Fuel Subsidy Savings: The Lies And Statistics
By Izielen Agbon Sir: On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the Finance Minister and coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, declared that N15.8 trillion was saved from June 2023 to…
Readers As Chorus
By Tony Afejuku The Glitterer is writing, talking, exhilaratingly now about the relationship between the writer and his readers. Specifically, he is dwelling on the relationship between him and his…
To Subsidy or Not To Subsidy?
By Abimbola Adelakun Thanks to ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, who is now promising to restore the fuel subsidies that the Bola Tinubu administration removed in 2023, the matter will…
When Power Chose Restraint, Osun Avoided The Wild West
By Olufemi Aduwo In the annals of Nigeria’s chequered political history, few episodes evoke greater horror and collective trauma than the sanguinary conflagration known as Operation Wetie. That apocalyptic interlude,…
Aggressive Roads Infrastructure, Shy On Transparency
By : Alabi Williams A not too frequent traveller along Ibadan-Ife-Ilesha federal highway will be amazed at the speed of construction work along that route, all under one year. From…
Osun: Tinubu advocates credible election, charges INEC, security agencies
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State. The people of Osun…
147 Lagos structures to be affected by Coastal Highway project, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu yesterday said about 147 structures in Lagos would expected to be affected by the construction of the service lane of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, with only five…
State Police is not the answer, Restructuring Nigeria is
By Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili Public Memorandum To: President Bola Tinubu, Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Governors Forum, The People…
America Borrows Power, Nigeria Borrows Survival
By Blaise Udunze Findings show that the United States owes more than $36 trillion while Nigeria owes over N159.28 trillion, with external debt now standing at approximately $51.8 billion. At…
‘Wigwe’s passing almost stopped Bayelsa electricity Power Project’
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Sunday, recounted the state’s journey to its gas-powered electricity project and how the demise of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank…