Atiku Faults Tinubu’s Fuel Price Claims

  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….

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CBN Targets Single-Digit Inflation in Policy Overhaul

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…

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Women’s jobs face twice the automation risk as men’s: ILO

  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…

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World Bank Warns Oil Surge Threatens Nigerian Inflation

 Economic Reforms: World Bank’s Anna Bjerde arrives Nigeria

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…

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