From February 13 to March 13, 2026, the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in Lagos hosts a landmark exhibition titled Murtala Ramat Muhammed: Life, Leadership and Legacy. Presented by the Murtala Muhammed Foundation and curated by Seun Alli, the exhibition commemorates the golden jubilee of the passing of one of Nigeria’s most influential military leaders
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was detained on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja over allegations linked to a multi-billion naira corruption probe. He reportedly arrived at the commission’s Jabi headquarters around 10 a.m. in response to an invitation and was interrogated for several hours before being held in
The Nigerian Senate will on Tuesday hold an emergency plenary session following mounting public outrage over amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly the removal of the clause mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results. The extraordinary sitting comes barely a week after the passage of the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill, 2026, a
History is often unkind to brevity. Leaders who do not stay long enough are usually remembered as footnotes, interrupted before their ideas could mature. General Murtala Ramat Muhammed defies that pattern. Half a century after his assassination, he remains one of Nigeria’s clearest reference points for what decisive leadership can look like, even when time
The Nigerian CBN’s new fintech policy framework represents a blueprint for regional integration that puts ECOWAS and AfCFTA to the test For years, West Africa’s fintech landscape has been defined by momentum rather than design. Nigeria built transaction volume. Ghana refined regulatory clarity. Côte d’Ivoire strengthened mobile money rails. But no single country has attempted
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to deport at least 79 Nigerians convicted of various crimes, as part of its ongoing crackdown on criminal immigrants. Information published on the DHS website on Monday showed that the Nigerians were listed among individuals described as the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has approached the Supreme Court to challenge decisions of the Court of Appeal arising from the legal dispute over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Court documents indicate that Akpabio, acting in his capacity as President of the Senate, filed fresh processes at the apex court seeking to regularise and sustain
Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode When young people say leadership feels unfamiliar, they are not saying they do not care. They are saying they do not recognise what they are being shown. Leadership once felt real because it showed up in decisions that changed everyday life. You could disagree with those decisions, protest them, even reject them, but
State governments across Nigeria budgeted a combined ₦525.23 billion for security votes and related operations between 2023 and 2025, despite the worsening wave of killings, kidnappings and violent crimes across the country. The allocation, intended to strengthen internal security, has raised fresh concerns about effectiveness and accountability as many communities continue to live in fear.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the commencement of the sale of application forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Registrar of the Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, and released through
