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A Pay Rise or Poverty Trap? Why Nigeria’s ₦100,000 Minimum Wage Debate Exposes a Deeper Economic Crisis Nigerian workers commuting amid rising transport costs and inflation.

Nigerian workers commuting amid rising transport costs and inflation.

A Pay Rise or Poverty Trap? Why Nigeria’s ₦100,000 Minimum Wage Debate Exposes a Deeper Economic Crisis

Korede Abdullah June 10, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian workers, payday no longer brings relief. Salaries that once covered...

Governors Weigh ₦100,000 Wage as Labour Pushes More Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq

Governors Weigh ₦100,000 Wage as Labour Pushes More

Korede Abdullah May 30, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – State governors are considering a new national minimum wage of ₦100,000 as discussions intensify...

Eid on the Edge: Soaring Transport Fares Force Nigerians to Rethink Sallah Travel Travellers waiting beside interstate buses at Kubwa motor park in Abuja before Eid-ul-Adha

Travellers waiting beside interstate buses at Kubwa motor park in Abuja before Eid-ul-Adha

Eid on the Edge: Soaring Transport Fares Force Nigerians to Rethink Sallah Travel

Oluwafunbi Bello May 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before sunrise at Abuja’s Kubwa motor park, passengers clutching bags and food flasks crowded...

Running on Fumes: Inside the Silent Collapse of Nigeria’s Small Businesses 1000845256

Running on Fumes: Inside the Silent Collapse of Nigeria’s Small Businesses

Oluwafunbi Bello May 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – From barber shops to cafés and roadside kitchens, rising fuel prices, inflation and power...

Nigeria’s Housing Dream on the Brink: Inside the Relentless Rise of Building Costs Cement and construction materials displayed in Abuja market amid rising costs

Cement and construction materials displayed in Abuja market amid rising costs

Nigeria’s Housing Dream on the Brink: Inside the Relentless Rise of Building Costs

Chukwu Obinna April 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a dusty stretch of Kubwa, where half-built homes stand like abandoned promises, the...

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

Silent Bells, Steady Feet: How Abuja Learned to Celebrate Without Excess Families shopping at Abuja mall during festive season

Silent Bells, Steady Feet: How Abuja Learned to Celebrate Without Excess

Juliet Jacob January 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Abuja does not shout when it celebrates. It hums. During the 2025–2026 festive season,...

Under The Hood: The Hidden Crisis Driving Abuja’s Soaring Transport Fares Mr. Umeajaghaku Jude (Vice chairman of spare parts association

Under The Hood: The Hidden Crisis Driving Abuja’s Soaring Transport Fares

Oluwafunbi Bello November 20, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – For months, commuters across Abuja have fumed at the escalating cost of transport. From...

Broken Keys to a Promised Home: Inside Nigeria’s Troubled ‘Affordable Housing’ Dream Aerial shot of a dense Lagos settlement illustrating the country’s widening housing gap.

Aerial shot of a dense Lagos settlement illustrating the country’s widening housing gap.

Broken Keys to a Promised Home: Inside Nigeria’s Troubled ‘Affordable Housing’ Dream

Juliet Jacob November 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Hope was supposed to rise from the red earth of the Renewed Hope Estate...

Opposition Claims Government Manipulates Food Prices Amid Rising Hardship Nigerian market stall displaying staple food items

Opposition Claims Government Manipulates Food Prices Amid Rising Hardship

Chukwu Obinna October 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Federal Government of using food pricing...

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Governors Weigh ₦100,000 Wage as Labour Pushes More

Eid on the Edge: Soaring Transport Fares Force Nigerians to Rethink Sallah Travel

Running on Fumes: Inside the Silent Collapse of Nigeria’s Small Businesses

Nigeria’s Housing Dream on the Brink: Inside the Relentless Rise of Building Costs

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

Silent Bells, Steady Feet: How Abuja Learned to Celebrate Without Excess

Under The Hood: The Hidden Crisis Driving Abuja’s Soaring Transport Fares

Opposition Claims Government Manipulates Food Prices Amid Rising Hardship

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