Abandoned mines: A Danger to Communities Across Nigeria   Coal was first discovered in Nigeria in 1909 at Udi in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria. The country’s first coal mine, the Ogbete mine, opened six years later. The Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) was...

INDIGENESHIP VERSUS RESIDENCY: Nigeria’s Emerging Political Realities, by Progress Godfrey   A lot has been said already about the just-concluded 2023 Presidential and the Governorship Elections. However, beyond the rhythmic harmony about religion, ethnicity and party affiliation which has been sung...

TikTok and Minimizing Security Risks When Adopting New Technologies, by Fom Gyem    TikTok, a social media application owned by the Chinese firm ByteDance, has been subject to a number of security and privacy concerns over the past few years. These concerns...

Timipre Sylva Resigns As Oil Minister, Joins Bayelsa Governorship Race Timipre Sylva has resigned as Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources to govern Bayelsa State again on the All Progressive Congress party (APC) platform, sources told Reuters on Thursday. According...

Nigeria Can Generate $1bn From Leather Export, Says NEPC   Nigeria may generate over $1 billion by 2025 from the leather, cotton and garments sector, the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said. Speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement forum and exhibition in...

'Nigeria’s Fertiliser Imports Rise By 277.619MT'   Fertiliser statistics provider, AfricaFertiliser, has revealed that the official fertiliser imports to Nigeria increased by 65 per cent to 706,922MT in 2021 from 429,303 in the previous year. The disclosure was made on Wednesday during...