The decision by President Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Administration to remove taxes on staples foods items like rice, maize, beans and other grains will assist in depreciation of the inflation in the country. The development will reduce pressure on the…
The recent exposé concerning Nigerian civil servants receiving salaries while living abroad has brought to light a pervasive culture of corruption and neglect within the system. President Bola Tinubu’s directive for these absentee officials to refund unlawfully obtained salaries marks…
As the country grapples with the menacing threat of terrorism and banditry, a more sinister danger lurks in the shadows — food insecurity. The recent surge in violent attacks in states like Benue, Niger, Plateau, Kaduna, and Zamfara has not…
No underdeveloped country likes the appellation but adjectives are sometimes self-generated. Diseases ravage them, as well as, poor government accountability. Nigeria, for instance, has recently been under the heat of an ancient disease, Cholera. Cholera is caused by poor hygiene,…
The revival of Nigeria’s interest in energy transition, power, climate change and green economic solutions has raised high expectations within the extractive industries. The recent constitution of a Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions and the appointment…
Ritual killings have plunged Nigeria into a state of fear and despair, claiming countless lives and leaving families shattered. This barbaric practice, driven by the misguided belief that human body parts can bring wealth and power, has become an appalling…
The recent rescue of 11 young Nigerian girls from the clutches of human traffickers in Ghana is a depravity that lurks in the shadows of our society. The victims, aged 14 to 18, were lured with promises of restaurant jobs,…
Since 1979 when the Ajaokuta Steel Industry project was started by the Alh Shehu Shagari administration, having signed the contract with a Russian firm in 1976, one would have expected the vision and mission of the project to have been…
Of all capital projects in the country, the Dangote Refinery has proven itself most profitable on a national scale. It did not suffer the fate of other state-run refineries who gulp billions annually but spit dirt. Its benefits remain endless…
The Nigeria’s public debt stock which includes external and domestic debt stood at N121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion) in Q1, 2024, rising from N97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) in Q4 2023, indicating a growth rate of 24.99 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis.…
