Editorial: Nigeria’s Power Crisis – Another Blackout is one too many
It is now all but certain that despite all the hollow promises of the administration of President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are condemned to pay more for darkness. Else, how can…
petrol: Banks creating N3.5trn loan for imports
Banks are set to increase funding of petrol importation to N3.5 trillion as more marketers move to import the product amidst the push for the exclusivity of local production and…
NLC Directs Members To Proceed On Strike Over Non-Implementation Of Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members in states that are yet to commence the implementation of the new minimum wage to commence an indefinite strike, beginning from…
Status Update On The Presidential CNG Initiative
Following recent media reports, we find it necessary to address certain misinformation regarding the Presidential CNG Initiative. As a response to the high cost of petrol and the attendant rise…
Memo to ‘Minister of the Economy’ By Lekan Sote
Yes, of course, the schedule of Wale Edun, Minister of Finance, as Coordinating Minister of the Economy, includes providing foundational, but realistic ideas to turn around the economy of Nigeria…
Don’t allow Dangote takeover energy sector, oil marketers tell court
Three major oil marketers in the country, yesterday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop what they described as plot by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, to…
Editorial: Freed Minors and Tinubu’s Cheap Publicity Stunt
The odious spectacle orchestrated last Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu, parading the unlawfully detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 29 children, as “pardoned” recipients of his supposed compassion and personal magnanimity, reeks…
Lt. General Taored Lagbaja,(COAS) Passes At 56
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. He passed…
EFCC Arrests Ex-Delta Gov Okowa For Alleged Fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, for alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion 13% derivation fund from the…
Tinubu Nominates New REC, National Commissioner For INEC
President Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Feyijimi Ibiyemi, as a resident electoral commissioner representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace another lawyer, ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who…
Editorial: Dangote’s Oil Monopoly: A Critical Threat to Nigeria’s Economy
The news that oil marketers in Nigeria plan to sell imported petrol at a price lower than what is offered by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has once again highlighted the…
Tinubu directs immediate release of minors facing prosecution
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all the minors arrested and facing prosecution in court over their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protest should immediately be released without prejudice to…
Tinubu Swears in New Minister
President Bola Tinubu on Monday assured Nigerians that his administration’s economic recovery plan was on the right path to realizing the nation’s dreams and aspirations. The President stated this at…
Presidency to Atiku: Tinubu succeeding where you failed
We have just read a statement credited to former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in which he tried to discredit President Bola Tinubu’s economic reform programmes while pushing his untested…
Tinubu swears in seven new Ministers Monday – Presidency
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will swear in seven new Ministers on Monday, marking a significant development in his administration’s restructuring efforts. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,…
Waiting for Dave Umahi’s Achievements
The history of modern Nigeria drips with the blood of hundreds of thousands of citizens who died needlessly in road accidents. One of them, a final year university student who…
Editorial: Prosecution of Children Protester Heartbreaking and Reprehensible (2)
The mere fact that Nigeria finds itself prosecuting children for participating in peaceful protests underscores a profound crisis in governance. These children are not criminals; they are the casualties of…
Who will call Nigerian politicians to order?
I am worried that Nigerian leaders have captured the Nigerian state, taking beleaguered citizens hostage in the process and yet carrying on as if all is well. I am even…
Marketers plan to sell petrol below N1,028/litre Dangote price
Oil marketers, on Friday, revealed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was between N1,015 and N1,028/litre depending on the quantity…
Court orders final forfeiture of $2.045m linked to Emefiele
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $2.045m, seven choice landed properties and share certificates linked to…