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When a Giant Leaves: What Uber’s Exit Says About Nigeria
Beneath the Surface Dakuku Peterside There are economic signals that look modest on a government spreadsheet but should sound like alarm bells in the corridors of power. Uber’s departure from
‘The Case Against Helping the Poor’
Olusegun Adeniyi Perhaps accepting that, at 80, the 2027 general election may be his last bid for Aso Rock, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is throwing everything—including the kitchen sink—at
The Problem With Nigerian Football
REUBEN ABATI It is sad to see the excitement of Nigerians over football leagues in Europe (The English Premier League, La Liga in Spain, Italy’s Serie A, Germany’s Bundesliga, the
The Price of Cheap Petrol
Olatunde Akande Nigeria has abolished one fuel subsidy. It is now debating whether another, aimed at production rather than consumption, might work. Economists are fond of reminding people that there
Relax, Atiku Will Not Restore Subsidy
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the ADC presidential candidate, has causedchaos among policy analysts by threatening to restore petrolsubsidy if he is elected president. Many have been asking: why is he trying to drag us back after we had finally crossed the Rubicon?By the way, bringing down the price of petrol looks great on paper.
Atiku’s Subsidy Push & Echoes of Desperation
By Tunde Rahman Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s new policy shift toward bringing back the fuel subsidy is a welcome return to proper political debate and the path of rectitude. It contrasts
What FTSE Russell’s Decision Means for Investors, Nigeria
FTSE Russell, a global index provider behind many of the world’s investment benchmarks, on Thursday announced that from the opening of trading on September 21, 2026, it will restore Nigeria
And Iyaloja Sets The Market on Fire
EXPRESSO BY STEVE OSUJI The market supremo, better known as Iyaloja has her fancy office on a loft near the centre of the market. It’s the biggest market in the
Abati’s Misrepresentations of the ICPC ‘Fake Agency’ Investigation
Right of Reply By SuleimanA. S. Dr Rueben Abati’s “The Menace of Fake Agencies” syndicated column in THISDAY and TheCable this week makes an interesting, but also an alarming reading.
Atiku and The Subsidy Card
Olusegun Adeniyi While campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket in the recently concluded 2011 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar came up with what I considered the most fundamental statement I have heard
