MTN suffers outage in Nigeria, gives reason

“We apologise for the inconvenience and ask for your patience and understanding as the team works to restore full service as soon as possible.” Mobile network operator MTN has apologised to its Nigerian customers after users experienced outages in many…

A strategy to control the spin polarization of electrons using helium

Spintronics, also known as spin electronics, is a research field that explores how the intrinsic spin of electrons and its magnetic moment can be exploited by devices. Spintronic devices are promising for a wide range of applications, particularly for efficiently…

Nigeria Struggles With Security Sector Reform

There is an urgent need to address widespread failings in Nigeria’s security services, but so far President Buhari has not tackled these challenges. Nigerian soldiers on patrol in February. Photo: Getty Images. Nigeria’s stubborn security challenges will be a thorn…

Ghost ships of Lagos, a haven of crime

Middlemen earn up to $200 a trip and some valuables farom the ships fetch as much as $55,000 Shipping containers sitting at the Apapa Port Complex in Lagos, Nigeria’s economy hub on April 8, 2019. Shipwrecks along the shoreline are…

In Ajegunle school, parents pay fees with waste plastic bottles

At a time plastic bottles are causing nuisance in the environment, parents in Morit International School, Ajegunle, Lagos have found an economical use for them. The school now allows parents to pay their children’s fees with cleanly sorted plastic bottles…

Domestic Passenger Traffic Grew By 23.19% YoY in 2018 – NBS

The various items that make up airport transportation in Nigeria in 2018 experienced growth in 2018. The total number of passengers who passed through Nigerian airports reached 17,230,438. The total number of international passengers who passed through Nigerian airports reached…

EXCLUSIVE: Onnoghen resigns as CJN ‘with immediate effect’

Walter Onnoghen has resigned as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) with immediate effect, TheCable can report. He turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening, a day after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended that he…

Africa’s Richest Man Makes a $17 Billion Bid for Immortality

Aliko Dangote’s plan to reduce Nigeria’s dependency on fuel imports will carve out an even bigger slice of the nation’s $376 billion economy for his empire. The best way to appreciate the scale of Aliko Dangote’s empire is to hitch…

Poll: Abba Kyari warns foreign powers, says US, UK, EU against Buhari, Nigeria

The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, has, in an article published by THISDAY, taken a swipe at world powers, saying the European Union, United States and the United Kingdom have secret agenda against Nigeria. He said the…

Nigeria’s Brutal Decision: Former Dictator or Alleged Kleptocrat

Voters need to choose between a pair of uninspiring presidential candidates, neither offering a fix for its struggling economy. What’s a Nigerian citizen to do when there’s a presidential election coming up and the two leading candidates are a former…