Nigeria
Atiku Queries Massive Borrowing Under Tinubu Despite Rising Oil Prices
• ADC: FG’s social intervention big racket, hard to find beneficiaries Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday described the federal government’s ‘unprecedented’ appetite for domestic borrowing
FG Unveils Measures to Curb Air Pollution as Experts Warn of Rising Health Risks
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The federal government has unveiled a raft of measures to tackle air pollution and improve air quality across Nigeria, including a national framework for vehicular and
NAPTIP, NGO Target 6,000 Nigerian Youths Annually in Anti-trafficking Drive
Sylvester Idowu in Warri National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and Next2None Support Initiative have launched an eight-year campaign to prevent human trafficking using fashion, sports,
Foreign Trade Hits N41.44tn, Yields N12.60tn Surplus in Q2
• Crude oil remains major exported commodity value at N12.91 trillion • India is major trade partner James Emejo in Abuja The country’s total external merchandise trade increased by 19.13
Benin-Asaba Road: CSO Seeks Probe, Recovery of N14bn Paid for 11km Project
Kuni Tyessi in Abuja A civil society organization, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, is demanding an independent investigation into the reported payment of N14 billion to
KADUNA AND POLITICS OF OPPOSITION
The PDP position on the World Bank loan is specious, argues EMMANUEL MUSA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kaduna chapter has once again intruded into issues concerning other political parties
SUBSIDY, REFORM AND THE COURAGE TO CHANGE
ABIODUN OLUWADARE contends that reform should not be judged solely by its discomfort The 2027 presidential contest has barely begun, yet one important thing has already changed: the political conversation
WHEN NGX MEETS ITS DESTINY
The success of the Dangote Refinery IPO will deepen the NGX, broaden investor participation, and strengthen liquidity, argues SOLA ONI Many stories are already in the public domain about the
BARRIERS TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The disconnect between policymakers and grassroots farmers is a long-standing barrier to agricultural development. Policy decisions are frequently crafted in urban administrative centers without real-time, ground-level data or direct consultation
Transcending Limits and Reimagining the Bar
The Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) Annual General Conference is the profession’s annual mirror. Held in Port Harcourt from 21 to 28 August 2026 under the theme “Transcending Limits and Reimagining the
