By: Tunji Okunlola Nigeria’s outstanding syndicated loans climbed by $2.73bn over a single year, an increase of more than 21 times, as the Federal Government leaned more heavily on commercial financing to fund infrastructure projects, according to an analysis of Debt Management Office figures by ClarityNewsNg. The loan stock grew from $133.66m in March 2025…
By: Tunji Okunlola Left: Africa on the traditional world map based on the Mercator projection, and on the Right: on the 2018 Equal Earth map. Composite: equal-earth.com, Getty Images via Guardian For generations, the world’s most familiar map has done Africa a disservice by flattening the continent’s true scale despite its vast landmass. That distortion…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Georgian teenager Andria Bartishvili after the highly rated youngster successfully completed his medical ahead of the proposed move to north London. The Gunners are expected to finalise the transfer this weekend after beating off competition from Liverpool and a number of prominent European clubs…
By: Tunji Okunlola Nigeria could see its energy investment double within the next five years, following the country’s admission as an associate member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), according to the agency’s Executive Director, Fatih Birol. Birol said the new relationship with the Paris-based energy watchdog would help Nigeria draw fresh investment, deepen technical…
By: Tunji Okunlola Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has rejected claims that the minister acted treacherously by backing President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. Olayinka said Wike had openly declared his support for Tinubu long before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) produced its…
By: Tunji Okunlola The National Sports Commission (NSC) is set to put forward names for an eight-member Normalisation Committee to FIFA, but the world football governing body will carry out extensive background checks on the nominees before determining who will lead the committee, The Guardian has learnt. NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko recently led a delegation…
By: Yetunde Ayedogbon The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has ramped up grassroots mobilisation efforts in Kogi Central ahead of the 2027 general elections, with party supporters in Okehi Local Government Area publicly declaring their support for the re-election of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The mobilisation drive took place on Thursday, as party loyalists, youths, women and…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said the appeal by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for federal intervention to curb fuel price increases exposes the weakness of the Tinubu administration’s position on petrol subsidy removal. However, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu pushed back against…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Lagos State Ministry of Health has dismissed allegations that officials at Randle General Hospital delayed treatment for a vulnerable patient and attempted to extort money from her, stating that the woman who raised the alarm also misstated her daughter’s age. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Federal Government of Nigeria has distanced itself from a failed coup attempt in the Republic of Niger, dismissing claims that it played any role in backing the plot. The attempted mutiny took place in Niger’s capital, Niamey, beginning in the early hours of Saturday, 29 August 2026. Reports indicate the unrest…
