
Three Years On, Nigeria’s Sugar Tax Has Raised Prices—Not Public Health
Nigeria’s sugar tax promised health gains and development funding but delivered only higher prices and fading public trust.

Nigeria’s sugar tax promised health gains and development funding but delivered only higher prices and fading public trust.

Niger state’s moves to regulate the media and control sermons are raising fears of growing censorship.

….the policy turned from a tool of justice into a system of legalised corruption.

…the magazine launches with two volumes exploring corruption, failed governance, and everyday life under poor policies.

Madagascar’s “Gen Z” protests show how decades of state monopolies and centralised control failed to deliver basic services, and why liberalising key sectors may be the only path forward.

Some Nigerian students are leading innovative initiatives to fight antimicrobial resistance, meaning drug-resistant infections, through advocacy, art, and awareness.

Children in Adamawa’s Doubele community survive by scavenging waste, revealing how pollution has become both a lifeline and a public health threat.

The school was about plugging into oblivion when the parent-teacher association called for a meeting and agreed to employ a teacher at the group’s expense.

The resignation of Geoffrey Nnaji after Premium Times’s forgery exposé has raised hard questions about Nigeria’s institutions and whether the law will act on clear evidence of criminality.

The rate of insurgence and insecurity in Nigeria has become alarming, especially in recent time. Despite the years of self governance, insecurity is still Nigeria’s

Uganda becomes the fourth African country to accept US deportees, raising tough questions about trade pressure, human rights, and the lives of those forced to start over.

Burkina Faso has scrapped visa fees for African travellers, a move seen as both an economic boost and a strong signal of pan-African unity despite its ECOWAS exit.
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