PRESIDENT Tinubu has paid more attention to the borrow plan section of Nigeria’s budgets 2024-2026 and he has fully implemented the borrow plans. President Bola Tinubu’s administration uses deficit financing and external/domestic borrowing as part of its fiscal strategy to bridge budget shortfalls and fund large-scale recurrent expenditure leading to frequent public and legislative debates […]
By MAYOR KACHALLA A Presidency, an Allegation & a Trail of Questions FEW allegations involving the Nigerian presidency can be dismissed as mere political noise when they raise questions that strike at the heart of public finance, appointments and institutional accountability. The controversy surrounding Prince Adeyemi and his claims about an alleged federal appointment has […]
By AMINA USMAN ABDULRAHMAN NIGERIA’S ₦68.32 trillion 2026 budget was presented as an instrument for national development. Yet, revelations surrounding some of its provisions have raised troubling questions about how public money is prioritised, scrutinised and protected. The discovery of ₦1.3 billion allocated to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council has become one of […]
By YOUNG PIERO Beyond Investment Summits: PLO Lumumba’s Questions Put Delta’s Human Capital Strategy Under Scrutiny The Questions Behind the Development Conversation THE debate over Delta State’s development strategy has acquired a sharper human-capital dimension following questions attributed to renowned Kenyan lawyer and public intellectual PLO Lumumba at a Delta investment event. While congratulating the Delta […]
BY FESTUS GOZIEM OKUBOR LET us begin with a number so obscene it should make every Nigerian’s blood boil: Four trillion naira. That is what the fuel subsidy hemorrhage cost this nation in 2022 alone. Not on schools. Not on hospitals. Not on the roads that swallowed trucks. Four trillion naira vanished into the pockets […]
BY DONALD INWALOMHE TURKEY’S expanding military influence in Sahel of Africa mirrors Russia’s use of private military companies and resource-driven diplomacy, but unlike Russia, Turkey presents two advantages. Turkey’s political stance allows African states to obtain modern weapons without having to align with major powers. This preserves their national sovereignty, making Turkey the “third way” […]
REGGAE music has produced many remarkable voices, but only a few have left an enduring legacy that transcends generations. Among those iconic figures are Bob Marley of Jamaica and Majek Fashek of Nigeria. Though they came from different continents and cultural backgrounds, both used reggae music to inspire hope, speak against injustice, and promote love, […]
BY INWALOMHE DONALD ARMED banditry is directly driving a severe humanitarian crisis in Northwest, Northcentral, Northeast Nigeria by weaponizing food production and systematically dismantling the educational infrastructure. The combination of violent raids, mass kidnappings, and economic extortion has trapped millions of families in a cycle of extreme deprivation and displacement. Insecurity has transformed a highly […]
BY DONALD INWALOMHE TODAY, President Trump’s war on Iran would be more than justified in viewing of Iran’s weaponisation of Strait of Hormuz and even Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis also being part of a new axis of evil. Iran’s evil activities started when it took control of three strategic islands—Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa—by force on November 30, […]
By DAVID HUNDEYIN A Market Worth Billions—and Questions I Believe Nigerians Should Ask FOR more than two years, I have watched developments surrounding Nigeria’s airtime lending ecosystem with growing concern. What initially appeared to be a technical regulatory issue has, in my view, evolved into something much larger—a struggle over influence, access and control of […]