Editorial

THE numbers from the National Bureau of Statistics’ latest employment survey are revealing. In its second-quarter labour force report for this year, the bureau asserted that 85.6 per cent of Nigeria’s workforce is self-employed, an […]

NIGERIANS may never know the importers and owners of the stolen luxury cars discovered at a port in Rivers State and on the streets of Lagos. But one thing is sure: smuggling syndicates are alive […]

NIGERIA owns four refineries with a combined capacity of 445,000 barrels per day. They have not refined crude oil for over two decades except the old Port Harcourt Refinery which was restarted on November 26. […]

NIGERIA may not have its ambassadors in place any time soon. This is a deplorable concern. Since 2023, President Bola Tinubu has failed to reappoint ambassadors to represent Nigeria abroad. Tinubu recalled all Nigerian ambassadors […]

NIGERIA’S primary education outlook is grim, casting a dim shadow on the country’s future. It has the second-highest number of out-of-school children in the world. Yet, state governors fail to access the available funds and […]

The 5th Wave of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) General Household Survey 2023/2024 which tracked the resilience of Nigerians over time was released last Thursday. A combination of climate-induced issues, recent reform programmes and security […]

NIGERIA’S rapid descent into a potentially unsustainable debt trap causes concern. Nigeria’s total debt is set to hit a record N136 trillion, following President Tinubu’s fresh request to the National Assembly to approve a N1.77 […]

A video of naira rain at a recent glitzy event has kept the Internet buzzing for three reasons. First, it seemed to be a public contest for the wealthiest guest at the occasion. They made […]

The recent power outage affecting 17 northern Nigerian states highlights critical vulnerabilities in the nation’s power infrastructure, with profound implications for national security, economic stability, and public health. From October, millions of Nigerians across key […]

THERE appears to be no respite yet for the Nigerian currency as it has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024.This is according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a […]

If Nigeria still has the stuff that models it as the “giant of Africa”, it must seize this moment and rally support for an end to the uncivilised conduct of some African countries towards visiting […]

Nigerians have yet to know respite in the 16-month-old administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From the inauguration podium where the new President announced that “subsidy is gone”, Nigerians have been thrown into the abyss […]

IN another bold move to redraw the climate change narrative, Lagos State has taken the lead again by giving a new deadline on plastics use. This is after Lagos gave a deadline of January to […]

ONE of the most significant moves by the Bola Tinubu administration is the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in August 2023. The committee is headed by Taiwo Oyedele, a […]

THE tension in Rivers State has snowballed into larger chaos as hoodlums opposed to the outcome of Saturday’s local government election have started vandalising and burning government properties. Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Sunday swore in […]

IT is sobering that many graduates cannot find a job. The National Bureau of Statistics says: “The unemployment rate for Q1 2024 was 5.3 per cent, showing an increase from 5.0 per cent recorded in […]

Today, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, is the 64th anniversary of Nigeria’s flag independence. Unlike in the past when this day was marked with pomp and pageantry in government circles, schools and the various local communities […]

With her confirmation by the Senate last week Wednesday, September 25, 2024, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Hon Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun can now sit at ease as the Head of the Judicial Arm […]

There is a Chinese proverb which is very popular among contemporary economists and leaders: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him […]

Apart from corruption, one of the greatest reasons for Nigeria’s backwardness is inability of government leaders to implement policies as planned or budgeted. Planning, ideas and elegant “grammar” are never in short supply. Bringing plans […]