June inflation eases slightly as food prices complicate MPC decision
By AYODEJI EBO The National Bureau of Statistics released the June 2026 inflation report last week, and the figures indicate a slight improvement in headline inflation after three consecutive months of increase. Headline inflation eased to 15.91 per cent year-on-year in June, down from 15.93 per cent in May 2026. On a month-on-month basis, inflation also […]
South East and Jonathan’s presidency
BUT for post-election crises which engulfed most parts of Northern Nigeria, the April elections were free, fair, credible and peaceful. Nigeria has once again demonstrated her capacity to do things right when inclined. The election has set at naught the sham that was the 2007 election.
As Customs Service nurtures economic growth
LATELY, fresh winds of positive change seem to be blowing through the rank and file of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS. A new orientation seems to be taking place in the entire operations of the Service.
Why Buhari lost
THE violence in the North is not surprising. That half of our society is perpetually on tinderbox; the result of widespread poverty coupled with mass illiteracy and, in too many cases, religious fanaticism.
Illiterates in our own language
A PEOPLE’S language is part of their identity. If a people lose their language, they have practically lost themselves.
The English language is supposed to be our second language but now, it has become our first language.
Curbing corruption at the Customs Command
THE Customs Command, as we all knowis the hub of international and local businesses in Nigeria. In fact, as the first port of call for most Nigerian and foreign importers and exporters, the happenings in this Command will either affect Nigeria positively or negatively.
