•Tinubu and Kperogi Popular columnist and University don, Prof. Farooq Kperogi has x-rayed the economic policies and reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu since taking over the mantle of leadership 21 months ago, warning that disaster looms in the country’s economy except there is a holistic rethink of government policies. To Kperogi, it...
•Pupils The federal government has announced the addition of hairstyling, plumbing, GSM repair, makeup and 12 other new trades/new subjects to the basic education curriculum. The development comes following ongoing reforms in various sectors of the economy, reports Channels TV. A statement issued by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said ...
•Tinubu In its New Year message, the Organised Private Sector, represented by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) said the 2024 economic performance was unsatisfactory for the private sector, calling for economic reforms to address imbalances threatening the private sector in the country....
•Tinubu and Sanusi The Tinubu-led federal government has taken up the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, saying the monarch’s help is not needed to validate the reforms of President Bola Tinubu. Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, in a statement today, expressed disappointment that Sanusi who once hailed the removal of petrol subsidy and the...
•Tinubu and Sanusi As the federal government battles to overcome multiple economic and security challenges, it will not get any help from one of the country’s most prominent traditional rulers, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. The Emir, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, made his position and plans concerning the economy [&he...
•The stampede that claimed lives in Ibadan on December 18 The federal government yesterday condoled with families of the victims of weekend’s stampedes in Anamabra, Abuja where no fewer than 39 people died. It also commiserated with the families of the kids crushed to death on Wednesday in Ibadan, reports The Nation. The three disasters [&hell...
•Obasanjo and Tinubu The presidency has kept silent on the criticisms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Obasanjo had, according to a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, alleged that Nigeria is currently under a state capture and that the country’...
•Tinubu The latest outlook report of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, for sub-Sahara Africa has indicated that the broad-based economic reforms embarked upon by the current federal government are still struggling for a positive impact, 18 months after commencement. Also, stakeholders in the food sector have indicated that the reforms have...
•Mohammed and Tinubu Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has told the Tinubu-led federal government to review its fiscal and monetary policies as they are not yielding results in the areas of poverty alleviation and unemployment. Mohammed, speaking at the World Bank Nigeria development update themed, ‘Staying the course: Progress amid pressi...
•Tinubu The World Bank has urged the Tinubu-led federal government not to reverse the ongoing economic reforms, warning that it may have negative implications for the country. Removal of fuel subsidy and abolishing multiple foreign exchange systems were policies introduced by the current administration on day one in office, reports Daily Trust...

