What the data is saying: The week's sell-off was sweeping in both its breadth and depth. Here is the highlight of key metrics for the week ended June 19, 2026: ASI: 235,941.27 points, down 3.59% week-on-week Market Capitalisation: N151.33 trillion, down N5.64 trillion Total Volume Traded: 3.075 billion shares, down fro…

…bills anymore." Three years into his administration, Tinubu is seeking a second term. Data shows that Nigeria's power distribution has remained below 4,500 megawatts for much of his tenure, a figure little changed from what obtained when he took office. Households continue to receive estimated billing. Generator use re…

…facial recognition to track criminal activities. He argued that Nigeria must invest in data centres and other infrastructure required to store and process data locally, adding that Nigeria had conditions that could attract data centre investment, including available land and proximity to water, but decision-makers were…

…many cannot,” he warned. Panelists drilled into operational fixes: “Integrated national databases, interoperable communications and intelligence fusion centres are non?negotiable,” Iwar said, calling for “real?time information sharing” to prevent fragmentation. The Feast of Barracuda, the NAS's annual public discourse,…

…the governor, power is increasingly derived not only from treaties but also from ports, data centres, logistics networks and supply chains. He noted that Lagos contributes about one-third of Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is Africa's second-largest metropolitan economy after Cairo, with an output exceeding…

…which offers access to the United States E-2 Investor Visa programme. According to data released by the Investment Migration Agency (IMA), Nigerians accounted for 16% of all Grenada citizenship-by-investment applications received in the fourth quarter of 2025, making Nigeria the largest source market during the period.…

What you should know INEC data showed that voter participation remained moderate despite the high-profile nature of the election. Oyebanji was first sworn in as Governor of Ekiti State on October 16, 2022, after emerging victorious in the 2022 governorship election, marking the commencement of his first term in office.…

…arrivals and a growing foreign resident population. According to Japanese government data, the number of foreign residents reached a record 4.13 million at the end of 2025, prompting authorities to review funding requirements for immigration administration and related services. Japanese officials noted that the additio…

…the more sophisticated political science methodology has become, especially in being data-driven and theoretically rigorous in deepening scholarly analyses for more nuanced micro- and macro-level understanding of complex political issues, the more it keeps widening the relevance and expectation gaps. These gaps affect…

…Hon Pak, who leads Samsung’s Digital Health team, said the update connects your health data to AI-driven insights to help you better understand your body. The app now centers on five areas: Sleep, Activity, Nutrition, Mindfulness, and Vitals. New features include: Vitals checks five overnight signals (heart rate, heart…

…salary, she would not be able to travel the way she wanted. According to Glassdoor data from July 2022, junior architects in Lagos earned between ?124,000 and ?208,000 ($299-$502 at the official exchange rate at the time) monthly, underscoring the modest pay many early-career professionals in Nigeria’s architecture ind…

"People are very excited about this election and they are coming out in large numbers. I remain confident that our party will achieve its target. This election has the potential to rewrite Ekiti's political history in terms of voter participation," he said. According to him, the fact that more than one million register…

The development created a moment of tension as the voters confronted the operatives and demanded that they leave the area, insisting that there was no evidence of vote-buying at the polling centre. Following the confrontation, the EFCC officials withdrew from the polling unit, while the electoral process continued peac…

He also appealed to road safety officials to intervene and ease the situation. The video, sighted by Tribune Online, showed long queues of trucks, cars and other vehicles stretching along the road. He said, "If you are planning to come to Ibadan today just stay. People have been here three to four hours. I think there …

…and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, of its full support as the Commission commences a national data verification exercise in the state. Governor Siminalayi Fubara gave the assurance on Friday night while hosting an RMAFC delegation at Government House, Port Harcourt. The delegation is in Rivers State to update information av…

…light on the millions who never crossed a border but lost everything nonetheless. Using data from the freshly released IDMC Global Report on Internal Displacement 2026, here are the 10 African countries that recorded the highest number of new internal displacements over the past year. 10. Niger - 167,900 new displaceme…

…but today we can specifically mention Artificial Intelligence, robotics and big data," he said. "Ten years ago, nobody was talking about AI the way we are doing now, but today it has become central to virtually every aspect of digital transformation. We need to be more specific about what constitutes emerging technolog…

This is partly because the number of telecom companies offering unlimited data package has continued to grow while competition is driving down subscription price. With the growing number of service providers offering fully unlimited data, the days of unlimited service with Fair Usage Policy (FUP) are gradually coming t…

"Organisations hosting data locally would pay in local currency rather than foreign exchange," he said "This would help reduce exposure to exchange rate pressures and lower long-term operating costs," he added. Beyond the financial argument, Adebayo framed local hosting as a matter of national data sovereignty, which h…

"My appeal to INEC is to urgently ensure that things are working. If the machines are not functioning properly, they should find a way to address the problem immediately. We cannot allow voters to be stranded because of equipment failure," he urged. Drawing a comparison with modern banking technology, Ojudu questioned …

"You should go there and see the army of policemen that are harassing people. They are using false vehicles. I taped them; I have evidence of that, and I will show you when it is appropriate. This is nonsense. "The process is actually useless. People have been here for about one and a half hours, and only five people h…

…including governance and legal reforms, access to affordable finance, digitalisation and data management, capacity building, value-chain development, inclusion of women, youths and persons with disabilities, as well as strategic partnerships and investments. The minister revealed that nationwide advocacy and stakeholde…

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it has twice requested the Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over allegations of a data breach. The National Commissioner of NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, disclosed this in Abuja during a media parley to mark t…

…football problems are structural, not personal. Solutions will come from reforms, data, investment in coaches, and protection of the domestic league, not from titles claimed in interviews. Amaju Pinnick did some good things during his time: improved NFF visibility, better sponsorship conversations, and stronger CAF rel…

…an important consideration for policymakers." What you should know Recent inflation data continue to shape expectations for monetary policy and lending rates. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria's headline inflation rate rose marginally to 15.93% year-on-year in May 2026, while month-on-month…