Insecurity: Will Elections Hold in Nigeria in 2023?, by Yushau A. Shuaib   “The security situation in the country may affect voter mobilisation, deployment of personnel and materials to different parts of the country.” – INEC Mr Festus Okoye, a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral...

Partial Grid Collapse and Nigeria's Worsening Power Crisis, by Umar Farouk Ahmad   On April 8, 2022, the national electricity grid suffered a system collapse. And it happened not once, but twice in a spate of three hours. Authorities of the Power Ministry attributed the incident to...

'Nigeria’s Oil Production Crashed By 744,000 Barrels In March'   Nigeria’s crude oil production crashed by 744,000 barrels in March 2021 when compared to what the country produced in the preceding month of April, figures released on Tuesday by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...

Nigeria’s Debts May Hit N45trn In Q4 2022, LCCI Predicts   The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has predicted that Nigeria’s total debts was expected to hit N45.86 trillion by December 2022. According to the President, LCCI, Mr. Michael Olawale-Cole, who spoke at a press...

Weak Digital Economy Hindering Many African Countries' Growth – World Bank   The World Bank has advised Nigeria and other African countries to focus on digital development as too many of Africa’s expanding youth population will be denied the opportunity to live up to their potential...

Fed Govt Laments Rapid Drop In Oil, Gas Investments   Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has decried the rapid drop in foreign investment flow to Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. He equally decried the speed at which Europe has been pushing back against investment in...