Subsidy Shadows: The Billions Nigerians Cannot See, by Haroon Aremu   When former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan attempted to remove fuel subsidy in 2012, the nation erupted. Streets were flooded with protesters, labour unions shut down economic activities, and what became known as the Occupy Nigeria...

Profs Adamu & Pate: Gentle Giants of Communication Scholarship, by Yushau A. Shuaib   On the third day of the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) in Kaduna, amid intense sessions on communication, governance, and national development, I received a message that momentarily shifted my focus from...

Wale Edun’s Economic Record under Tinubu - A Lesson Note for Usman Isyaku and Co-Travellers, by Gimba Kakanda   When Mr. Wale Edun took charge as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy in 2023, Nigeria’s debt-service-to-revenue ratio was 96.3% and could have...

For millions of Nigerians, a trip to the market has, in recent years, become an exhausting exercise in survival. The soaring cost of rice, beans, garri, maize, yam and other staples has placed severe pressure on households already grappling with stagnant incomes, rising transport fares and broader economic hardship.

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 drifting toward divisive narratives of...

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, yet it is also where...