A civil servant in Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Works has accused senior officials of orchestrating a prolonged campaign of retaliation after he exposed alleged employment racketeering and fraudulent payroll practices …
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Big Deal
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Features/News Analyses
ANALYSIS | Legislative Oversight or Strategic Misfire? A Deep Dive into Tinubu’s Rejection of Two Senate Bills
President Bola Tinubu‘s refusal to assent to the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology Establishment Bill, 2025, and the National Library Trust Fund Amendment Bill, 2025, has sparked a critical debate …
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𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 (𝗠𝗥𝗖) 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲, …
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𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱, 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. A new report from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab …
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Scientists estimate that bottled water drinkers swallow up to 90,000 more microplastic particles per year than those who stick to tap water…individuals on average ingest between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic …
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In a strategic move to rejig Nigeria’s digital finance sector, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has unveiled an Ad hoc Committee tasked with mandating a review …
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Research & Discovery
RESEARCH & DISCOVERY| Strong Friendships May Slow Cellular Ageing, Study Suggests
Social bonds are as vital to longevity as a healthy diet and regular exercise. Cornell University reports Scientists discovered that lifelong social support can slow biological ageing. Using DNA-based “epigenetic …
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Research & Discovery
RESEARCH & DISCOVERY| Poor Sleep Accelerates Brain Ageing and May Increase Dementia Risk
New research from Karolinska Institutet reveals that poor sleep can cause the brain to appear years older than it actually is. Using MRI scans and machine learning, scientists found a …
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Nigeria spends less on health as a share of GDP than nearly every other country in the worldAlthough it has spent billions on its health system and embarked on reforms, …
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Environment
ENVIRONMENT | NIGERIA’S DROUGHT RISK INTENSIFIES — Experts Call for Multi-Index Monitoring
A new study, published in Scientific Reports, warns that environmental droughts—those affecting ecosystems and biodiversity—are intensifying faster than other types of drought. The research, which analysed 42 years of data, …
