Editorials

NIGERIA is grappling with another severe cash scarcity, disrupting daily life and economic activities nationwide. The acute cash shortage across all states is compounding the hardship facing Nigerians who have …

THE Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe, has pointedly employed the milking-the-cow-to-death metaphor to warn political leaders against the monumental corruption eviscerating the country’s monolithic economy and short-changing the people. “People …

He seemingly interminable saga of accidents on the waterways in Nigeria is frightening and alarming. The frequency with which boat mishaps occurs is a sad reminder of a systemic failure …

Agreements for the renewal of economic cooperation recently signed by President Bola Tinubu with France’s President Emmanuel Macron pose much significance beyond the ordinary. The post Nigeria-France economic partnership deals …

IN a world where diplomacy is a critical tool for national growth, the absence of Nigeria’s ambassadors at foreign missions represents a significant diplomatic blunder. The Nigerian government’s neglect in …

A myriad of socioeconomic challenges bogs down Nigerians. They are under a security siege and demobilised by poor, inefficient road networks. The World Bank estimates Nigeria needs $30tn over the …

The conflicting information and subsequent confusion over the status of the Port Harcourt Refinery portend no good omen for Nigeria or her yearning for foreign investment. The post Unwholesome controversies …

AFTER the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect on November 27, the guns have continued to boom albeit occasionally between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah. It signifies how difficult …

MARKED by visible lopsidedness, the arrhythmic local council polls instigated by the July 11 Supreme Court ruling negate all known democratic norms. They fuel the fear that the country’s democracy …

By making many assumptions in its first draft 2025-2027 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), the current administration may inadvertently worsen the struggling economy and accelerate a descent …