Anxiety from the past: Anxiety was high when Siminalayi Fubara took over as the next governor and chief executive of Rivers State in May 2023. The anxiety stemmed most from the business community, which did… Read More »Gov Fubara lays new economic pathway for Rivers at Economic & Investment summit
David Umahi’s appointment as minister of works by President Bola Tinubu was widely cheered by Nigerians who expected the trained civil engineer to bring his wealth of knowledge to bear on the job. Umahi hasn’t… Read More »Umahi gets dirty with road revamp
On May 22, 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the monetary policy rate (MPR) for the fifth time in a year by 150 basis points, bringing it to 26.25 percent. This liquidity tightening… Read More »Higher-for-longer: The consequence of continuous CBN rate hikes
Business owners as well as experts have raised concerns that the continuous hiking of the monetary policy rate (MPR) by the Central Bank of Nigeria will throw many out of business, leading to a renewed… Read More »Rising interest rates stifling business growth – Experts
Seinde Fadeni, chairman of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco aviance) has said it is targeting N100 billion in the next five years. The company said it has concluded plans to diversify its investment… Read More »NAHCO targets N100bn in five years
Money supply (M2), a monetary tool used by the Central Banks to measure currency supply in an economy, in April 2024, hit a record high of N96.96 trillion in one year despite monetary tightening by… Read More »Money supply hits record high of N96.96trn in one year despite liquidity squeeze
…food prices surge 15.7% Hunger has long plagued the world’s poverty capital, but it has worsened since President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023. Households are now grappling with the worst cost of living… Read More »Hunger cries drown Tinubu’s renewed hope
Today marks one year since President Bola Tinubu inherited the world’s toughest job to find a new path for an economy in turmoil. Tinubu, who secured the weakest mandate of any Nigerian leader since 1999,… Read More »Tinubu’s shock therapy causes pain for Nigerians
When Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo assumed office as the Minister of Interior in August 2023, Nigerians expected little more than public holiday announcements, as his predecessor had become synonymous with. The Ministry of Interior, often viewed as… Read More »Tunji-Ojo curbs passport racketeering to ease access
Have you ever written letters to public institutions, tried contacting agencies of governments through the official “contact us” on their websites or social media handles, or even submitted hard copy letters hoping they would respond… Read More »E-government and public sector responsiveness