By MELVIN KOFFA ACROSS Nigeria, governors are facing growing public anger and scrutiny — not because of a lack of funds, but because of what analysts describe as a lack of vision, accountability, and willpower to translate the ongoing revenue windfall into real progress. Over the past year, allocations to states from the Federation Account […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON AT least 20 state governments borrowed a combined ₦458 billon in the first half of 2025, despite receiving record allocations from the Federation Account, an investigation has revealed. Data reviewed from budget reports and FAAC disbursements show states collected ₦3.43 trillion between January and June 2025, a 43% jump from the ₦2.40 […]
By TOSI ORE EIGHT months after the Federal Government approved a 50 percent tariff hike for telecom operators, the pain is now being felt in every corner of Nigeria. What was once a lifeline—data and voice services—has become a burden too heavy for millions of ordinary citizens and small businesses to bear. Subscribers are voicing […]
By OBIOMA TORI THE Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced that the Federal Government, states, and local government councils shared a total of ₦2.23 trillion as federation revenue for the month of August. According to a communiqué issued after FAAC’s meeting on Wednesday, the gross revenue for August stood at ₦3.63 trillion. From this, […]
SINCE the removal of fuel subsidy in May 2023 and the introduction of new tax measures, monthly statutory allocations to Nigerian states have surged to record levels. Between January and June 2025 alone, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed trillions of naira across the six geo-political zones, with the South-South leading at ₦1.56 trillion, […]
FRESH details have emerged on the official earnings of Nigeria’s top political office holders, following data released by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and corroborated by other government sources. The figures, which cover salaries and allowances for key executive, legislative, and judicial officials, provide insights into the cost of governance in Africa’s […]
By CHRISTIANA ALABI-AKANDE ON Wednesday 30 September 2020, Favour Okechukwu, 11, was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo, a low-income suburb in Lagos State. The victim’s family had expected swift justice, but almost five years later, it remains a mirage. Frustrated by her failure to secure justice for her late daughter, the deceased’s mother, Ruth Okechukwu, […]
By SHARON EBOESOMI THE House of Representatives recently indicted 31 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for financial infractions totalling over ₦103.8 billion and $950,912.05. The indictment follows damning revelations from the 2019 and 2020 Auditor-General’s reports. The lawmakers requested that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission […]
By PRECIOUS AKUTAMADU THE European Union (EU), in collaboration with Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and the Step-Up for Women in Journalism Initiative (SWIJ), has trained female journalists on career advancement strategies. The training also focused on equipping participants with digital skills to help them adapt to the rapidly evolving media landscape. The two-day workshop, […]
By JOSHUA OLOMU FUJI music legend, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, has apologised for the recent altercation he had with some personnel of the ValueJet, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The airport face-off was captured in a video that went viral on Wednesday, with KWAM1 seen in a seeming attempt […]