Can AtikuObi Unseat TinubuShettima in 2027? By Yushau A. Shuaib   Nigeria's political landscape is gradually heating up ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yet, beyond permutations of power, recent personal encounters have exposed a deeper concernhow dangerously our national discourse is...

NAHCON: Nigeria’s Hajj System Under Scrutiny Over High Costs, Weak Transparency   At the heart of Nigeria’s annual Hajj operations lies a growing contradiction: a sacred journey rooted in humility and equality, yet managed through a system increasingly criticised for opacity,...

Customs and Reclaiming Nigeria's Missing Revenue with AI, by Abdulsalam Mahmud   In the long and often complicated story of public finance in Nigeria, revenue has always carried both hope and anxiety in equal measure. It is the lifeblood of governance,...

Tinubu Approves N68.32trn 2026 Budget, Extends 2025 Spending Window President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, authorising an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion for the current fiscal year. He also signed a separate bill extending the implementation...

Higher Oil Prices Could Ground African Airlines, Raise Food Prices - Dangote Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has warned that surging oil prices driven by tensions around the Strait of Hormuz could devastate airlines and worsen food inflation across the...

We Have No Intention to Borrow From IMF's $50bn Fund - FG The Federal Government on Thursday declared that it has no plan to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow from the estimated $50bn, which the IMF had...