Explainers

On Boxing Day, Nigerians woke up to headlines we are more used to seeing in the Middle East: an American strike, a missile-launch clip, and a wave of questions about what exactly happened on Nigerian soil.  President Donald Trump first announced it, braggadociously as usual, and conveniently failed to mention…

With over 13 million young Nigerians either unemployed or underemployed, the country is sitting on a demographic time bomb. In response, the Federal Government has launched an ambitious tuition-free training program to arm its youth population with high-demand skills. The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative, spearheaded by…

Kenya is in the throes of a severe economic crisis. The East African country is caught in a complex web of international loans, stringent conditions, and a controversial Finance Bill 2024, which has sparked fatal protests across the nation. The root of the current unrest can be traced back to…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has initiated the pilot phase of a new student loan scheme, initially targeting federal tertiary institutions. Endorsed by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023, this policy aims to ease the financial strain on students by providing interest-free loans. Although initially planned to launch in…

Nigeria has 12 days throughout the year it observes as holidays. They could be jarring at times as they follow each other in clusters of twos or threes. The Workers’ Day however remains one of those many Nigerians working the 8-5 gig look forward to.  Not exactly because of its…