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Nigeria’s banking system is expanding at a breakneck pace that defies traditional economic logic. Credit to the private sector reached a record N94.61tn in February. Simultaneously, government borrowing climbed to N39.36tn. Usually, heavy state borrowing crowds out private companies. Today, both are feasting on bank balance sheets at the same time. This dual surge suggests…
The Independent National Electoral Commission will open the final window for voter registration on 11 May 2026. This third phase serves as the last call for the millions of Nigerians who turned 18 recently or missed previous rounds. Officials suspended the exercise in April to scrub the register of duplicates and ghost names. Now, the…
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange fled the equity market on Tuesday, wiping N1.347tn off total valuations in a single session. This sharp contraction stems from a coordinated exit from bellwether stocks that usually anchor the index. Large-cap heavyweights like MTN Nigeria and Aradel Holdings led the retreat, forcing the All-Share Index down to 241,750.15 points….
Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies are learning a hard lesson in diminishing returns. Data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that improved operational efficiency failed to stop a revenue slide in February. The sector received 17.64% more energy by value than in January, yet total billings dropped by nearly 10%. This gap suggests that while…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio sparked laughter on the floor of the upper chamber on Tuesday when he declared that the African Democratic Congress was effectively finished, following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers abandon the party for the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over…
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State is set to become a hub for livestock innovation following a ₦300 million investment from the World Bank. The funding, provided through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), is dedicated to establishing an Animal Feed Reference Laboratory. This initiative aims to modernize…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has issued a stark warning: Nigeria’s slow pace in onboarding new businesses is a direct threat to its economic competitiveness. During a high-level meeting in Abuja, Enefe Ekene, Chairman of RMAFC’s Investment Monitoring Committee, told the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, that the…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has questioned the process surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, raising concerns about why others are obtaining and completing his nomination forms on his behalf. Sowore’s remarks followed the signing of Tinubu’s presidential nomination forms, valued at N100 million, by former Ebonyi State Governor and…
An FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to pay N100 million in damages to two Department of State Services officials after finding that the civil society organisation’s posts on X amounted to libel. Justice Yusuf Halilu delivered the judgment on Tuesday in suit number FCT/HC/CV/4547/24,…
The Federal Government has inked a “Working Together Agreement” with aerospace giant Airbus to overhaul Nigeria’s aviation landscape. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, formalized the deal on Tuesday, May 5, during a high-level visit to the manufacturer’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. The partnership is designed to turn Nigeria into a regional aviation…
