Nigeria’s tertiary education system stands today at a decisive inflection point. With university enrolment rising faster than infrastructure investment, student housing has emerged as one of the most urgent gaps holding back academic performance, institutional competitiveness, and nationwide human capital development. Evidence shows that less than 15% of Nigeria’s over 2 million tertiary students have access to on campus hostels, forcing thousands into unsafe, overcrowded, and poorly regulated off campus accommodations. Across federal, state, and private universities, the story is remarkably similar: inadequate bed spaces, aging dormitories, poor amenities, and a lack of structured policy direction on student accommodation. With…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The Country Representative of UN Women to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Beatrice Eyong, has warned that Nigeria’s democratic progress and development could remain stunted unless urgent action is taken to close the country’s widening gender inequality gap. Speaking in Abuja during a media parley ahead of the 2026 commemoration of International Women’s Day, Eyong said Nigeria continues to face troubling disparities in women’s representation, safety and access to justice despite years of advocacy and policy commitments. The global observance this year is themed “Rights. Justice. Action.” Eyong said the theme reflects a growing international…
By Jude Obioha The 2027 presidential election may still be months away, but its contours are already visible to anyone willing to read the signs. Politics, like history, leaves clues. And the recent Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, alongside parallel electoral exercises in parts of Rivers and Kano States, have provided more than clues. They have offered a preview. The message from the FCT was neither ambiguous nor accidental. The All Progressives Congress (APC) secured five of the six chairmanship seats, flipping the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, and Kuje from the Peoples Democratic Party, leaving the…
The ECOWAS Parliament has called for deeper public engagement, stronger youth participation and greater private sector involvement in regional affairs as part of efforts to strengthen trade and democratic integration across West Africa. The call came as the regional legislature unveiled a series of year-long initiatives to commemorate its 25th anniversary, with officials stressing that the success of regional integration under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) depends largely on how effectively citizens, entrepreneurs and young people are involved in shaping the bloc’s future. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja announcing the activities, officials said the silver…
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Gholamreza Mahdavi Raja has defended recent military actions taken by Iran against United States facilities in the Middle East, describing them as acts of self-defence following what he alleged was an assassination of Iran’s supreme leadership by Israel with support from the United States. Speaking during a press briefing with international journalists, the official said protests by Muslims around the world over the reported killing of Iran’s spiritual leader were expected because of the leader’s influence across both Shia and Sunni communities. According to him, demonstrations were recorded in several countries including India,…
By Wale Joseph The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) will today conclude its national open trials with the championship bouts set to determine the boxers that will represent the country at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The decisive fights will take place at the Brai Ayonote Boxing Complex inside the National Stadium Surulere in Lagos, where finalists across the 10 weight categories will compete for places on Team Nigeria ahead of the Games scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland. A total of 128 boxers — 101 men and 27 women — began the four-day competition earlier in the week, with the field gradually narrowing…
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran JANDOR, has reiterated his interest in contesting the 2027 governorship election in Lagos State. Dr. Adediran made this known in a broadcast aired Wednesday, 4 March, 2026, across multiple media platforms, where he reflected on the evolving political landscape ahead of the next electoral cycle. JANDOR stated that with the signing of the new Electoral Act 2026 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the successful conclusion of party congresses by the APC nationwide, the political process is naturally progressing toward the emergence of party candidates for the…
The Peoples Right Agenda (PRA), a civic advocacy organization committed to transparency, accountability, and good governance, has raised serious concerns over an alleged coordinated plan to undermine electricity supply in Ibadan and its surrounding communities. The group warned that the scheme is reportedly designed to discredit the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, for narrow political purposes. PRA acknowledged that the power sector in Nigeria remains one of the nation’s most complex and historically challenged sectors. However, the organization commended the Minister for pursuing bold and far-reaching reforms across generation, transmission, and distribution chains. Despite decades of structural dysfunction, the…
The Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has officially sworn in the newly appointed Secretary to the Local Government, Supervisory Councillors, and Special Advisers at a ceremony held at the Council Secretariat, Ikeja. The oath of office was administered by the Director of Legal Services of Ikeja Local Government, Barr. Olubusola Bailey, who charged the appointees to discharge their duties in accordance with the law and in the best interest of the people of Ikeja. Those sworn in include: Prince Yinka Illo (Secretary to the Local Government), Mr. Matthew Ojewunmi, Mr. Dada Adams, Hon. Ayotunde Adenuga,…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola A Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Robert Orya, to 490 years imprisonment for defrauding the bank of N2.4 billion. The conviction was delivered on Thursday, 5 February,2026, by Justice F.E. Messiri, who found Orya guilty on all 49 counts filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Orya, who headed NEXIM Bank between 2011 and 2016, was prosecuted by the EFCC through its counsel, Samuel Ugwuegbulam, over allegations bordering on financial mismanagement and embezzlement of public funds amounting to N2.4 billion. In her…