Akinola Amusan

Cool.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Hiding the bins is the least interesting part of what the Netherlands built here.

Underneath each of these is a 4 cubic metre container serving a whole block, emptied by one operator who never touches a bag. Rotterdam alone runs about 4,800 of them.

The real upgrade is the sensor inside. Each container reports how full it is, so collection stopped running on a fixed Tuesday-and-Friday schedule and started running on demand. A truck rolls when a container crosses 70%, not when the calendar says so.

That single change collapses the route. Fewer stops, fewer trucks on the road, fewer labor hours, less mileage burned driving to half-empty bins.

The spotless street is a byproduct. Nothing sits at the curb because the drop-off point is below ground and the truck only appears when the data tells it to.

Most cities still run trash pickup on a fixed calendar. The Dutch turned it into a routing problem and let fill data decide when the truck moves. That's the part worth copying, and it has nothing to do with the crane.

[Átó Ásékù @SemijejeofLagos]

Why was the idea of tinted glass permits, even brought forward, agreed upon, and announced nationwide, put in place, forms issued, forms obtained by citizens, and payment made, if they knew it would later be banned and wouldn’t be useful in future @ all?

They’re trying to create collateral damage to cover their lapses!

[Olukayode bakre @kayodebakre8]

Crude oil price before the war- $70/barrel
Peak of war $104
Now-$77

PMS price before war N850
Peak of war 1350
Expected price now 900

For your kind attention, Megida 001
Alhaji Chief Olukayode Aliko Dangote GCON

[Vanguard Newspapers @vanguardngrnews]

JAPA: Only 55,000 doctors left to treat 220m Nigerians https://t.co/Net4TybweT

[Iv @onechucx]

After a decade of missed deadlines, false starts, and ₦60 billion down the drain, Nigeria is officially launching FreeTV today for the Digital Switch Over (DSO).
Why did previous attempts crash?
Because the state tried to force an expensive, tower-by-tower Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) rollout onto a broken ground infrastructure. They choked on hardware costs and the nightmare of importing encrypted set-top boxes that low-income homes couldn't afford.

What changed this time is a brutal pivot to reality.
Instead of waiting for physical towers that were never going to be built nationwide, the NBC bypassed the ground completely and partnered with NigComSat for a satellite-first model. They just launched a hybrid framework—DTT, DTH satellite, and mobile apps all bundled together—opening up 100+ free channels instantly.

The real prize here isn't just "clearer pictures." It’s infrastructure. By killing analogue, the government frees up the "digital dividend" spectrum that telcos desperately need to scale 5G. More importantly, the system baked in real-time, data-driven audience measurement to finally unlock Nigeria’s stagnant ₦605 billion ad market.
But don't pop the champagne yet.

The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) are already pushing back, calling it a DTH satellite service disguised as a terrestrial switchover, and local stations are panicking over upgrade costs. It's a massive masterstroke of infrastructure-bypassing, but if the government can't settle the war over who controls the distribution pipes, this launch will just become another expensive pilot.

Watch this space. The full final analogue switch-off has been pushed for late 2028, but the real infrastructure war starts today.

[OBIARAERI, Nnaemeka Onyeka. @emekabk21]

THIS IS THE LOCATION, WHERE WE STARTED WORK ON 3 HECTARES OF GINGER , 3 HECTARES OF TURMERIC AND 27 HECTARES OF HYV MORINGA OLIFERA PROJECTS IN OHAJI, IMO STATE

This is total wickedness and deliberate provocation.....

Please can someone explain to me, for the love of God and humanity, why and what is so difficult in the Imo State Governor or any Governor or even the FGN in placing a total ban and enforcing the ban on this kind of provocative open grazing of cows/goats open grazing other people"s land and properties ???

Even the workers are too scared to approach or confront them to move away ...

You see why we need urgently the total Restructuring of Nigeria and establishment of fully trained and well armed farm rangers in EACH OF THE 8,809 Ward in Nigeria

Is this how to attract and support investments and diversification of the real sectors of Nigeria?

This madness must stop

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria to Launch FreeTV today June 17, 2026. A national digital television platform that will give households across the country access to free digital television, more channels, clearer pictures, and Nigerian content without monthly subscription fees.

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

World 🌎 richest man Elon Musk is now worth more than the next five richest people in the world combined. 😳

[YabaLeftOnline @yabaleftonline]

IMF estimates naira's fair value at N1,142/$, says currency 25.6% undervalued.

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

BREAKING: Emeka Ike Sues INEC and Wike’s Aide Lere Olayinka for ₦10 Billion Over the alleged unauthorised release of his voter registration information.

[StatiSense @StatiSense]

🇳🇬 NIGERIAN PORTS AMONG WORLD’S MOST IMPROVED PORTS (2020–2025)

🌍 Top 20 Ports with the Biggest Improvement in Container Port Performance Index (CPPI)

🇿🇦 Port Elizabeth — 1st
🇧🇭 Khalifa Bin Salman Port — 2nd
🇪🇨 Posorja Port — 3rd
🇸🇪 Göteborg Port — 4th
🇵🇰 Muhammad Bin Qasim Port — 5th
🇻🇳 Haiphong Port — 6th
🇮🇹 Savona-Vado Port — 7th
🇨🇳 Mawan Port — 8th
🇯🇵 Kobe Port — 9th
🇳🇬 Tin Can Island Port — 10th
🇫🇷 Marseille Port — 11th
🇳🇬 Lagos Port — 12th
🇹🇷 Iskenderun Port — 13th
🇮🇳 Jawaharlal Nehru Port — 14th
🇵🇪 Paita Port — 15th
🇹🇼 Keelung Port — 16th
🇨🇳 Fuzhou Port — 17th
🇺🇸 Philadelphia Port — 18th
🇧🇷 Itapoá Port — 19th
🇪🇬 Port Said — 20th

📈 Nigeria is the only African country with two ports among the world’s 20 most improved container ports over the last five years, Tin Can Island Port ranked 10th globally, while Lagos Port ranked 12th.

Index (CPPI) measures how long container ships spend in port, providing a clear and comparable benchmark of port efficiency worldwide.

#Statisense
(CPPI 2025)

[Slim @onu_slim]

Dangote Refinery shares vs SpaceX shares

Two of the most talked about investments in the world right now. SpaceX and Dangote Refinery. Let me break down the difference simply.

SpaceX listed on Nasdaq two days ago at $135 per share and closed its first day at $161. A 19% gain overnight. The company is valued at $1.77 trillion, operates rockets, satellite internet, and AI data centres in space, and has Elon Musk as its engine. The upside is generational. The risk is also generational. You are buying a vision priced at perfection in a currency that is not yours, regulated by a government that just proved it can restrict access to American technology at will. If anything goes wrong politically or operationally, there is no Nigerian buffer protecting you.

Dangote Refinery IPO opens in September at N500 per share. You are buying the largest refinery on the planet sitting on African soil, processing Nigerian crude, crashing Nigeria’s import bill by 96%, paying dividends in US dollars, and expanding to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028. The asset is physical. The revenue is real. The naira impact is already visible. And you are buying it in your own currency with dividends paid back in dollars.

SpaceX is a bet on the future of humanity beyond earth.

Dangote is a bet on the future of Africa on earth.

Both are ok for me but only one of them you can touch, see, and feel the impact of every time you buy fuel.

[BSAT Properties @BSAT_Properties]

Sued His University to the Supreme Court and Won ₦20,000,000!

Case: Victor v. F.U.T.A. (2026) 8 NWLR (Pt. 2044) 33

Imagine graduating, knowing your grades were wrongly calculated, but being handed a lower class of degree than you earned. Most students would accept "fate" and move on.

Mr. Adebayo A. Victor refused to back down.

What makes this story incredible? Victor was a layman (not a lawyer), yet he personally prosecuted this case through the entire hierarchy of courts for nearly two decades.

The 19-Year Battle for a 2:1
In 2007, Victor graduated in Mechanical Engineering from FUTA, receiving a Second Class Lower.

Convinced his scores were wrongly recorded, he spent four years begging the university to re-mark 10 specific courses. The university ignored him.

In 2011, he sued. The journey was brutal:
2013: The trial court dismissed his case on a technicality. Victor appealed and won a retrial.
2017: The High Court finally ordered FUTA to re-mark his scripts. FUTA refused and appealed.

2022: Under Supreme Court pressure, FUTA finally complied and re-marked the scripts.

The Plot Twist: Victor was right all along. The independent re-marking officially upgraded his degree to a Second Class Upper. His correct certificate was physically handed to him in open court at the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court Defends Student Rights
With the degree secured, the Supreme Court turned its attention to the university’s conduct.

Led by Justice Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju, JSC, the apex court established a massive precedent:
The Duty of Care: While universities have academic autonomy, they owe a "Duty of Care" to their students. They must provide fair assessments and transparent complaint procedures.

The Penalty: By ignoring Victor for years and causing him to lose international scholarship opportunities, FUTA breached that duty.

The lower court had awarded Victor a mere ₦500,000. The Supreme Court threw that out as too small and reviewed the awards upward:
₦18,000,000 in General Damages for emotional distress.

₦2,000,000 in Litigation Costs.

Total Takeaway: Victor walked away with his rightful Second Class Upper degree and ₦20,000,000 in compensation.

The Big Insight
"Justice is not a fencing game where one party seeks to outsmart the other." Whether you run a university or a business, you cannot hide behind institutional bureaucracy to ignore legitimate complaints.

Huge respect to Mr. Adebayo Victor for his unmatched resilience!

Could you have held on for 15+ years to defend your academic rights? Let’s map it out in the comments!

© Law Parlor

[Ozor Ndi Ozor @OzorNdiOzor]

Mali did something I think Nigeria should learn from in the fight against terrorism, and that’s banning of motorcycles.

It yielded a very positive result for Mali

Mali’s Motorcycle Ban Just Caught Terrorists in the Bush, And This Is What Smart Governance Looks Like

[Un Metro Adelantado @metroadelantado]

El Mundial en el 2030 si siguen manejando el fútbol como ahora.

[Sam Otigba @SamuelOtigba]

If you’re Nigerian and you didn’t drop litter in your environment today, like & RT. I want to check something.

[Somto Okonkwo @General_Somto]

“Nigerians, I’m Heartbroken Right Now. My Brother, Who Has Served In The Nigerian Army Since He Was 20 Years Old, Has Died. Now, The Army Told Us They Cannot Bring His Body Home For Us Unless We Pay ₦2 Million. They Said If We Don’t Send The Money, They Won’t Bring Him Back For Burial. My Father Was Also a Soldier Before He Died, And This Situation Is Very Painful For Our Family. I Never Imagined The Nigerian Army Would Deteriorate To This Point.” ~ Lady Reacts 💔🇳🇬

[Ozor Ndi Ozor @OzorNdiOzor]

BOKI, NIGERIA — The Danare community in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State, was thrown into a state of panic earlier today following an unauthorized incursion by over 200 officers of the Cameroonian Armed Forces.

[StatiSense @StatiSense]

📊 HOW DOES KANO COMPARE TO SOUTH WEST STATES (EXCLUDING LAGOS)?

💵 IGR PER CAPITA

Kano — ₦4,422 (22nd)

South West States

Ogun — ₦28,692 (3rd)
Ondo — ₦9,065 (11th)
Osun — ₦8,970 (12th)
Ekiti — ₦8,287 (14th)
Oyo — ₦6,344 (16th)

📉 MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (2022)

Kano — 62% (21st)

South West States

Ondo — 27.2% (37th)
Ekiti — 36.0% (32nd)
Osun — 40.7% (31st)
Oyo — 48.7% (26th)
Ogun — 68.1% (20th)

👤 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)

Kano — 0.482 (28th)

South West States

Ekiti — 0.612 (11th)
Ondo — 0.611 (12th)
Osun — 0.607 (14th)
Oyo — 0.603 (15th)
Ogun — 0.569 (21st)

📚 LITERACY RATE

Kano — 54.6% (25th)

South West States

Ogun — 85.7% (8th)
Ekiti — 84.9% (9th)
Osun — 84.5% (10th)
Oyo — 80.7% (13th)
Ondo — 75.6% (16th)

🤝 EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

Kano — 9th (Top tier)

South West States

Oyo — 3rd (Top tier)
Ogun — 5th (Top tier)
Ekiti — 8th (Top tier)
Ondo — Lower tier
Osun — Lower tier

Kano performs better than most South West states only in Ease of Doing Business rankings, while South West states generally lead in income per capita, human development, literacy, and poverty reduction indicators.

#StatiSense

(PEBEC, State of the States Report, NBS, BudgIT)

[StatiSense @StatiSense]

⛽ FROM OBASANJO TO TINUBU: WORK HOURS REQUIRED TO BUY 1 LITRE OF PETROL 🇳🇬

💰 Minimum Wage.
Obasanjo (2007) — ₦5,500
Yar’Adua (2010) — ₦7,500
Jonathan (2015) — ₦18,000
Buhari (2019) — ₦30,000
Tinubu (2023–Present) — ₦70,000

⛽ Average PMS Price.
Obasanjo — ₦47.50/L
Yar’Adua — ₦65.00/L
Jonathan — ₦76.00/L
Buhari — ₦148.50/L
Tinubu — ₦1,532.96/L

⏳ Worker Time Required to Buy 1 Litre of Petrol.
Obasanjo — 1 hour 23 minutes
Yar’Adua — 1 hour 23 minutes
Jonathan — 41 minutes
Buhari — 48 minutes
Tinubu — 3 hours 30 minutes

Fuel affordability improved from the Obasanjo era to the Jonathan era, when a minimum-wage worker needed about 41 minutes of work to buy a litre of petrol.

#Statisense
(NBS, NLC, Trading Economics)