safety concerns

Parents and students preparing for school resumption in Nigeria amid safety concerns

Schools Reopen Nationwide as Parents Fear Safety, Rising Education Costs

Hussaini Ibrahim January 11, 2026

(By Hussaini Ibrahim, Oluwafunbi Bello and Koko Maxwella) ABUJA / KANO, Nigeria – As basic and secondary...

Nigeria’s Unmanned Fuel Stations Spark Hope, Job Fears Nationwide Fuel attendants and motorists react to unmanned fuel stations in Nigeria

Fuel attendants and motorists react to unmanned fuel stations in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Unmanned Fuel Stations Spark Hope, Job Fears Nationwide

Korede Abdullah January 10, 2026

(By Korede Abdullah, Juliet Jacob, Oluwatobi Adu, Chukwu Obinna, Otamere Gladness, and Edino Chubiyo Cornelius) LAGOS, Nigeria...