The World Bank has predicted that by 2030, about nine out of 10 extremely poor people in the world will live in sub-Saharan Africa, which includes Nigeria and others. The Bretton Woods institution, which gave its forecast in its report … read more
Nigeria is making little progress in eliminating poverty. New reports by global development institutions show that human capital spending in Nigeria—the poverty capital of the world after recently overtaking India—is among the worst in the world. In the second ever … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed an executive order directing Nigerian taxpayers to voluntarily declare and pay tax on their offshore assets. The new executive order No. 8 is tagged Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularisation Scheme (VOARS) and went into effect … read more
The UN envoy for children and armed conflict welcomed the release of 833 children on Friday by a vigilante group in northeast Nigeria. “This is an important development for boys and girls of northeast Nigeria whose lives have been deeply … read more
At least 16 people lost their lives on Friday when explosions, presumably caused by “thieves,” occurred at an oil pipeline in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Abia, local media reported, citing the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The incident … read more
Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.AS> expects a landmark corruption trial over a Nigerian oil deal to last many months, warning staff of continued critical media coverage in the $1.3 billion case, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Shell’s Legal … read more
Death-row inmate Celestine Egbunuche has been dubbed Nigeria’s “oldest prisoner” amid a campaign calling for his release. He is 100 years old and has spent 18 years in jail after being found guilty of organising a murder. Small and slightly … read more
Nearly a million children caught in the Boko Haram insurgency are acutely malnourished, with thousands of them at the risk of death, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned on Monday. In a report, the … read more
Illegal activities that involve the environment, biodiversity or natural resources are becoming lucrative and involve comparatively low risks for criminals. Among them is illegal waste trafficking, which Nigeria is one of the main destinations A new study has fingered Nigeria … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari promised to end a deadly insurgency by Boko Haram Islamist militants, renewing a pledge he made ahead of his 2015 election as he seeks a second term. “There has been a steady improvement in the security situation … read more