The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says poor border demarcations are major challenges affecting the fight against the high rate of petrol smuggling. Timi Bomodi, deputy comptroller, NCS, said this on
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As cases of student death become more magnified, largely due to social media outrage, the efforts, actions and inaction of law enforcement officers are increasingly coming under scrutiny. Central to
In the last two years alone, there have been a number of questionable deaths involving secondary school students across Nigeria, relating to alleged bullying, harassment, corporal punishment, or institutional negligence.
In November 2021, Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, uncovered two primary health centres (PHC) in the state where officials were found to be extorting patients and collecting money for services and
The inscription on his shirt was glaringly ironic: ‘Say no to crime’. But Officer Monday and the caption were worlds
This journey began in January 2017, at a time when the Nigerian military said it had “accidentally” bombed a civilian
BY OMOLOLA AFOLABI Calm as a millpond, Mufeedah Aliyu cooed infectiously. She waved her fingers and snuggled close to her
THE INSIDER: FG set to guarantee $1bn new solar projects — despite choking under ‘take or pay’ deals
Despite getting its fingers burnt and running into debt over existing power deals, the federal government is set to provide
Having lived in the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Gwada for over two years, Auta Bala is tired of
Poor infrastructure in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions has been a source of concern for decades — and this cuts across
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