NEPC Faults Global Economy For Non-oil Export Decline   Nigeria’s non-oil sector recorded a slight decrease in the value of exports to $2.54bn representing 0.09 per cent dip in the first half of 2023. This was revealed by the Executive Director/Chief Executive...

Tinubu Orders Review of N8000 Palliatives, Release of Grains to 50m Households   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has in deference to public opinion instituted a review of the 8,000 naira the federal government planned to distribute to the poorest Nigerians. According to...

Octavus Denies Supplying Contaminated Fuel to Max Air, Vows to Uphold Aviation Safety, Integrity   Octavus, a prominent aviation fuel supplier, has denied allegations of supplying contaminated aviation fuel to Max Air, a Nigerian airline. In a press release issued on July...

N8,000-per-family policy: Why World Bank proposal is bad for Nigeria, By Tope Fasua   As I type this, many Nigerians – especially the more comfortable, social media savvy ones – are freaking out over the plan of the Federal Government to...

The Gradual Death Of The Local Government System, By Eric Teniola   On May 4 this year, the Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu (54) lambasted the 18 Local Government Chairmen in the state over their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). At a...

Nigeria Spends Over 99% Revenue On Debt Servicing   Nigeria’s grave fiscal position for the 2022 financial year became clearer, as latest data showed that of N4.26 trillion total revenue available for financing the 2022 budget in the first three quarters...