By Ahmed Ghani Hassan My friend Musty Malami asks me two things: first, is Nigeria developing economically under Tunibu, or is it stagnating? He also asks me what my projections are for the Tinubu administration’s future in terms of economic development. With hesitation, I responded to his questions by outlining the primary issue and its […]
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Religion Shouldn’t Be A Yardstick On Who Governs Nigeria
Abba Dukawa As the country matches toward 2023 general election, leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria and other individuals seem to have become religious bigotry. I am sure using religious or tribal sentiments had not benefited anybody and the country at large. In the past 7 years the election patterns in the country held alone […]
Nigeria Partners Art of Living Foundation To Host World Culture Festival 2022
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria will partner with the Art of Living Foundation to host the World Culture Festival 2022. The Minister said this on Sunday at an event to commemorate the 2022 International Day of Happiness at the Happiness Centre in Lagos. He said the World Culture […]
Nigeria Must Upgrade Innovations To Be Globally Competitive – Minister
The Minister of State for Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Barr. Mohammed H. Abdullahi said that Nigeria can be classified amongst the most industrialised nations of the world in the nearest future by scaling up and upgrading it’s Scientific innovations. Barr. Abdullahi said this at the opening ceremony of the 6th annual STI […]
Nigeria, Senegal To Sign MoU On Local Content Development
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the authorities of the Senegalese Petroleum Industry agreed on Tuesday to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide Nigeria’s support for the development of Local Content in Senegal. This agreement was reached during a meeting in Lagos between the Executive Secretary, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote […]
Investigations Link Police, Military Personnel To Bandits – El-rufa’i
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said reports of preliminary investigation linked some serving police and military personnel to bandits. He spoke during the weekly briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Media Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Reacting to the suspicion that the security arrangements might have been infiltrated by terrorists, El-Rufai said: […]
We’ll Direct Workers To Stop Going To Work Over Fuel Scarcity – TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened it would soon direct workers in statutory corporations and government-owned companies to stop going to work if the challenge of fuel scarcity across the country persists for the next few days. The Congress also demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari swing into action by identifying and punishing those who […]
Nigeria’s Debt Sustainability At Risk, Cause For Concern – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Nigeria’s debt sustainability is at risk and causes a great deal of concern and unease in the long-term. IMF reiterated the need for the Nigeria government to implement timely fiscal reforms. IMF’s Mission Chief for Nigeria, Ms. Jesmin Rahman, said these yesterday, during a virtual media briefing on […]
Let Corruption Be Capital Punishment In Nigeria, By Abba Dukawa
Abba Dukawa The problem of corruption in Nigeria is as old as country itself and cuts across tribes, and classes of people. It is undoubtedly corruption is the one of the greatest challenges of our existence which making the country unable to be among BRICS that five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and […]
The Petroleum Subsidy Trap and The Way Forward
Ahmed Adamu, PhD Lack of refining capacities and Petroleum subsidies have caused Nigeria to lose significant foreign exchange and its ability to fund infrastructural development. The Nigerian government’s share of crude oil averaged around 900k barrels per day in 2021, and at least 70% of that was exchanged for petroleum products, which means only 30% […]