By Farooq A. Kperogi Wherever Nigerians congregate in the diaspora, conversations about our country almost invariably gravitate toward electricity. That was what happened after I delivered a keynote address at the University of Texas…
October 24, 2026BBBCLatest News, Notes, Opinion, Uncategorized, World
A search and rescue operation is currently underway in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after a multi-storey building collapsed on Friday afternoon in the Eastleigh neighborhood, leaving at least seven people missing under the rubble, according…
President Donald Trump’s recent diesel agreement with Russia has sparked backlash from Ukraine and a bipartisan group of senators. Under the agreement, Russia has pledged to supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel…
By Olarinre Salako, On October 8, 2026, Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele announced a 30-day petrol discount at NNPC stations, prioritising public transport. He proposed a ₦1,350-per-litre ex-gantry or landing-cost ceiling, with suppliers temporarily absorbing…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi has questioned whether Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele, possesses the appropriate educational background to manage the country’s economy. According to TheCable, Abdullahi made the remarks on Channels…
Two different conversations about the country’s highest political office are currently ongoing in Nigeria. One—arguably the less important of the two—concerns a matter of basic protocol that flared up after an Independence Day address…
On Wednesday night, Christa Pike lay strapped to a gurney at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville while the State of Tennessee injected pentobarbital, a sedative that is lethal in high doses, into her…
By Farooq A. Kperogi Something extraordinary is happening across the world. Governments are losing sleep over the intolerably rising prices of petrol and diesel. They are cutting taxes, subsidizing fuel, capping prices, releasing strategic…
by Simon Kọ́láwọlé, Something is brewing in The Gambia, our fellow West African country. Ordinarily, it looks like a simple, routine banking regulation exercise which should not worry any observer, but I fear there…
By Dr. Olarinre Salako, Last week, I returned to Scotland, more than eleven years after completing my Ph.D. at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society. I landed in the cold City…
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