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Lawmakers have summoned major telecom CEOs over poor network quality while the NCC says 75 million subscribers received compensation in 2026. FridayPosts examines service standards, co…
Tuition is often only part of the real school bill. FridayPosts explains 10 recurring education costs including books, uniforms, feeding, extra lessons, graduation, trips, examinations…
INEC displayed Nigeria's preliminary voters' register physically but did not publish it online within the period required by Section 19 of the Electoral Act 2026. Here is what the brea…
NCC is strengthening Type Approval and IMEI verification for phones sold in Nigeria. We examine what the rules require, who pays, possible price effects and how consumers can verify a…
Nigeria's confirmed Ebola patient sought care at two private hospitals before diagnosis. FridayPosts examines the gap between ordinary fever care, travel history, hospital infection co…
Nigeria's TIRMS system lets authorised organisations check whether a phone number has been swapped, churned, blacklisted or reassigned. Here is what that means for bank accounts, fraud…
Suspects have been charged over the abduction of 20 prospective corps members. The deeper question is how NYSC, security agencies, states and transport operators should protect young g…
Nigeria has confirmed one Ebola case in Abuja and is monitoring 44 close contacts. Here is what contact tracing, hospital infection control, laboratory readiness and public guidance sh…
Teargas disrupted a 2026 #EndSARS memorial at Lekki. Six years after the protests, FridayPosts examines police regulations, compensation, complaints, accountability and the reforms sti…
Nigeria imports trillions of naira in machinery, chemicals, food and manufactured goods. FridayPosts ranks 10 industries where realistic local production could replace imports, create…
Nigeria wants major state-linked enterprises such as NNPC and NLNG on the stock market. We explain listing versus privatisation, retail ownership, transparency, valuation and how sale…
Nigeria says ten factories producing priority health products have been commissioned. More local production can improve medicine security, but cheaper prices depend on APIs, energy, fi…
Nigeria’s state-owned refineries have absorbed years of rehabilitation spending without reliable output. We examine the case for privatisation, the risks of a rushed sale and the alter…
Nigeria used $1.19bn in foreign exchange for food imports in H1 2026. The problem goes beyond farm output to insecurity, yields, storage, processing, logistics and industrial supply ch…
About three in four Nigerian children lack basic literacy and numeracy skills. Girls face additional barriers in many poor and northern communities. Here is what the learning crisis re…
Labour wants fresh wage action as food, transport, energy and housing costs erode incomes. The real issue is how much purchasing power Nigerian workers have lost since the ₦70,000 mini…
Nigeria’s headline inflation fell to 14.63% in September 2026, but energy prices jumped and food inflation remained high. Here is why improving macro data can still feel painful to hou…
Nigeria plans roughly ₦5.75tn in Q4 2026 FGN bond offers. The figure is gross issuance, not automatically net new debt. Here is how to judge affordability, debt service and fiscal risk.