WHO flags global case cluster, but says risk remains low — NCDC on alert as hantavirus travel-linked cluster widens — Why Nigeria is watching a virus it has not yet recorded By Nkanu Egbe Three passengers are dead. Eight cases have been confirmed or suspected across multiple countries. A Dutch-flagged cruise ship carrying 147 passengers Read More…
As the Federal Executive Council approves the full reconstruction of a colonial-era crossing and greenlights a 68-kilometre rail spine through Lekki, the city faces its most disruptive — and potentially most transformative — infrastructure moment in a generation. By Nkanu Egbe For more than a century, the Carter Bridge has borne the weight of Lagos Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe The numbers alone tell a sobering story. Nigeria’s digital media ecosystem recorded a 26.2 per cent decline in readership traffic in 2025, reflecting a major structural shift in news consumption driven by artificial intelligence. Total traffic across Nigerian digital media platforms fell from over 1.04 billion visits in 2024 to 769 million in Read More…
An Editorial Nigeria’s media landscape is bracing for turbulence as the 2027 general elections loom just a year away. On April 17, 2026, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) issued a stern “formal notice” to broadcast stations nationwide, warning against presenters expressing “personal opinions” or engaging in “intimidating” behavior toward guests. This directive, rooted in the Read More…
Lagos does not do anything halfway. When the State Government speaks, it speaks with structure—trucks, task forces, monitoring teams, and, if necessary, court dates. So as the monthly sanitation exercise returns, it has not returned quietly. It has returned with a press release. And by evening, it has reached Aguda. Chiboy came in holding his Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe In a surprise move just days after the IMF’s Spring Meetings delivered stark warnings on Nigeria’s fiscal woes, President Bola Tinubu on April 21, 2026, executed a targeted cabinet reshuffle, sacking Wale Edun as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Stepping into the hot seat is Taiwo Oyedele, the Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe Nigeria’s long-running crisis of insurgency and terrorism has stretched the nation’s institutions to their limits. From the scorched villages of the North-East to the tense fault lines of the Middle Belt, violence has become not only a security challenge, but a defining feature of national life. Communities have been attacked, displaced, and Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe In the sprawling, high-energy corridors of Lagos, the gap between state-mandated environmental standards and the harsh reality of urban infrastructure has never been more visible. This week, the Lagos State Government, via the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, issued a directive that acts as both a plea and a provocation: Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe In 2015, Nigerians discovered that social media could win elections. APC “social warriors” waged relentless online campaigns against the PDP, and their victory entrenched digital warfare in the public sphere. Then came #ENDSARS in 2020: a youth‑led uprising against police brutality, the Lekki toll‑gate massacre, and the impunity of the state. Out Read More…
On Friday, April 10, 2026, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap suspended comptrollers at the Lagos-Seme border commands in direct response to viral videos exposing officers’ extortion of traders and travelers, igniting public fury and prompting a formal probe. The Lagos-Seme border, Nigeria’s pulsating gateway to West Africa, has erupted into scandal once again. Read More…
