‘It’s regressive’ – IMF warns Nigeria against restoring petrol subsidy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Nigeria against restoring broad petrol subsidies, recommending targeted financial assistance and social protection programmes to cushion vulnerable households against rising energy costs. The fund said blanket fuel subsidies were fiscally expensive, disproportionately benefited higher-income consumers and could worsen pressure on public finances amid rising borrowing costs. Rodrigo Valdés, […]
Video: Abiodun, other govs welcome Tinubu to Ogun ahead of Awujale’s eighth-day prayer
President Bola Tinubu was on Sunday received at the Gateway International Airport, Iperu, by Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, alongside other South-West governors.
Billions blown abroad, deaths at home: How Nigeria’s leaders flee failing health system, citizens die of common ailments
The irony is haunting; they flee the very system they were elected to fix but refused to do so. Former President Muhammadu Buhari of blessed memory, between 2015 and 2023, became the symbol of Nigeria’s elite medical tourism culture. He was reported to have spent over 200 days abroad for treatment, mainly in London, during his time in office.
Missing N6trn: SERAP, others take Tinubu govt to ECOWAS Court over failure to publish NDDC report
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and four concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to publish the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which allegedly indicts high-ranking officials and politicians over missing N6 trillion from the commission between 2001 and 2019.”
Okpebholo under fire over Obi threat as police ban supporters rally in Kaduna
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State’s threat against the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 polls, Mr Peter Obi, is generating backlash, with many describing the governor’s comment as politiccal pettiness.
‘OLUBADAN’ LADOJA: Man who outlives godfathers
*From impeachment to coronation, a journey through adversity, dignity, and tradition By Tajudeen Kareem In a country where power is often seized, abused, or lost in silence, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja stands as a living testament to an alternative path: one paved by law, character, and the long view of history. On Monday, as royal […]
