By Tunde Rahman Economists and commentators have written and said much about the positive trajectory and indicators signposting Nigeria’s economic growth. These indicators indicate that the reforms embarked upon by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office two years ago have begun to engender successful outcomes. The reforms are paving the way for economic recovery. The facts are self-evident and they speak for themselves too. According to a World Bank report, the GDP grew 3.4% in 2024, the highest in a decade. Inflation is tumbling and is currently at 23.7%. The government is meeting its debt obligations. After the Central Bank…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
By Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi Bamidele of the BAT Ideology Group eulogizes President Tinubu’s two years in office while offering progressive suggestions to the administration. Two years ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood at the threshold of history, sworn in under the glare of a nation brimming with expectation and fatigue. His words were clear: “Hope is back.” With that simple promise, he set in motion a vision not just of governance, but of national renewal. Today, as Nigeria marks the second anniversary of his presidency, we pause to celebrate not just the man, but the movement: the Renewed Hope Agenda.…
By Abdul Samad Rabiu As Nigeria marks two years under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I believe it is important to reflect, not from the lens of politics, but from the perspective of business, of industry, and of the economy. I speak not only as the Chairman of BUA Group – one of Africa’s largest conglomerates, but also as someone who has lived through the complexity of Nigeria’s reforms. I have seen the cost of dysfunction, the burden of inefficiency, but more importantly, the promise of a level playing field and the dividends of decisive governance. FUEL SUBSIDY…
Yesterday, there was tension and confusion across many WAEC exam centres in Nigeria following the leakage of the English Language paper in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, which prompted the examination body, WAEC to quickly set new exam questions. As a result, candidates sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) faced hours-long delays in writing the English Language paper. Investigations carried out by Podium Reporters reveal that the three parts of the English language paper (Paper 1, 2 and 3) were already leaked and in circulation on Tuesday night, the eve of the date…
By Sir Paul Chukwuma A close confidant once remarked, during the crescendo of the 2023 general elections, that it would take a “mad man” to aspire to lead Nigeria at such a perilous juncture. His words were less hyperbole and more diagnosis: Nigeria, at that time, represented the archetype of a “wicked problem”; a multidimensional crisis with no easy resolution and several painful trade-offs. To him, the presidency was a poisoned chalice; any occupant was fated for disillusionment and the slow erosion of political capital. Indeed, the economic outlook was bleak. Inflation had soared to 22.4% in May 2023, driven…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration has made substantial progress across many sectors in two years of being in office as Nigeria’s President. The President stated this in a statement to mark his two years in office. The President noted that he assumed office two years ago at a time Nigeria was going through historic challenges but thanked Nigerians for their resilience and undaunting spirit and said that “together, we have faced these headwinds with courage and determination”. President Bola Tinubu went on to declare that the bold reforms embarked upon by his administration, particularly the scrapping…
Following the commencement of an enforcement drive against properties in the FCT owing arrears of ground rent by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), which saw the sealing up of many public and private buildings in parts of Abuja, President Bola Tinubu has intervened to give the defaulters a second chance. President Bola Tinubu stepped in to temporarily halt the FCTA enforcement drive against property owners over unpaid ground rent. He ordered the FCTA led by Nyesom Wike to give an additional 14-day grace period to enable defaulters pay their ground rent arrears. The FCTA made this announcement in a…
Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, driven by the Tinubu administration’s new policy of local value addition and a tightened licensing regime, attracted over $800 million in processing projects last year. The sector also generated over ₦38 billion in revenue in 2024, up from just ₦6 billion the previous year, despite receiving only 18% of its ₦29 billion budgeted allocation. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, revealed this during a feature interview for an upcoming State House documentary marking President Tinubu’s second anniversary. Alake said the sector has witnessed an increase in investor interest buoyed by the administration’s mining…
By Tunde Rahman “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the loser’s tool.” It looks like the Greek philosopher Socrates had Nigeria in mind when he made the statement above. How does one rationalise a situation where notable opposition figures choose the rather pathetic path of self-immolation instead of putting their political camps in order, strengthening their ranks, and presenting actionable alternative ideas to the people? These opposition figures have made a mountain out of a molehill. They are crying foul over the gale of defections to the governing All Progressives Congress and lamenting the so-called trend toward a one-party…
By Otega Ogra and Temitope Ajayi There is a particular kind of silence that greets progress in Nigeria—when food prices fall, inflation slows, the country is positively recognised, debts paid, or things begin to work. It is the kind of silence that would rather keep a good story buried than be told. But make no mistake. What we see in the market today is not magic. It is the outcome of vision, backed by execution, from the Tinubu-Shettima administration. When President Bola Tinubu signed off on a six-month waiver to allow the importation of select food items, it was not…