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Northern Nigeria's tech turn: Solar, biotech and digital innovation can drive the change, By Mukhtar Yau Madobi

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Northern Nigeria is a region of contrasts - rich in sunlight, land and youthful energy, yet constrained by insecurity, unreliable electricity, unemployment, climate pressures and l... Read More


Nigeria is not doomed: Countering the forces of polarisation, By Chris Ngwodo

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Since the inception of the modern Nigerian state, observers have repeatedly contemplated its bewildering diversity and issued earnest forecasts of its impending disintegration. Acr... Read More


Decoupling Sovereignty Index (3): Persona, exit and the ethics of going dark, By Max Amuchie

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Last time, this column dressed the researcher for the street. It described the Visual Assimilation Protocol, the wardrobe of the worn and unremarkable, and the deep immersion thro... Read More


'Please forgive me': Fatai Okoya begs billionaire father after 40 years apart

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- More than four decades after becoming estranged from his father, Fatai Okoya has publicly appealed to billionaire industrialist Razaq Akanni Okoya for forgiveness and an opportunit... Read More


Article of Faith: The acceptable sacrifice (2), By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- In the tabernacle Moses built, the inner court was reserved for consecrated priests (descendants of Aaron) to perform sacrifices. The Holy of Holies was off-limits. It was a no-go ... Read More


Obasanjo's "My Watch": A rare and generous act of witnessing (1), By Zayd Ibn Isah

Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- "During his watch, a watchman has no sleep and no respite." - Olusegun Obasanjo, My Watch There is a famous line in Chinua Achebe's classic, Things Fall Apart: "Looking at the kin... Read More


Mining cooperation: A new chapter in China-Africa common development, By Yu Dunhai

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- On 13 October, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forth a four-point proposition on advancing China-Africa mining cooperation during his meeting with President Duma Gideon Boko... Read More


2027: Google opens AI watermark detector to public

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Google has opened its artificial intelligence watermark-detection platform to the public as concerns grow about manipulated images, videos and audio ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general... Read More


Nigerian authors gain global distribution channel as Spotify launches audiobooks

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Nigerian authors and publishers have gained a new channel to reach international audiences after Spotify launched its audiobook service in the country. The service, available in N... Read More


Nigeria elected to UN Human Rights Council

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- Nigeria has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term beginning in January 2027. The council announced the election on its official X account, ... Read More