The deadly kwashiorkor disease that was so much associated with the Biafra war has made a return to peacetime Nigeria. It was not a pretty sight seeing malnourished children with distended stomachs, nylon-like skins and dopey eyes during that evil…
Democracy Day: Electricity bill is larger than my salary — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Today has been declared a public holiday by the Nigerian Government to mark Democracy Day. May 29 used to be the Democracy Day until the then President Muhammadu Buhari put forward June 12 as the real McCoy. The greatest piece…
Tinubu’s 1st year as president has been planting time — Magnus Onyibe
I would like to commence this intervention by declaring upfront that I am a man who is a devotee of the planning school of thought. So, l will be considering President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office from the prism…
How Dangote and Air Peace rose up against economic strangulation of Nigeria — Magnus Onyibe
Nigeria recently spent as much as N2.34 trillion in six months to service a humongous public debt that is currently in excess of N107 trillion that she is saddled with. That is why the country’s national budget of N27.5 trillion…
Disclose Nigeria’s loan agreements since 1999, SERAP urges Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to disclose the agreements and spending details of loans obtained by the administrations of Nigeria’s past presidents since May 1999. SERAP urged Tinubu “to direct appropriate ministries, departments and…
*Tariff Hike: 20 hrs supply for Band A customers under threat (Vanguard)*Lagos to London: Air Peace flight fare sparks price war (Channels)
Tariff Hike: 20 hrs supply for Band A customers under threat (Vanguard) Barely one week after the new tariff regime which increased electricity tariff by 231 per cent for category A consumers, there are indications that the electricity supply capacity…
How and why budget padding has been a perennial crisis and solution — Magnus Onyibe
Outraged senators at the plenary on Tuesday, March 12, literally pounced on their colleague, ranking Senator Abdul Ningi, who has been a lawmaker for the past 24 years, 17 of which he has served as a senator after being a…
CORA BookTrek to spotlight Femi Adesina’s ‘Working with Buhari’
Femi Adesina’s latest literary endeavour, Working with Buhari, is set to take centre stage at the upcoming CORA BookTrek event. Scheduled for 4 pm on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the esteemed Roving Heights Bookstore within the Landmark Towers, Oniru,…
Ministry of Finance issues new TSA guidelines, countering misleading reports
In a recent development, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has issued a circular dated December 28th, 2023, introducing fresh directives for the implementation of Nigeria’s Treasury Single Account (TSA). Contrary to some misleading reports suggesting…
Why is Oshiomhole so obsessed with Fayemi? — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Former Edo State Governor who graduated to become the chairman of the country’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), ex-Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, always manufactures good copy for journalists. The latest grandstanding release from the stable of Oshiomhole is that…