Nigerians now carry an estimated public debt burden of about ₦724,000 per person, according to data released by civic-tech organisation BudgIT, highlighting a sharp rise in the country’s debt profile over the past decade. The figure marks a significant increase from about ₦67,000 in 2015, reflecting the rapid growth of Nigeria’s total public debt and its widening impact on citizens. BudgIT’s analysis shows that between 2022 and 2024, Nigeria’s total debt stock rose from approximately...

Nigeria’s long-debated proposal to establish state police has moved significantly closer to reality, with the Presidency confirming that work on the constitutional and legal framework is now at an advanced stage and an amendment is expected soon. The Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Thursday after a high-level consultative meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, describing months of sustained deliberations between the executive, the National Assembly, and...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation into what it describes as the unauthorised disclosure of voter information from its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database, insisting there was no external breach of its system. The commission’s response follows public outrage over the circulation of details belonging to Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, whose voter registration record was shared online amid controversy surrounding his participation in a recent political party primary in the Federal...