By Aliyu Gaya One exceptionally commendable fact about the Bola Tinubu presidency is that it is not lacking in ambition and audacity. Courage defines the leader and Tinubu has it in good measure. Think about this: Tinubu wants to grow Nigeria’s net worth to a $1 trillion economy by 2030. While this shows ambition, it…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) yesterday said the manufacturing sector is positively responding to the economic therapy of President Bola Tinubu. Its Chairman, for Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti, Dr Sam Olawoye, said the sector is gradually recovering from recent economic shocks. He spoke during an interview in Ibadan while assessing the impacts of…
By Adewale Odumosu A major test for the Nigerian judiciary was the March 20, 2025 judgment of Justice Akpan Okon Ebong of the FCT High Court, who struck out a case filed by Mr. Femi Falana SAN, purporting to act on a fiat donated to him by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of…
By Aliyu Gaya Corporate blackmail is fast becoming the fancy of some netizens, corporate bodies, individuals, especially fly-by-night persons who target the rich and their businesses for diverse reasons. It’s not restricted to Nigeria, though. The likes of Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Leo Stan Ekeh, Segun Agbaje, Tony Elumelu, and corporates like GTCO (Guaranty Trust…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said major big foreign tech companies operating in Nigeria, such as Microsoft, Google, TikTok, and other social media platforms, remitted a total tax of N2.55 trillion ($1.5billion) during the first half of the year, according to data released on the agency’s X handle. A statement signed by…
An estimated 2.6 billion people in Nigeria and other parts of the world are currently offline accounting for 32 per cent of the world’s population. This is down from the newly revised estimate of 2.8 billion for 2023, which represents 35 per cent of the population, according to new figures from the International Telecommunication Union…
The menace of gender-based violence (GBV) is growing in an alarming proportion, especially with the activities of the insurgency in the Northeast. From forced and early marriages to the physical, mental or sexual assault on a woman, it is said that one in three Nigerian women have experienced physical violence by age 15. The African…
Nigeria’s Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N1.298 trillion among the Federal Government, state governments, and the 774 Local Government Councils as revenue for September 2024. This was disclosed at the end of the October 2024 FAAC meeting in Abuja. The total distributable revenue comprises several components: N124.716 billion in statutory revenue, N543.518 billion…
