FG Approves N47.9tn for 2025 Budget The Federal Executive Council has approved a proposed national budget of ₦47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting...

Fuel Subsidy Removal Ended Smugglers’ Business in Nigeria - Ribadu Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Mal. Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu has ended smuggling across the country as only few Nigerians were benefiting from the policy. Ribadu...

Women in Tech: First Lady and NITDA's ICT Initiative By Shuaib Shuaib Agaka In a landmark initiative, the Renewed Hope Initiative, in partnership with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), recently launched an empowering ICT training program specifically designed for women. This initiative aims not...

Security Sector: Olagunju, Dare, and Nepotism in Appointments By Yushau A. Shuaib Weblink: https://yashuaib.com/2024/11/security-sector-olagunju-dare/ "If certain groups are deemed untrustworthy for critical appointments, how can they, in turn, trust the administration with their votes?" Lasisi Olagunju, an esteemed columnist renowned for his incisive and thought-provoking writing, has long...

Tracking President Tinubu’s N200 billion intervention fund programme By Fredrick Nwabufo The real sector – agricultural and industrial -- is a critical factor for economic growth and development. A nation is as affluent as its industrial sector. In fact, this sector is the mitochondrion of a...

Tinubu Approves Redesign of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway In a significant move to improve road infrastructure and alleviate the struggles of commuters, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the green light for the redesign of the remaining 127 kilometers of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano dual carriageway. The newly...