Ondo, Kogi, Rivers lead as Inflation Rises to 22.41% - NBS   The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average prices of goods rose the highest year-on-year in Ondo, Kogi, and Rivers states. This is as inflation in the country rose...

Gas Flaring: Reps to Clampdown on Firms, Recover Debts   The House of Representatives has asked the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) to provide it with ‘specified information’ on companies involved in gas flaring, including the amount flared...

Manufacturers Lose N10.1trn Annually to Power Crisis, Says MAN   The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says the country’s shortage of electricity supply has been identified as a hindrance to the profitability of manufacturers with an annual economic loss valued at...

Tinubu Economic Advisers Seek Customs, NIMASA, FIRS Merger   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Policy Advisory Council has recommended the declaration of a state of emergency on revenue generation in the country. The council also proposed the merger of the Federal Inland Revenue...

CISLAC Advocates Civilian Oversight to Foster Defence Accountability   The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has stressed the need for Nigerians to demand answers for the expenditures made in the country's defence and security sector. CISLAC made this known in Enugu,...

Students Loans Act and the Realities of Prospective Beneficiaries, by Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim   The student loan idea is one that I have been skeptical about since it first surfaced as a proposed policy action in President Tinubu’s policy document, "Renewed...