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By Muhammed Bello In the past three years, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has shifted from promises to performance. The evidence is at our seaports, at land borders, in revenue figures, and now on the African stage. Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Service is showing that a government agency can secure the country and still make business easier. Technology Is Changing Trade The biggest shift is in how goods move. With B’Odogwu, the indigenous digital platform built by the NCS, clearing processes are faster and more transparent. Importers and exporters are spending less time and less…

By Dr. M. A. Dan-Hassan ABSTRACT Boreholes are among Nigeria’s most important pathways to groundwater, particularly where public water systems are unreliable or absent. Yet a borehole that produces water is not necessarily a successful water-supply asset. Failure may occur through unsuccessful drilling, low or declining yield, excessive drawdown, defective construction, pump and electromechanical breakdown, contamination, poor operation and maintenance, or institutional weaknesses. The implications extend beyond engineering performance. When a protected water point fails, households may shift to less reliable or less safe sources, reducing water availability for hygiene and sanitation and potentially increasing exposure to microbial or chemical…