By Mohammed Taoheed Sudan, a North African country, has topped a list of about 20 countries facing worsening humanitarian crises across the globe, according to a report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). In its 2026 Emergency Watchlist, titled ‘New World Disorder,’ the US-based organisation assessed humanitarian risks across about 20 countries experiencing worsening crises globally. The report identified factors such as escalating conflict, climate change, prolonged poverty and a collapse in global aid funding as drivers of global instability, suggesting that the situation may signal a shift towards a “new world disorder.” Other countries on the watchlist include the…
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By Maryam Bakare The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) on Sunday flagged off the first phase of its onion intervention programme in Sokoto state, targeting 600 onion farmers and covering 300 hectares of farmland across the state. The programme was formally launched by the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NADF, Muhammad Ibrahim, who was represented at the event by the agency’s Assistant General Secretary, Muazu Ibrahim. Restoring farms after flood losses Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Ibrahim said the intervention was designed to help farmers recover from losses caused by flooding and other climate-related shocks, restore production capacity and…
By Aminat Miskilu The Editor-in-Chief and Team Lead of DevReporting, Mojeed Alabi, has called on journalists to contextualise development stories from the lived realities of communities, describing every development issue as “locally global” and explaining that even globally recognised challenges can be traced back to specific communities. He made the call at a bi-monthly media journalism clinic organised by the Media Career Development Network (MCDN) in partnership with the Public Affairs Department of the U.S. Consulate in Lagos. Mr Alabi cautioned against an overly activist approach to journalism that focuses mainly on exposing wrongdoing, noting that such reporting often discourages…
As Detty December gathers momentum, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is set to re-stage Moremi Ajasoro, a play written by renowned Nigerian playwright, Lekan Balogun. The performance and art exhibition will be hosted by the Vice Chancellor, Folasade Ogunsola, a professor, on 19 December at the J.F. Ade Ajayi auditorium, UNILAG. The play offers a powerful retelling of the legendary story of Moremi. Recall that it was staged in July at the third edition of UNILAG in Town, held at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos State, an annual cultural stage production conceptualised by the vice chancellor. An announcement on the university’s website reads:…
By Sodiq Mojibola, Olabisi Sulaiman, & Maryam Bakare The University of Lagos (UNILAG) came alive on Tuesday as students with visual, hearing and physical disabilities took part in a lively sports fiesta to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. On the tracks and in the indoor arenas, they ran, raced, lifted and played with confidence, showing that their abilities are far greater than the challenges they face. Organised by the National Association of Nigerian Visually Impaired Students (NANVIS), the event brought together young athletes from UNILAG, Lagos State University (LASU) and special schools across Lagos, turning the day…
The Group President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has launched a N1 trillion education scholarship intervention for Nigerian students across three major levels. Regarded as one of the most ambitious privately funded education programmes in Nigeria’s history, Mr Dangote made the announcement on Thursday in Lagos, noting that N100 billion will be committed annually to the scheme that will provide sustained financial support for more than 1.3 million learners over a 10-year period. The initiative, to be run under the banner of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) Education initiatives in Lagos on Thursday, is positioned as…
By Aminat Misikilu Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has been named Africa’s Bank of the Year 2025 by The Banker, making it the third time in five years that the bank will receive the continent’s top banking award. The Banker.com, a leading global finance publication of the Financial Times, made the announcement at its annual Bank of the Year Awards, held at the Peninsula, London. The Banker’s awards are widely regarded as the most respected and rigorous in the global banking industry. UBA also won the Bank of the Year award in nine of its 20…
The National Security Adviser recently announced the miracle of two hundred and fifteen abducted pupils from Papiri doing fine. Though, they sit somewhere in a forest. They sleep on bare earth, or as we now know, they sleep on tarpaulin spread on the ground. They obey armed strangers. They wait for rescue that wanders like a drunk goat. Still, they are fine, declared Nuhu Ribadu. Accordingly, the heavens and the earth must celebrate this piece of miracle in a country that has arrived ahead of other countries at the new civilisation. A civilisation where captivity becomes wellness. A civilisation where…
By Adejumo Kabir Adeniyi and Dr. Ola Bello The attempted military coup in the Republic of Benin has sent shockwaves far beyond the borders of the small West African State. For Nigeria, Benin is more than just a neighbouring country; it is a country whose economy is fused with Nigeria’s, particularly Lagos State, through decades of intense commerce, daily human mobility, and deep cultural and ethnic interconnection. The failed coup feels like a crisis unfolding in Nigeria’s own backyard, highlighting the vulnerability of democratic governance in the region and serving as a wake-up call for Nigeria and the Economic Community…
By Adejumo Kabir and Dr. Ola Bello Guinea-Bissau’s military coup has triggered widespread regional condemnation, with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspending the country’s membership. However, this move may inadvertently strengthen the junta’s ties with trans-Atlantic drug networks, which could exploit the country’s instability for their benefit. The risk is that Guinea-Bissau becomes increasingly isolated, allowing these networks to finance and protect the junta, further entrenching its power. For decades, Guinea-Bissau has occupied a precarious corner of West Africa’s political geography: a fragile state with a strategic coastline, a turbulent civil-military history, and a long, well-documented entanglement…