…pressure from the public, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered for a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football. The President’s message underlined the severity of how bad Nigerian football has dropped in form and structure, that it has become a national emergency. In line with the president’s order, the National Sports…
The World Bank Group has said it will support reforms to Nigeria’s electricity tariff and subsidy frameworks as part of efforts to restore financial sustainability in the power sector. The World Bank disclosed this in its Country Partnership Framework for the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the period FY26-FY32. Accord…
…revenue mobilisation and improving public expenditure management. Oyedele said the reforms were not being pursued simply to improve Nigeria’s credit rating but to address structural weaknesses that have kept the country’s cost of capital high. “We are committed to doing the work required to get there, not for the ratin…
…NBA Digital Seal and established the NBA Digital Signature Studio. According to him, the reforms reduced administrative bottlenecks, improved regulatory compliance and strengthened the verification of lawyers’ practising status. He said the digital transformation was part of the administration’s effort to reposition th…
…of what I have concentrated on in the past two years. Tell us about some specific reforms. The reforms fall into these five broad categories that I mentioned: law enforcement, synergy, accountability in what we do as a Service, respect for Human Rights, and infrastructural/administrative reforms to enhance operational…
…IBTC Insurance, said the company’s compliance with the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 should not be viewed as the end of the recapitalisation process but as a new baseline for sustainable operations. “This confirmation is a moment worth marking, but it is not the finish line. NAICOM has set a new b…
…and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has highlighted the agency’s regulatory reforms and their impact on local manufacturing and investment in Nigeria’s health products sector. According to a statement shared on the agency’s official X account on Wednesday, Adeyeye spoke at the Invest Nigeria Conference & Expo 4.0, hos…
North Is the biggest beneficiary of my economic reforms - Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has asserted that Northern Nigeria stands as the primary beneficiary of his administration's economic reforms, maintaining that the removal of fuel subsidies rescued the nation from severe fiscal distress and redirected public funds…
A justice reforms organisation, CLEEN Foundation, has called for gender responsive policy and institutional practice that address gender equality and women’s participation in institutional architecture. Speaking in Owerri on Tuesday during a three-day state level dialogue on advancing gender responsive policy and insti…
…professor urged the federal government to ensure that the next phase of its economic reforms focuses on translating growth into higher productivity, stronger manufacturing, quality employment, rising real wages and lower production and living costs. “In simple terms, 4.43 percent GDP growth is good news, but it is not…
…Government to account for the N15.8tn in additional revenues it said accrued from the reforms. The National Chairman of the APC, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, warned that Atiku’s proposal to return Nigeria to the old fuel subsidy regime could reverse the economic gains recorded under the ongoing reforms, with negative consequ…
North, biggest beneficiary of my economic reforms’ By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: President Bola Tinubu and his ruling All Progressives Congress APC have restated that the removal of fuel subsidy by his administration was a difficult but necessary decision that redirected national resources into productive sectors, even as the…
…oversee all forfeited assets. The chairman called for stronger policy and institutional reforms, saying law enforcement alone cannot win the war against financial crime. “The most effective system is not law enforcement. It is the policy regime, institutional reforms that close leakages,” he said. He urged the media an…
…his 34 months in office had been characterised by “sustained enforcement, institutional reform, prosecution, asset recovery, restitution and stronger collaboration at home and abroad.”Olukoyede said the figures were not merely statistics, but evidence of the commission’s attempt to turn anti-graft enforcement into meas…
…reached a five-month high against the US dollar at N1,343.32, follows significant reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria aimed at boosting forex liquidity. This remarkable shift not only showcases the naira's resilience but also raises hopes for stability in a market that has long faced volatility, inviting readers to…
…remittance avenues. "These include a move to a more market-determined exchange rate, reforms to the regulatory framework for IMTOs, and the introduction of the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number, NRBVN, alongside closer engagement with IMTOs, banks and Nigerian diaspora communities," the CBN stated. The central bank…
…at the meeting, the Chairman of the RMAFC, Mohammed Bello Shehu, commended the NUPRC for reforms in the upstream sector which, according to him, had contributed to increased oil production. Shehu said the upstream petroleum industry remained critical to the commission because of its significant contribution to revenues…
…Government to account for the N15.8tn in additional revenues it said accrued from the reforms. The National Chairman of the APC, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, warned that Atiku’s proposal to return Nigeria to the old fuel subsidy regime could reverse the economic gains recorded under the ongoing reforms, with negative consequ…
…Iwayemi, said the World Bank-supported intervention had helped drive evidence-based reforms and strengthen primary healthcare services across the state. She, however, said the next challenge would be ensuring that the gains made through the project could be sustained after the interventions. Iwayemi said the involvemen…
…to him, the media remained a critical stakeholder in the Federal Government’s efforts to reform the solid minerals sector and had an important role to play in promoting lawful and responsible mining practices. On the status of workers initially arrested during enforcement operations, Onoja said prosecutors had earlier…
…through executive guidelines, legislation or, where necessary, constitutional reform.According to him, the objective should not be to restrict the president or vice president from travelling but to guarantee that there is always a clearly identifiable and constitutionally empowered authority capable of taking urgent de…
…also alleged that political actors opposed to the administration's petroleum reforms were exploiting the refinery issue to chip away at public confidence in the government ahead of the next election cycle."Accusing the NNPCL of withholding information on the rehabilitation of Nigeria's refineries is a backend tactic by…
…to the Minister of Finance, the ADC said petrol subsidy removal and foreign-exchange reforms generated about N15.8 trillion in additional resources for the Federation between June 2023 and December 2025. Of this, N5.4 trillion went to the Federal Government, N5.4 trillion to states and N3.9 trillion to local government…
…regions to support the President’s second-term bid to help him perfect the visionary reforms he has embarked upon. “The North especially, should realise that it is payback time for the backing that Tinubu gave to late President Muhammadu Buhari’s two tenures of eight years.” Afolabi recalled the national crisis that br…
…He specifically called for prayers for the success of the administration’s economic reforms, lasting solutions to the nation’s security challenges, greater national unity, and the peace and prosperity of all Nigerians. Shettima insisted that the occasion should serve less as a celebration of a personal milestone and mo…