Under sweltering conditions in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state capital, President Muhammadu Buhari on November 17, 2015, launched the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) initiative was
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When the Ondo correctional centre for children started out in a rented apartment in 1975, the goal was to house persons below the age of 18, and provide them with
In the federal capital territory (FCT), the country’s seat of power, leaders of tomorrow are learning in decrepit classrooms in insecure schools. But because the students desire to learn, they
BY ADETOLA ADEGOKE The twin gate shielding the vast compound from the main road was locked; as it always is. After a brief knock, an elderly security man peeped through
As soon as Biodun Sango, a resident of Ashaga village in Yewa North LGA of Ogun, began to hear the
In December 2020, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) issued a 14-day ultimatum to network operators to block SIM cards not
With more than half its population lacking access to energy, Nigeria still wastes gas —a major source of energy. The
Fidelis Ebenyi looks hastily into the open compound and makes his way inside through the backdoor. The compound and homes
For 11 hours, armed bandits moved freely towards Kagara community in Rafi local government area of Niger state before invading
Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger state, says the Kagara students have not been released but the state is doing its
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