By Elizabeth Adegbesan Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, for the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, rose by 40.93 percent year-on-year (YoY) to N5.15 trillion in 2025 from N3.65 trillion in 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this yesterday in its IGR report for 2025, noting that Lagos State […]
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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has called for a major shift in the global approach to financing Africa’s development, urging the international community to make affordable, long-term capital available for infrastructure and energy projects across the continent. Oyedele, who made the call at the United Nations Dialogue […]
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VETERAN Nollywood actress Obey Etok-Chima marked her 50th birthday on June 30 quietly, while still navigating the pain of losing both her husband and father in the same year.
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THE photograph usually comes first. A young Nigerian stands at the airport, passport in hand, luggage beside him, smiling as family members gather for one last embrace.
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Unless you have been deliberately avoiding the news lately, chances are that you have heard something about the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO). It is difficult not to. Open your email or banking app and you are likely to find an invitation to subscribe. Take a leisurely scroll through social media and you will […]
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RIGHT OF REPLY Approximately 1,030 words Azu Ishiekwene asks the right question, and he is right that the World Cup answered it before any of us did. The hostility Bafana Bafana met in those stadiums was not football. It was a bill arriving. I take his question seriously and respectfully disagree with part of how […]
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This thought-provoking and slightly edited article, which first appeared in a publication called NewAfrican, was written by my friend and former BBC boss Onyekachi Wambu, a distinguished London-based author and filmmaker. Why do we continue to cling to the colonial names bestowed on our towns and cities? We do this even when the officials after […]
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