By Gabriel Agbeja President Bola Tinubu has pledged to make the transport sector, a pride of Nigeria’s economy. The President made the assertion at the second matriculation ceremony of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, 2024/2025 academic session. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali, emphasised government commitment towards building…
By Innocent Anaba A United States non-governmental organisation, NGO, Africa’s Children’s Fund, ACF, has called on government at all levels invest in the people, especially the children and youths, adding that it was the best way to alleviate the economic woes in Nigeria and Africa It also called on Nigeria’s elite, corporate organisations and rich…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has offered a frank and reflective take on Nigeria’s economic situation while highlighting practical steps his administration is taking to reduce hardship, boost employment, and reform healthcare. Speaking during a live appearance on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television breakfast show, yesterday, Governor Radda admitted that the economic pain many…
A decade after the All Progressives Congress (APC) came to power on the promise of “change,” Nigeria’s economic outlook is now marked by stagnation, soaring inflation, ballooning debt, and rising poverty. From being Africa’s fastest-growing economy to one of the continent’s most distressed, the story of Nigeria’s economic decline is inextricably linked to the APC’s…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda has pitched various investment potentials in the state to global investors at the Fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Conference. Speaking at the prestigious 3-day summit held from 12 – 15 June, 2025, in Changsha, China, Governor Radda presented Katsina State’s transformative potential to investors, government officials, and business leaders…
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the state’s poor performance in the recently released data on Value Added Tax, VAT, generated by the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for the first quarter of 2025—which placed the state 35th out of 36 states—as a…
In today’s global economy, a nation’s professionals are the driving force behind its growth and development. Their expertise, innovation, and dedication shape the future of their country, fostering progress and prosperity. Advanced economies worldwide attribute their success to the invaluable contributions of their professionals. Nigeria, rich in human and material resources, boasts a talented pool…
Former United States Congressman Curt Weldon has stated on record that America and its European allies orchestrated the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to prevent the unification of Africa under a single economic system backed by gold. In a newly released interview with journalist Tucker Carlson, Weldon, who served in the U.S. House of…
Cote d’Ivoire has undergone a remarkable economic resurgence following two civil wars (2002-2007 and 2010-2011). The impressive growth across all economic parameters, such as low inflation rates, minimal youth unemployment, economic diversification and strategic infrastructural developments, have fueled the country’s remarkable stability and growth. However, this economic miracle and sustained macroeconomic stability over time (despite…
(Bloomberg) — Stocks fell after the US pushed ahead with tariffs on automakers, reinforcing concern about a widening trade war and offsetting data that showed faster-than-estimated growth in the world’s largest economy. Most Read from Bloomberg Just days before the end of a quarter that’s set to be the worst for the S&P 500 since…
