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…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
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…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded an unprecedented revenue of ₦1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, more than double the ₦600 billion collected during the same period in 2023. Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi attributed this remarkable growth to transformative reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, as revealed in an upcoming State House documentary marking the President’s second anniversary. Adeniyi highlighted that the revenue surge emanated from improved technological deployment, enhanced port operations, tightened enforcement on revenue leakages, and a renewed culture of accountability across Customs commands. “We collected ₦1.3 trillion in Q1 2025…
By Dada Olusegun Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a well-known character in Nigeria’s political space thanks to his 24 years presence in the corridors of power both at the state and national level. Some would say he was a formidable force at some point in Nigeria’s modern democratic journey and at 60, may yet play one or two more roles in the country’s democratic future. Chibuike Amaechi began his mainstream political career as a Member of the Rivers State House of Assembly representing Ikwerre Constituency in 1999 and became Speaker of the House for eight years before serving as Rivers State…
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, according to the Vatican. “This morning at 07:35 local time (05:35 GMT) the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell said in the statement, which was published by the Vatican on its Telegram channel. The death of the Pontif comes after he appeared at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Sunday to wish “Happy Easter” to thousands of worshippers who gathered to catch a glimpse of him. Pope Francis was discharged from hospital…
By Tunde Rahman Empathy is a defining feature of leadership and one of the qualities a good leader must have. How a leader acts at every point always gives us a sense of how he has internalised and embraced this important virtue. On Tuesday, February 4, President Bola Tinubu approved a whopping N758 billion to settle longstanding pension liabilities under the Contributory Pension Scheme for federal workers nationwide. The approval, given during a Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, was a historic decision. It marked a watershed moment in Nigeria’s pension administration. It was the first time the Federal Government…