Tax Ombud Warns Against Arbitrary Levies as Nigeria’s Tax Reforms Begin
The Chief Executive of the Office of the Tax Ombud, Dr John Nwabueze, has warned that arbitrary tax assessments, multiple levies and inconsistent enforcement could undermine public confidence in Nigeria’s new tax reforms. Nwabueze spoke on Friday at a stakeholders’ engagement at the Ladi Kwali Conference Centre in Abuja, where he urged revenue authorities to […]
Nigeria to Adapt Ethiopia’s Strategy to Tackle Malnutrition
Nigeria plans to adopt lessons from Ethiopia’s nutrition programmes to strengthen funding, improve coordination among government levels, and expand community-based interventions under its Nutrition 774 (N774) Initiative. Vice-President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja after leading a Nigerian delegation to the three-day Ethiopia-Nigeria Nutrition Leadership Exchange Forum in Addis Ababa and Oromia. He […]
Nigeria Cuts Child Malaria Rate to 15.2%, Targets 50% Reduction by 2030
The Federal Government says malaria parasite prevalence among Nigerian children aged six to 59 months declined from 22 per cent in 2021 to 15.2 per cent in 2025, as it targets a 50 per cent reduction in malaria prevalence and related deaths by 2030. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, […]
CBN Engages Nigerian, Chinese Firms to Tackle Cross-Border Payment Challenges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has engaged Nigerian and Chinese businesses to address cross-border payment challenges, strengthen banking connections, and improve financial transactions between the two countries. The discussions took place at a high-level business and financial roundtable in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, bringing together business leaders and financial stakeholders to […]
Shettima Proposes Annual Review of State Electricity Markets
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has proposed an annual review of state electricity markets to assess the implementation of the Electricity Act 2023, address challenges, and accelerate investment in Nigeria’s power sector. Shettima, represented by Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, proposed a stakeholders’ workshop in Abuja themed “Empowering the States: Reviewing […]
The Silent Poisonous Gas Claiming Lives
As residents of Port Harcourt continue to depend on generators to cope with unreliable electricity supply, the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning remains a serious public safety concern. Across Nigeria, reports of families and individuals dying after exposure to generator fumes show how a routine response to power outages can turn into a fatal mistake. […]
NGX Group Bags Africa’s Best Exchange Award At Euromoney Markets Awards
Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) was named Africa’s Best Exchange at the Euromoney Markets Awards 2026 for its contributions to capital formation, digital innovation, and financial market infrastructure. The award was presented at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London on Thursday, October 15, 2026, following significant growth in Nigeria’s equities market and the […]
FG Disputes World Bank’s Assessment of Nigeria’s Debt
The Federal Government has challenged the World Bank’s assessment of Nigeria’s debt position, describing reports that interest payments exceeded federal revenue in the first half of 2026. The Federal Ministry of Finance, in a statement issued on Sunday and shared by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, said the […]
Tinubu, Should You Resign by Your Own Standard for Jonathan?
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s handling of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity raises a fundamental question: should the standard he applied to former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 not also apply to his own administration? In January 2014, Tinubu, then a prominent opposition figure, condemned the killing of Christian worshippers amid Boko Haram’s insurgency, questioning Jonathan’s competence to […]
NDLEA Intercepts Saudi-Bound Cannabis Shipment Concealed in Palm Oil
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a Saudi Arabia-bound consignment of cannabis concealed in a gallon of palm oil at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State, leading to the arrest of two suspects. The seizure was part of a series of anti-drug operations across the country in which the agency […]
Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Rises to 2.34%
Nigeria’s average daily crude oil and condensate production rose by 2.34 per cent to 1.717 million barrels in September, marking the fifth consecutive month the country met its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil production quota. Data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) showed that combined output peaked at 1.84 […]
FG Launches D30 Platform to Drive $100bn Creative Economy, 3 Million Jobs by 2030
The Federal Government has launched a digital intelligence platform, Destination 2030 (D30), to attract investment into Nigeria’s tourism and creative industries, with a target of contributing $100 billion to the economy and creating more than three million jobs by 2030. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, unveiled the platform […]