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World Bank Flags Fiscal Risks in Nigeria’s ₦4tn Power Bond Programme Economy, Nigeria

World Bank Flags Fiscal Risks in Nigeria’s ₦4tn Power Bond Programme

The World Bank has cautioned that Nigeria’s ₦4tn power sector bond programme could deepen fiscal risks, as it effectively converts …

2 mins read 111 views
Apr 09, 2026
Watchdog and the Death Row Metaphor Opinion & Interviews

Watchdog and the Death Row Metaphor

The architecture of death row is not built of stone and steel, but of stagnant time—where the future is fixed …

3 mins read 155 views
Apr 08, 2026
Naira Holds Steady Between N1,340 and N1,430 in Q1, CPPE Eyes Risks in Q2 Economy, Finance

Naira Holds Steady Between N1,340 and N1,430 in Q1, CPPE Eyes Risks in Q2

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises says the naira remained relatively stable against the dollar in the first …

1 mins read 141 views
Apr 06, 2026
Tinubu Approves N3.3tn Plan to Clear Power Sector Debts Economy, Nigeria

Tinubu Approves N3.3tn Plan to Clear Power Sector Debts

President Bola Tinubu has sanctioned a N3.3 trillion bailout package aimed at settling long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector and …

2 mins read 105 views
Apr 06, 2026
Otti Greenlights NEPAL Energies’ Acquisition of Afro Beverages to Drive Jobs and Economic Growth Economy, Abia

Otti Greenlights NEPAL Energies’ Acquisition of Afro Beverages to Drive Jobs and Economic Growth

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has approved the takeover of Afro Beverages by NEPAL Energies, a move aimed at stimulating …

1 mins read 116 views
Apr 05, 2026
Oil Prices Fall, Stocks Rally as Trump Says War May End Soon Economy, International

Oil Prices Fall, Stocks Rally as Trump Says War May End Soon

Oil prices sank and equities rallied on Tuesday following a volatile trading session after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that …

2 mins read 230 views
Mar 10, 2026
How €2.3bn FG’s Electricity Project Failed Economy, Nigeria

How €2.3bn FG’s Electricity Project Failed

Despite the injection of €2.3 billion (about N3.7 trillion at the current exchange rate) into the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), …

3 mins read 162 views
Mar 09, 2026
Reps move to provide legal backing for Nigeria’s decarbonisation plan Nigeria

Reps move to provide legal backing for Nigeria’s decarbonisation plan

The House of Representatives has begun legislative moves to establish a legal framework for the implementation of Nigeria’s national decarbonisation …

2 mins read 116 views
Mar 05, 2026
Otti confirms kidnap attempts in Abia, says situation under control Abia, Security

Otti confirms kidnap attempts in Abia, says situation under control

Abia State Governor Alex Otti says he is aware of two separate kidnap attempts at Olokoro and Ubakala in Umuahia …

2 mins read 166 views
Feb 28, 2026
Tinubu to Propose Amendment to PIA – Senate Committee Economy, Nigeria, Finance

Tinubu to Propose Amendment to PIA – Senate Committee

The Senate Committee on Finance has revealed that President Bola Tinubu will soon submit proposals to amend the Petroleum Industry …

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Feb 27, 2026
CBN backs Tinubu’s executive order on direct oil revenue remittance Economy, Nigeria

CBN backs Tinubu’s executive order on direct oil revenue remittance

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s executive order on direct oil revenue remittance to the …

1 mins read 128 views
Feb 24, 2026
Early childhood investment key to Nigeria’s $1tn economy ambition — World Bank Economy, Nigeria

Early childhood investment key to Nigeria’s $1tn economy ambition — World Bank

The World Bank says Nigeria’s ambition to build a $1tn economy by 2050 will depend largely on urgent investment in …

4 mins read 138 views
Feb 24, 2026