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Former presidential candidate Peter Obi criticized the economic value of recent foreign state visits by Nigerian leaders, arguing that international diplomacy must yield measurable benefits for local citizens. Speaking following President Bola Tinubu’s three-nation tour, the former Labour Party standard-bearer asserted that foreign travel should not serve as tourism or a fashion parade for government…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comparison of Nigeria’s fuel prices with other African nations, insisting lower petrol costs do not reflect Nigerians’ economic hardship. The African Democratic Congress chieftain’s position came in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu….
The World Bank has reported that poverty in Nigeria climbed to 63 percent in 2025, affecting an estimated 140 million people, even as headline inflation declined sharply from 34.80 percent in December 2024 to 15.15 percent in December 2025. The report shows poverty rising steadily from 56 percent in 2023 to 61 percent in…
Nigeria’s monetary policy architecture is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The Central Bank of Nigeria has committed itself to a deliberate transition toward an inflation-targeting framework, abandoning decades of discretionary monetary management in favour of a transparent, rules-based system explicitly anchored to long-term price stability. The shift represents one of the most significant policy reorientations undertaken…
Generative artificial intelligence is poised to reshape global labour markets, but new data from the International Labour Organisation confirms that women will bear a disproportionate share of the disruption, with female-dominated occupations facing nearly twice the exposure risk of male-dominated roles. The findings, published in the research brief titled “GenAI, Occupational Segregation and Gender…
The World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, has commenced a high-level visit to Nigeria. Her mission focuses on evaluating the progress of ongoing energy reforms and national job creation initiatives. Arriving today, Sunday February 1, 2026, this visit signals a critical juncture in the relationship between the global lender and Abuja. The strategic…
