October 10, 2022
Nigeria: "Umoru", Ailments, Lies, and Abuses, On Nigeria's Way to Perdition
Set against the many ills plaguing the economy, the leading candidates for office of president in next year's elections could not have served up more disturbing metaphors. Whether… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Okupe Mocks APC, Describes Lagos Rally for Tinubu As Failed 'Catch Up'
A rally was recently held in Lagos in support of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Okupe Mocks APC, Describes Lagos Rally for Tinubu As Failed 'Catch Up'
A rally was recently held in Lagos in support of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: President Buhari's Scattergun Approach to National Security
It is unfortunate to have to conclude after over seven years that this government has yet to definitively demonstrate it has the capacity and interest to govern. Read more »
October 09, 2022
Nigeria: Ahead of #NigeriaDecides2023, INEC Must Address Its Credibility Deficit
Seven days after he emerged on 26 March 2022 as the Chair of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu resigned from the Senate where he had since 2011… Read more »
Nigeria: MC Oluomo, Others Lead APC 'Five Million Persons' Rally for Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu in Lagos
The rally was to support Messrs Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu in the 2023 elections. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Tinubu's Candidacy Illegal - PDP
The All Progressives Congress has no legally valid presidential candidate for the February 2023 election, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said. Read more »
October 08, 2022
Nigeria: Aggrieved PDP Governors' Attack on Party's Leadership Helping APC - Keyamo
The Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are doing the "lord's work" with… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Proposes U.S.$47.4 Billion for 2023
The budget has a recurrent expenditure profile of N8.27 trillion and a capital expenditure profile of N5.35 trillion. Read more »
Nigeria: Return of Loot - Buhari Picks Holes in Repatriation Processes By Western Countries
"...the hold-up in repatriating stolen assets held in the west will make it difficult to finance new projects that help to alleviate poverty," he said. Read more »
Nigeria: For the Record - Buhari's 2023 Budget Speech
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, presented the 2023 Budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Presents Nigeria's 2023 Budget to National Assembly
Both the Senate and the House, within the week, passed the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), in preparation for the presentation. Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy - Reps Reject Govt's N3.36trn Proposal for 2023, Set N1.7 Trn As Spending Limit
The lawmakers put a spending cap of N1.7 trillion for the 2023 fiscal year against the N3.3 trillion proposed by the federal government. Read more »
Nigeria: Manufacturers' Body Criticises Kogi Govt's Closure of Dangote Cement's Obajana Plant, Seeks Govt's Intervention
The Kogi government says the ownership transfer of Obajana Cement (formerly owned by the Kogi State government) to Dangote Industries Limited is "invalid, null and void". Read more »
Nigeria: AAC, APGA, Others to Field Candidates Only in Some States, APC, PDP Maintain Dominance
The APC and PDP are still maintaining their dominance on the political scene as they produced candidates in almost all the states where elections will hold. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Committee Gives Code of Conduct Bureau Two Weeks to Settle Internal Crisis
Mr Isah and six feuding commissioners of the bureau appeared before the committee on Thursday as directed last week Friday. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: How Nigerian Govt's Intervention Improves Healthcare Delivery in Nasarawa
BHCPF is meeting the government's target of strengthening primary healthcare facilities for effective service delivery, but the efforts still look like a drop in the ocean. Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: Tinubu Returns to Nigeria
Mr Tinubu's plane arrived at the Abuja International airport on Thursday evening. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Visits Freed Kaduna Train Passengers
The remaining 23 victims of the Kaduna train attack were released on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - NNPP Sues INEC Over Its Refusal to Accept Shekarau's Replacement for Kano Central
Mr Kwankwaso said his party has asked a court to compel INEC to accept Rufa'i Hanga as its candidate for the district. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - APC Governors, NWC Meet Over Party's Campaign
The governors say the list of the members of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) is still being harmonised. Read more »
Nigeria: Left to Suffer - Nigeria's Senior Citizens Suffer Due to Irregular, Outdated Pensions
The Pension Reform Act 2014 provides that pensions should be increased after every five years or whenever there is an increase in the salaries of active workers. Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Buhari Credits His Govt for Releasing Victims Kidnapped Six Months Ago
The remaining 23 hostages of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack were released by the terrorists on Wednesday. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - 16 Candidates Vie for Lagos Governorship, 394 for Assembly Seats
The candidates for the assembly seats in Lagos State are contesting on the platform of 16 of the 18 registered political parties in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Approves 2023-2025 MTEF/FSP, Pegs Exchange Rate At N437/$
The 2023-2025 MTEF/FSP was approved after the senators considered and adopted recommendations of the Senate Joint Committees on Finance and National Planning. Read more »