If only Nigeria knew how Tinubu ended the subsidy regime
By Hon. Rotimi Makinde (Insider’s Account) If only Nigerians understood the challenges that characterised the former petroleum subsidy regime, there would be greater appreciation of the difficult decision taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29, 2023, when he announced the removal of the subsidy. I write from the perspective of someone who had […]
From Brasilia with love: When Nigeria, Brazil renew partnership
By ABDULAZIZ ABDULAZIZ “At a time when protectionism and unilateralism have been making a comeback, Nigeria and Brazil reaffirm their bet on free trade and productive integration.” – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva The image of President Bola Tinubu and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva clasping their hands together, their faces beaming with […]
How exchange rate reforms turned the Naira into export engine
By TANIMU YAKUBU When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration dismantled Nigeria’s rigid foreign exchange regime in 2024, critics were quick to call it a currency collapse. The naira plunged to ?1,800 per dollar in March 2024, and headlines screamed of economic freefall. But beneath the noise, a deliberate, high-risk economic recalibration was underway—one that has now […]
Senator Buba advocates non-kinetic approach to tackle insecurity
Senator Shehu Umar Buba, Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, has called for a paradigm shift in how Nigeria tackles conflict, suggesting the adoption of a non-kinetic approach alongside military responses. The lawmaker, who made the recommendation in a media chat, emphasized that while government forces’ operations may silence conflict temporarily, […]
Between Socrates’ Republic and Izunaso’s vision of leadership
By EMMANUEL ONWUBIKO Amongst the earliest philosophers, Socrates holds a very distinctive position for all epoch. Socrates addressed the functionality of the legislative house in nations of the World even though he dwelt on his city state but his works have universal and obviously eternal applicability. This founding father of Philosophy, according to an entry in […]
RMAFC: Perish the plan
By NICK DAZANG The Revenue Mobilization And Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, is established under Section 153(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended). The RMAFC is one Nigeria’s 14 Executive Bodies. Some of its cohorts are the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Federal Character Commission, FCC. The RMAFC has seven salient […]
