Scam alert!! Nigeria launches “Diaspora Mortgage Loan” scheme
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) launched a National Housing Fund (NHF) Diaspora Mortgage Loan in London on Friday 7 August. They claimed it
Who gets convicted in Nigeria’s anti-corruption war?
The recent conviction of ex-power minister Saleh Mamman has rekindled debate over who is held accountable in Nigeria. Saleh Mamman, a former Nigerian minister of power was
Nigeria’s budget is treated like a government secret
Nigerians have no reliable way of scrutinising the national budget. The citizen’s portal of the Nigerian Budget Office of the Federation is often offline, and when it is online,
Diezani Madueke denies taking bribes for govt contracts during London trial
A former Nigerian oil minister accused of staying in luxury homes for free and enjoying lavish spending sprees in exchange for government contracts denied taking bribes
Mehdi Hasan v Daniel Bwala was bulala to bum not “Head to Head”
When the epitaph for the Bola Tinubu regime is written, sending presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala to go and represent his boss on Al Jazeera’s Head
Nigerian troops ill-equipped to combat terrorism
A Nigerian soldier on the frontline in the war against Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast of the country has revealed the odds stacked against
Crooked Nigerians and Caribbean islands passports
The BBC ran a report yesterday about the Caribbean island nations that offer a passport to those rich enough to invest in property or other
Farmers rights group blasts Tinubu’s appointment of Mohammed Babangida
The Food and Farmers’ Rights Campaigns (FFRC) has slammed the appointment of Mohammed Babangida as the chair of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA). In a
Nigerian agency head provides insight into the extent of Tinubu’s corruption
There is widespread consensus among Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is stupendously wealthy from his time as Lagos State governor between 1999 and 2007, and
Nigeria’s illegal gold trade – elites and bandits are working together
Illegal mining activities in Nigeria are devastating the country’s economy, as well as fuelling violence. Strategic minerals mined in the country’s north-west region include granite, gypsum, kaolin, laterite, limestone,
