By Ajibola Olarinoye Economist Adetilewa Adebajo isn’t exactly thrilled about how President Bola Tinubu’s government is spending. He basically aired his grievances on Politics Today—that show on Channels TV, the one everyone talks about. Adebajo didn’t sugarcoat it. He admits Tinubu’s team has done a couple of things right, but their spending habits? Not it….
By Ajibola Olarinoye President Bola Tinubu’s looking to kickstart oil production again in Ogoniland—that’s the same Ogoniland in Rivers State that’s been through absolute hell over the years. He rolled this out on Wednesday, during a pretty heavy ceremony where he gave major posthumous props to the “Ogoni four”—Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, have elucidated that the inauguration of WAGL Energy Limited’s impressive 40,000 cubic metre (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel will facilitate the provision of clean energy not only to Nigeria but also to Africa and…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization and former Minister of Finance for Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has conveyed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the subsequent two critical actions he must implement for the nation’s economy. The esteemed economist emphasized that President Tinubu, along with his team, must now endeavor to foster economic growth while establishing…
President Bola Tinubu has officially enacted four tax reform bills, marking what he calls a significant new chapter in the nation’s economic governance. The signing took place in the presence of key National Assembly leaders, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, among others. Tinubu emphasized that these reforms aim…
Wilson Erumebor, a senior economist at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, has stated that Nigeria’s economy is faring worse under President Bola Tinubu than it did under his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. He made this assertion during a recent discussion on X space hosted by financial analyst Kalu Aja. Erumebor noted that Nigeria’s gross domestic product…
The House of Representatives in Nigeria has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tax reform bills following months of heated debate. Sunday Dare, the presidential spokesperson and Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, announced the approval in a statement via his official X account on Thursday. While he did not provide specific details, Dare confirmed…
President Tinubu has officially enacted the 2025 budget appropriation bill. The National Assembly approved a total budget of N54.99 trillion for the upcoming fiscal year. Originally set at N49.7 trillion, the budget was increased to N54.2 trillion following a request from President Bola Tinubu. The budget allocation details indicate that N3.645 trillion is designated for…
President Bola Tinubu has set a N1500/dollar target in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday in Abuja. The President said the objective was to enable the Federal Government to ensure the smooth implementation of the 2025 budget reports DAY which marks a reduction of about N200…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday presented the N47.90 trillion budget estimates for 2025, assuring the public that his administration would continue to stimulate the country’s economy through targeted fiscal stimulus packages, public expenditures, and non-inflationary spending. During the formal presentation of the 2025 budget, titled “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity,” to a joint…
