The Nigerian manufacturing sector is a critical part of the economy and contributes hugely to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP of the country. The state of the manufacturing sector is usually used to measure the health of the general economy because it determines the level of development of the economy. However, analysts and stakeholders say [&...
•Tinubu and foodstuffs The Tinubu-led federal government’s ecoÂnomic reforms may have generÂated additional resources and strengthened some key macroÂeconomic indicators, but the real test of the programme is whether the gains can translate into lower living costs, better incomes and improved living standards for Nigerians, economists and poli...
Nigeria’s inbound and outbound passengers are in for an additional tax regime, with a $11.5 security levy effective December 1, 2025. This new tax, also known as the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), increases Nigeria’s security levy to $31.50 per flight ticket and is estimated to generate a cumulative sum of $46 million for the [&h...
•Forest Guards Nigeria’s newly established Forest Guards hold promise for combating deforestation, protecting biodiversity, bolstering food security, and securing rural communities plagued by militants. However, as President Tinubu’s initiative takes shape, stakeholders voice concerns that political interference, inadequate training, and a lac...
•Governors Abdullahi Sule, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Chukwuma Soludo Nigerians are graduÂally turning the heat on governors in the face of dilapidated infrastructure and remarkable absence of economic growth in majority of states despite increased federal allocations to them since 2023. For example, available data shows that the total FAAC re...
•Southern summit of national forum of former legislators held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday to endorse Tinubu for 2nd term Political analysts and pundits yesterday reacted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s endorsement by former federal lawmakers in Abeokuta, saying only Nigerians can save him in 2027. President Tinubu has received severa...
•Tinubu and IMF logo Nigeria’s external debt service obligations are climbing at an alarming rate, underscoring growing concerns over the country’s debt sustainability and fiscal resilience. According to the latest figures from the Debt Management Office (DMO), the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) spent approximately $1.4 billion in servici...
•Tinubu The recent death of former President resiÂdent Muhammadu Buhari, whose Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc formed a formidable part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has exposed a dangerous unÂderbelly of the ruling party, and that is that its powerbase is a resentful North now ever determined to move on, having lost its [&...
•People gather outside a building hit by Israeli strike in Tehran today Israel’s unprecedented strikes on its archfoe Iran today are a resounding blow for Tehran that has thrown into doubt its ability to respond militarily, analysts said. Israel said it hit 100 targets including Iranian nuclear and military sites in the attack, reports AFP. [...
•Tinubu Barrister Olalekan F. Ojo, a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, has exÂpressed concern over the current wave of defections and endorsements of President Bola Tinubu by the All ProgresÂsives Congress (APC) loyalists and other political figures from minority quarters. Speaking to our correspondent yesterday, he said the development reflect...
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