By David Hundeyin, West Africa Weekly There is a problem with Nigerian banking, and it’s worse than you think. Much worse. In May 2022, shortly after my story about Chinese loan sharks in West Africa went up, a number of new tips and leads started trickling in. It looked at first, as though a follow-up story would emerge,
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji Listen To The Report This investigation by Elijah Akoji uncovers how a Federal Government agency awarded N56 million borehole project for communities in Jigawa State which was never executed despite the release of funds. Between 2018 and 2019, payment made by the Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) has shown that over
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The management of the PortHarcourt Electricity Distribution Company PLC, PHEDC has said another collapse of the national grid is the cause of the current outage suffered by its customers. The distribution company made this known in as statement issued on Wednesday. “Kindly be informed that the outage currently
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Independence National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the continuous voter registration exercise until further notice. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, said it is imperative to extend the CVR because “the Commission has consistently reiterated its resolve to continue to provide
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to conduct the 2023 agricultural census, three decades after. The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of National Bureau of Statistics, NBS Prince Adeyemi Adeniran made this known while speaking as he declared open the training exercise for
By The Whistler Listen To Rhe Report The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has announced that a total of 74 persons have been killed by cholera in 30 states this year. The latest cholera situation report by the NCDC also showed that there are a total of 2,339 suspected cases of the infection as of
By Sahara Reporters The former Daily Sun correspondent in Abia State, Mr. Chucks Onuoha, who was kidnapped on Tuesday has reportedly been released. However, it is not clear whether a ransom was paid for his release as his abductors had demanded a ransom of N10 million. His wife, Mrs. Onuoha, who confirmed the release of
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The Niger Delta States in Nigeria have failed to attract any Foreign Direct Investment, FDI in the first quarter of 2022, says the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The States are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Rivers. Also, 23 other States failed