That Senate’s Probe To End Decade Of Unsafe Schools
By GEB The Senate’s decision to summon the Minister of Finance Wale Edun and others in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet over the collapse of Nigeria’s $30 million Safe School…
President Must Fix The Fiscal Governance Problem
By Cosmas Olanipekun I begin with a direct quote from the 2026 budget speech of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu: “Let me be clear: 2026 will be a year of stronger…
Donald Trump and the white man’s burden in Nigeria
By Adekeye Adebajo U.S. President Donald Trump recently threatened to take military action against Nigeria to save Christians from a “genocide.” Trump has three possible motives for making such a…
A Defining Moment For Nigeria: Why Staying The Course Matters
By Mohammed Idris As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about…
Nigerian Tax Acts 2025: Benefits Beyond The Ehetoric
By Joseph Tegbe Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms have been widely mischaracterised as revenue tricks, mostly through epistemic closure and motivated reasoning, solely focusing on revenue figures, tax rates, and who…
New Year: NLC, TUC seek adequate wage review
Advocates unity among workers Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently review workers’ wages, strengthen security nationwide and implement pro-people policies in 2026. The Congress…
Tinubu lists better economy, security, food abundance for 2026 promises
• President says reforms delivering results as GDP growth tops 4% • FG to deepen tax reforms, expand fiscal space for infrastructure, social investment • Renewed Hope ward programme to…
Legal battles threatens new tax regime ahead of January 1, 2026 take-off
• NANS demands halt, issues 14-day protest ultimatum • Minority caucus seeks suspension over alleged post-passage alterations Opposition to Nigeria’s new tax regime intensified yesterday as an Abuja High Court…
Policy reversals and the crisis of governance inconsistency
Recent policy reversals by the Federal Government – from the reviewed presidential pardon to the swift withdrawal of the decision to scrap compulsory Mathematics for Arts students- highlight a troubling…
Commotion over January implementation of tax laws
• Ndume urges Tinubu to suspend laws over alleged alterations • NLC demands fair, inclusive tax system, warns against bad laws • Policy brief urges FG to suspend rollout over…