FG Spending: Money Supply Rise By 31.62% To N64.36trn   Following the growth in proceeds from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to the three tiers of government, money supply or M2 surged to an unprecedented N64.36 trillion last month, marking...

Dollar Exchanges For N876/$ As Forex Shortage Worsens   The naira maintained its downward trend against the dollar as it traded for 876/$ at the parallel market on Sunday. Some Bureau de Change operators said the local currency had earlier exchanged to...

Renewed Rice Smuggling: Won't FG Heed RIPAN's Clarion Call? By Abdulsalam Mahmud   Again, rice smuggling. Will it ever end? Let me be categorical. When will the illegal importation of rice into Nigeria become history? It doesn't appear to be soon,...

Between Tinubu’s palliatives and the Nigerian ‘prodigal sons’ by Taiwo Akerele   I am extremely worried for the President of Nigeria, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I am worried because as his ardent follower since his days in NADECO and then later...

Will Nigeria Witness Another #OccupyNigeria Protest? By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim   The inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signaled the long-awaited removal of petrol subsidies, leading to the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector—a feat that had proven perpetually daunting for...

Glencore Bribery: Prosecute Culpable Nigerian Officials - Rafsanjani   Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, the executive director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), is calling on the relevant Nigerian authorities to investigate and hold public officials accountable for accepting nearly $80...