At first glance, the Federal Government’s newly approved 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures (FPM) appear well-intentioned, an effort to stimulate economic activity, ease import costs, and recalibrate revenue generation. However, beneath the surface, the policy reveals a fundamental contradiction that could deal a significant blow to Nigeria’s fragile but promising automotive assembly and manufacturing sector. The…
The planned increase in cement prices by Dangote Cement effective Friday, 27 February 2026, raises serious economic and moral questions at a time when Nigerians are yearning for relief from persistent inflationary pressures. For months, the Federal Government has laboured to stabilise the macroeconomic environment, tightening monetary policy, reforming the foreign exchange regime, and pushing…
Governors Loot Roads, Engineers Sit Idle
While Nigeria’s roads crumble and government vehicles rot, governors are outsourcing work that ministries could handle, inflating contracts and lining private pockets. Cars worth millions are auctioned to insiders for a fraction of their value. Ministries of Works are fully staffed but left idle, while taxpayers pay twice: first for fake projects, then for failing infrastructure. The tools exist. The professionals are ready. What’s missing is political will
The tragic accident involving Anthony Joshua, which claimed two lives, is more than an unfortunate incident on Nigeria’s highways. It is a damning indictment of how far the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has drifted from its founding ideals and why public confidence in the agency continues to erode. Predictably, the FRSC has fallen back…
