By Yinka Kolawole The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE) has warned that the decline in manufacturing tax revenue in the first quarter of 2026 reflects weakening industrial activity, urging the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement far-reaching reforms to revive the productive sector. In a policy brief, Chairman of […]

“We have already signed the West Africa-Morocco gas pipeline,” said ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio said. “Don’t be surprised when the gas comes your way.”

By Yinka Kolawole The Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Linyi Wholesalers Federation and TTC Hydra Limited to strengthen bilateral trade and attract new Chinese investments into Nigeria’s manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. The agreement, signed at the NACCIMA Infrastructure Conference (INFRACON […]

By Yinka Kolawole Industry stakeholders have expressed divergent views on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) withdrawal from direct intervention financing of the manufacturing sector. Director General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr. Chinyere Almona, said CBN’s exit has left manufacturers heavily dependent on commercial banks that are not structured to provide long-term industrial […]

By Dele Sobowale Most Nigerians are being fooled right now, as they often are, by the Federal Government; with regard to the monthly allocations to states. Unfortunately, because the hands of many of the State Governors are not clean, they are allowing the FG to blame them unjustly for overall poor performance. Granted, there are a […]