Daily Query

The liberal, independent, newspaper devoted to fair, balanced, and progressive ideas on Nigerian, African, and global affairs.

FG, partners move to unlock 3,500mw small hydropower potential to drive rural growth

The Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified efforts to tap into the country’s estimated 3,500 megawatts (MW) small hydropower potential as stakeholders push to expand clean electricity access, support agro-industrial growth, and boost local economies in underserved communities. ​The initiative gained significant
August 25, 2026

National Emergency: Case for prioritising Lagos–Benin–Onitsha economic corridor

By Dan Ngerem Nigeria’s premier socio-economic super-artery is failing. The Lagos–Benin–Agbor–Asaba–Onitsha corridor which anchors the industrial South-West, the oil-rich South-South, and the hyper-commercial South-East has degenerated into an infrastructural crisis. While this systemic decay is a historical backlog that did not originate
August 25, 2026