Nigeria has lost crude oil worth over N2.453 trillion to theft within two years and four months, computation by Daily Trust on Sunday of data from petroleum industry reports has shown. Stakeholders have described the situation as a national emergency that…
At least 101 people arrested for alleged links with Boko Haram have been kept incommunicado at the Kirikiri medium and maximum correctional centres, Lagos for 13 years now, Daily Trust Saturday reports. Activists following the case said some of the victims had…
For weeks, Daily Trust on Sunday traversed Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Passport Offices in Lagos and Oyo States, secretly filming and observing corrupt officials who are in the habit of extorting Nigerians applying for passports. At least, four applicants went…
When the Abuja-Kaduna train service stopped and the Kaduna International Airport was shut down following attacks by bandits, many did not know the adverse effect it would have on the economy of Kaduna State. Daily Trust examines how insecurity has…
Not much is being heard on the plight of thousands of Fulani herders who have been displaced by bandits, their cattle rustled, and their wives, husbands, and children abducted until they pay the ransom. The general impression created by the…
The N12.05 trillion spent by the federal government on maintenance and rehabilitation of refineries, as well as fuel subsidy in seven years, is more than enough to build a brand new 650,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) refinery and another…
At least 49 spouses reportedly died between January 2021 and March 2022, data compiled by Daily Trust Saturday have revealed. The data showed that 35 women were killed by their husbands while wives killed their husbands on 14 different occasions. From the…
The completion of the remaining two per cent of work on the 43-year-old Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill, as promised by the federal government, has been ruled out this year, despite a $10 billion (about N4.155 trillion) worth of investment, Daily Trust reports.…
The multi-billion naira Abuja Rail Mass Transit, also known as Abuja Light Rail, is rotting away after being abandoned for years. Daily Trust on Sunday reports that the metro rail, which was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 12, 2018…
217 LGs in 35 states affected ‘Banditry thrives in ungovernable areas’ 68.8% increase from Feb Niger State (North Central) and Kaduna (North West) have topped the chart as a total of 1,497 people were reported killed in March 2022 across…
