March 23
Nigeria: Notorious Missteps of Cardoso's CBN
When you want unvarnished truth, served with profound elan, brutal elucidation, and delivered with missile-guided robustness, the man you need is Marcel Okeke. He comes heavily… Read more »
March 24
Nigeria: 'How Abducted Kaduna Schoolchidren Were Rescued in Zamfara'
The Defence Headquarters, on Sunday, gave detals of how troops rescued the abducted pupils and teachers of LEA School Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State within… Read more »
Nigeria: 287 Abducted Kaduna Schoolchildren Regain Freedom
The 287 schoolchildren abducted by terrorists in Kaduna State on March 7 have regained their freedom, the state Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has announced. Read more »
March 21
Nigeria: The Danger of Rising Food Inflation
In what has been adjudged the highest inflation rate in 26 years, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodities, increased by… Read more »
Nigeria: The Army and the Okuama Killings
Come Wednesday, I will be in Asaba, Delta State as one of the faculties at the Nigerian Army Quarterly Media dialogue. With the theme, 'The imperatives of military-media… Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: The States and the Blackout Nation
Many Nigerians believe that restructuring the country or devolving powers from the centre to the sub-nationals is the silver bullet that will solve all our problems. This belief… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Raise Vat to 15 Percent By 2027 to Fund Fiscal Deficit - EIU Report
The federal government is expected to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 15 per cent from the current 7.5 per cent by 2027 to enable it fund its fiscal deficit and debt service… Read more »
Nigeria: Attack On Our Military Men Is Attack On Our Nation, We Won't Accept It - Tinubu
In a tone denoting the weight of his office as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces, President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, warned that any attack on the armed forces or any of their… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Hazardous Food Preservation Methods
The food we consume and export should meet the required standards Read more »
Nigeria: Ningi and the 'Underground' Budget
Since the conclusion of my 'missionary journey' to Aso Rock almost 14 years ago, I have written more than a dozen columns on the need to reform the budgeting process in Nigeria.… Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Herbert Is Gone, Long Live Herbert
Ever since February 10, 2024, when I learnt of the tragic death of Herbert, his dear wife, Chizoba; his son, Chizi; and our mutual friend, Bimbo, I have been wanting to write to… Read more »
Nigeria: Who Else but Nwabueze?
In 1975 Brigadier General Murtala Mohammed, who was at that time a brigadier, approached Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams SAN to be the chairman of the 50-man Constitutional… Read more »
Nigeria: A Rash of Development Commissions
Does the creation of bureaucracies for the regions necessarily attract development? Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Ramadan Begins Today, Sultan of Sokoto Declares
*Atiku enjoins Nigerians to up charity Read more »
Nigeria: Food Security - the Bago Challenge
Against the run of play, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State ruffled feathers with his speech at the 2023 annual Leadership Newspaper Conference and Awards held in Abuja… Read more »
Nigeria: Neca, Cppe Commend FG's Suspension of $15,000 Expatriate Employment Levy
*Say move shows Tinubu runs listening government Read more »
Nigeria: The Resurgence of Fuel Queues
Despite claims to a removal of subsidy in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry and the fact that the pump price has almost quadrupled since last May, long queues of… Read more »
Nigeria: We're Not Operating Two Versions of 2024 Budget - Presidency
The Presidency has reacted officially to allegations on Saturday by Chairman of Northern Senators Forum, Senator Abdul Ningi, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu padded the 2024… Read more »
March 09
Nigeria: Concern Mounts As New Vigilante Corps in Katsina, Zamfara Reinforce Banditry
*UNICEF: Nigerian children deserve to learn in peace, rues abduction of 287 Kaduna students*UN Special Envoy, Gordon Brown promises global support for safe school initiative in… Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Moghalu - Monetary Tightening Should Have Preceded FX Rate Unification
•Wants NNPCL reformed, stripped of opaqueness •Suggests $20-$30bn IMF stabilisation facility to resolve FX crisis Read more »
March 08
Nigeria: 2024 IWD - Tinubu Celebrates Nigerian Women, Says They Are Pivots of the Nation
Deji Elumoye, Michael Olugbode, Adedayo Akinwale and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Read more »
Nigeria: I Will Take Exact Same MPC Decisions If I Were CBN Governor - Tony Elumelu
Nigerian business mogul and Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu, has said that he would take the same exact decisions the Central Bank… Read more »
Nigeria: With Collapse of Local Govts, 287 Pupils, Teachers Kidnapped in Kaduna
The kidnap, yesterday, of some 287 students and pupils of the LEA Primary and Secondary Schools, Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, as well as some of their… Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Army Mortuaries and Matters Arising
The dead must be treated with dignity Read more »
March 05
Ghana: Bank of Ghana Suspends Forex Trading Licences of GTBank, FBN Bank Amid Regulatory Breaches
The Bank of Ghana has issued a temporary suspension of the Foreign Exchange Trading Licences of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited (GTB) and FBNBank Ghana Limited (FBN) starting… Read more »