‎Tax reform in Nigeria has historically triggered suspicion before support. But this time, something different is unfolding. Beyond the legislative fine print, the real innovation lies in how the reform is being communicated and implemented, through deliberate, structured stakeholder engagement.

‎For 2026, the signal is unmistakable: the Mining Marshal stands vigilant, accountable, and firmly in control, both on the field and in the public narrative.

President Bola Tinubu demonstrated foresight in July 2024, when he approved the use of the naira as the payment currency for crude oil supplied by the NNPC to the Dangote Refinery. Since the launch of the naira-for-crude initiative on October 1, 2024, Nigeria has experienced a strategic breakthrough amid the ongoing economic turmoil resulting from the Iran-Israel-US conflict in the Middle East.

In Nigeria’s bustling informal economy, payments rarely come with clarity, receipts, or even definitions. Across markets and transport hubs, traders and workers navigate a complex web of compulsory levies that are collected routinely but scarcely explained.

The Strait of Hormuz is not just a narrow stretch of water on the map; it is the pressure valve of the global economy. When it flows, markets breathe. When it is threatened, the world tightens. In the past month, following the United States and Israel’s strikes on Iran, that valve has been squeezed harder than at any time in recent history, revealing just how dangerously dependent the modern world remains on a single maritime corridor.

Thirty years ago, a quiet message travelled from the ancient community of Dukawuya in Kano: a child had been born. It was an ordinary announcement, yet it emerged from a place that has never been ordinary.