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From Midnight Kegs to Market Stability: A Personal Testament to Subsidy Reforms, by Dr. Bunmi Awoyemi

From Midnight Kegs to Market Stability: A Personal Testament to Subsidy Reforms, by Dr. Bunmi Awoyemi   There was a time in Nigeria when the simple act of buying petrol was an ordeal, a trial of patience and a test of human dignity. I do not...

From Fragility to Foundations: Inside Tinubu’s Political Economy, by Tanimu Yakubu

From Fragility to Foundations: Inside Tinubu’s Political Economy, by Tanimu Yakubu   In early 2024, Nigeria’s naira collapsed to ₦1,800 per dollar, rattling households and businesses alike. By August 2025, it had strengthened to ₦1,525. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, this was not just recovery but...

Nigeria’s War on Illegal Mining Needs the Media on the Frontlines, By Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

Nigeria’s War on Illegal Mining Needs the Media on the Frontlines By Zekeri Idakwo Laruba Illegal mining in Nigeria has shed its skin. It is no longer a distant crime festering in remote, rural obscurity. It has metastasized into a voracious national crisis—a silent, gaping wound...

Tinubu’s ‘No Borrowing’ Revenue Claim Sparks Debate Amid Economic Realities

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s announcement that his administration has met its revenue targets and ceased borrowing from domestic banks has sparked a wave of scrutiny from analysts.

That Attack on NYSC Member and Vigilantes’ Excess, By Egiganya Jo-Madugu

That Attack on NYSC Member and Vigilantes’ Excess By Egiganya Jo-Madugu How long will Nigerian women remain treated as punching bags, degraded and disregarded under the guise of “the weaker sex”? For a gender that ought to be protected, women continue to face oppression and suppression...

Still on Proposed Raise in State Allocations, by Fatima Ikram Abubakar

The news that the Federal Government is reviewing Nigeria’s revenue allocation formula with the intention of increasing the share of states has been received with excitement across the country.