BREAKING: Kuje Prison Doctor Ezigbe Accused Of Negligence Over Death Of Rwandan Inmate –Sources

BREAKING: Kuje Prison Doctor Ezigbe Accused Of Negligence Over Death Of Rwandan Inmate –Sources

The Assistant Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) visited the Kuje Correctional Centre as part of an inquest into the death of Rwandan national Benjamin Relasss, and preliminary findings have pointed to serious negligence on the part of the facility’s medical officer, sources inside the prison have told SaharaReporters. According to the sources,…

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OPINION… The Lost Wealth in Nigeria’s Import Addiction: Why Nigeria must finally love what it makes

OPINION… The Lost Wealth in Nigeria’s Import Addiction: Why Nigeria must finally love what it makes

At the bustling Oke-Arin market in Lagos, Mama Nneka sells rice. The premium shelf groans under imported Thai and Indian brands, plastic packaging gleaming under fluorescent lights. In a dusty corner, bags of locally milled rice from Kebbi carry the label “Proudly Nigerian,” but attract few hands. “Customers say it doesn’t swell enough, it has…

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Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Backs USD 626 Million Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway Financing to Boost Connectivity and Development Impact

Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Backs USD 626 Million Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway Financing to Boost Connectivity and Development Impact

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (http://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral credit and political risk insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, is pleased to announce its support for the financing of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway – Phase II in Nigeria,…

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EXCLUSIVE: Kuje Prison Officials Plotting To Target Sowore If Remanded There Following SaharaReporters Exposé, Sources Allege

Multiple sources at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja have alleged that officials at the facility are discussing plans to target human rights activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore, should he be remanded there following reports that his bail has been revoked. The development comes after SaharaReporters exclusively reported the death of a Rwandan national identified…

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