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Nigeria is becoming a major player in the global lithium sector, with significant deposits located in Nasarawa, Kaduna, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, and Ekiti states, estimated to be worth over $34 billion. The sector is experiencing a boom driven by high-grade spodumene discoveries, Chinese investments of over $1.3 billion, and new entry from companies like Australia’s Chariot.  […]

Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) hold Kalashnikovs at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP)   The Nigerian military on Monday said that a commanding officer and six other soldiers of the Joint Task Force (North […]

On Friday, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters confirmed the death of the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade in Benisheikh, Borno State, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, and three other soldiers, following a ruthless attack on the military formation. Though this confirmation calmed initial reports that more than 17 soldiers were killed in the April 9, 2026 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has said that despite claims alleging that the Chairman, Joash Amupitan, made a partisan post on X, no verified forensic evidence links him to the said post.   The Director of Information and Communication Technology , Lawrence Bayode, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s, The Morning Brief on […]

Nearly 40 years ago in London, I was invited to dinner by a Nigerian woman I knew in Lagos.   She had described the place in general terms, but I arrived at an upscale home with some serious luxury.  She was kind enough to show me around, and following a stylish dinner, she described how […]