The World Bank has committed an initial $25 million to Nigeria’s newly launched $300 million Distributed Renewable Energy Fund, a contribution that represents just 8.3 per cent of the fund’s target and leaves a gap of $275 million that has not yet been secured. The fund, co-managed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and Africa50,…
The presidential candidate of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Moses Adebisi, has declared that he will become Nigeria’s youngest president if elected in the 2027 general election. Adebisi, who said he is 35 years old and a Harvard University PhD candidate in the United States, made the declaration in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday….
Nigeria is preparing for one of its most ambitious digital infrastructure projects yet. Project BRIDGE, led by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, aims to deploy at least 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic cable, creating a national backbone designed to improve connectivity across the country. The project is intended to reach all 36…
SaharaReporters’ review of Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Act has uncovered N46.616 billion allocated for road construction, rehabilitation, erosion, drainage, bridge and flood-control projects across several states under the budget of the Federal Co-operative College, Oji River, Enugu State, despite the projects having no apparent connection to the institution’s core academic mandate. The projects, spread across states…
At least five companies listed as “inactive” on the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) portal received a combined N2.6 billion in federal government contracts and contract-related payments between May and June 2026, raising questions about compliance checks in the award and payment of public contracts. An analysis of federal government payment records published on Govspend shows…
On a Monday in early August, when a herd of cattle led by pastoralists strayed into a soybean farm in the Pampo community, Kataeregi District, Katcha Local Government Area, Niger State, North-central Nigeria, an argument broke out between the farmers and the herders. The disagreement quickly degenerated into a clash, leaving at least four farmers…
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has revealed that corruption remains the greatest problem confronting Nigeria at the moment, saying it must be tackled with all seriousness if Nigeria is to make a deserved progress. Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said although…
The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, arguing that the administration deserves commendation rather than criticism for removing fuel subsidy and unifying the foreign exchange market. Mr Adedeji spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said the reforms were necessary because…
“The division between the two professions was well recognised by the end of the 16th century and by the end of the 17th was quite firm….While the solicitor spends much of his time trying to keep his clients out of court, there inevitably comes a time when he needs the services of what the Americans…
A review of the 2026 Appropriation Act by SaharaReporters revealed that the National Assembly has approved no fewer than N29.59 billion for the provision and installation of solar street lights, transformers, and rural electrification projects across several states of Nigeria under the Federal Co-operative College, Oji River, Enugu State, despite such projects being outside its…
