The recent rejection of real-time transmission of election results by Nigeria’s Senate has stirred public debate and disappointment. Many had hoped that the amendment to the Electoral Act would make the electronic transmission of results mandatory, especially following criticisms of the 2023 election’s transparency. However, the Senate’s decision has left the law as it stands,
Elon Musk has reignited the privacy fight around Meta-owned WhatsApp, posting on X that the messaging app “is not secure” and urging people to use X Chat instead. His comment followed fresh whistleblower-linked claims and a lawsuit that challenges WhatsApp’s long-running pitch that end-to-end encryption keeps messages private from the company itself. DON’T MISS THIS:
Lagos rents have risen so fast that many households now define ‘affordable’ as making compromises – living farther away, choosing a simpler home with fewer comforts, and limiting where they can search. A new ranking of average rents shows that two-bedroom apartments remain on the lower end of the market, even as demand stays strong
Nigerian billionaire and BUA Group chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, says he will still pay the Super Eagles the $500,000 incentive he previously promised, even after the national team’s defeat to Morocco in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Prior to the game, Rabiu had pledged to gift the Nigeria’s national team the
Independent petroleum marketers say Nigeria’s petrol supply is increasingly coming from the Dangote Refinery, arguing that product availability has improved and imports have effectively paused for now. In an interview published by Nairametrics, IPMAN spokesperson Chinedu Ukadike said members have been lifting PMS from Dangote without the shortages that typically show up around peak travel
Shoprite Nigeria has secured a new investor backing, an injection of capital aimed at steadying the ship and repositioning the brand in a market where survival is no longer guaranteed. Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL), the operator of Shoprite in Nigeria, said the investment “provides the capital base to accelerate Shoprite’s turnaround strategy and marks
President Bola Tinubu has lifted the six-month emergency rule imposed on Rivers State, reinstating Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the State House of Assembly. The suspension takes effect from midnight, September 17, 2025. “It therefore gives me great pleasure to declare that the emergency in Rivers State of Nigeria shall end with
The BBNaija Season 10 house has been anything but boring. From messy entanglements to surprise nominations, one housemate has been quietly stealing hearts without the chaos: Kayode ‘Kaybobo’ Oladele, the soft-spoken hunk with a smile like sunrise and the kind of résumé that makes you sit up straight. But before Kaybobo’s face became a regular
Femi Adesina, the former special adviser on media and publicity to late ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, staunchly defended his “senior friend” and boss’ long-time public insinuation that he was a religious bigot. Adesina spoke during an interview on Channels TV on Sunday, hours after news broke that Buhari had died in a London clinic after a
Bolt drivers in Nigeria are becoming increasingly wary of offline trips, and the platform’s recent crackdown on the practice may explain why. Keytakeaways Since late 2024, Bolt has cut offline rides by 42% through a blend of real-time monitoring, algorithmic penalties, and safety-first messaging. Drivers who try to shift trips off the Bolt app to