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- 12 Jan 2025
BudgIT Queries Irregularities in FG’s Proposed 2025 Budget
BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has said that it has observed certain legacy issues with the federal government…
- 25 Dec 2024
2025 Budget: FG Earmarks N1.5Bn for Airports’ Internet, Others
Federal government has proposed to spend N1.5bn for internet services for passengers at five international airports in the country. The project, “Provision/Upgrade of WiFi Services for Passengers in…
- 16 Nov 2025
FG’s Fresh Loans: Experts Raise Alarm over Growing Debt
Many Nigerians have continued to raise concerns over the Federal Government’s borrowing spree in spite of claims that revenue generation has increased. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that…
- 7 Jun 2026
FG’s Debt Repayment Exceeds Budget by N1.9tn as Revenue Falls Short
Federal Government’s debt repayment obligations exceeded the 2025 amended budget allocation by N1.90 trillion in the first nine months of the year, according to the latest Budget Implementation…
- 29 Dec 2024
NBS Votes N35m for Cybersecurity after Cyber Attack
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has allocated N35 million in its 2025 budget for enhancing cybersecurity measures, following a cyber attack on its website on December 18, 2024. Shortly after…
- 31 Jan 2025
How NCC Generated N195.8Bn in 2024 – Maida
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it generated N195.8 billion in revenue from annual operating fees and spectrum fees, among other sources, in the 2024 fiscal year. Aminu Maida,…
- 17 Nov 2025
Is Nigeria Economically Broke? Challenges and Opportunities in Africa’s Largest Economy
By Blaise Udunze Is Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, economically broke? It is a question no patriotic citizen wants to confront, yet one that confronts every Nigerian daily at the fuel pump, the…
- 2 Jan 2026
HURIWA Demands Accountability from SEDC Over N140Bn Budget Utilisation
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has challenged the South East Development Commission (SEDC) leadership to provide transparent details on achievements recorded in its…
- 1 Dec 2025
Nigeria’s "Era of Renewed Stability" and the Truths the CBN Chooses to Overlook
By Blaise Udunze At the Annual Bankers’ Dinner, when the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, recently stated that Nigeria had "turned a decisive corner," his remark aimed to convey…
- 11 Nov 2024
Senate to Increase EFCC Budget to Fuel Anti-Corruption Drive
The Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes has expressed its commitment to increasing the budget allocation for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to support its…
- 1 Jul 2025
Reps Expose Shocking ₦24bn CCTV Allocation for Rivers Govt House
House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers State has given the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), a 48-hour ultimatum to submit a detailed breakdown of key…
- 4 Nov 2025
Tinubu Seeks Fresh N1.15 Trillion Domestic Loan
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the National Assembly for a fresh N1.15 trillion borrowing. The money, which will be borrowed from the domestic debt market, was to help finance the…
- 25 Apr 2025
World Bank Predicts Rise of Poverty in Nigeria Despite Economic Growth
The World Bank has predicted that Nigeria may likely see a rise in the levels of poverty over the next two years despite a moderate economic growth forecast. The multilateral lender noted that while…
- 6 Apr 2025
SERAP Calls on Tinubu to Reject $1.08Bn Loan, Probe Missing Funds
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to decline the recently approved $1.08 billion loan from the World Bank. The organization emphasized the need…
- 11 Nov 2024
TETFund Puts Education Tax Revenue @N1.5trn in 2024
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced that the education tax revenue for 2024 has hit N1.5 trillion. TETFund Executive Secretary Sonny Echono made the disclosure at the meeting of…
- 17 Jun 2025
Rising Oil Prices: PENGASSAN Calls Out Marketers Over Fuel Hike
President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo, has criticised oil marketers for exploiting Nigerians through inflated fuel prices, insisting…
- 8 Apr 2025
Trump Strikes with Tariffs, Nigeria Stands Down
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM On Wednesday 9th April, US reciprocal tariffs go into effect on numerous countries including Nigeria. Washington has slapped 14% tariffs on the…
- 20 Jul 2026
PFIPC Probe: Dollar, Pounds Accounts of Fake Agency Inactive - CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that two foreign currency accounts opened in connection with the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) have remained…
- 29 Jul 2025
MTN Mulls AI Tech to Protect Infrastructure as Cable Cuts Hit 13,000 in 18 Months
MTN Nigeria has said that there are plans to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI) technology to monitor and protect its fibre optic cables across the country. Yahaya Ibrahim, chief technical…
- 12 Mar 2024
Report Forecasts Global IT Spending to Reach $5.1trn in 2024
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $5.1 trillion in 2024, an increase of eight per cent from 2023, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. While generative AI (GenAI) has not yet…
- 7 Jul 2026
NIN Enrollment Hits over 136m as New ID Law Takes Effect
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said thet more than 136 million Nigerians and legal residents have been enrolled in the National Identity Database (NIDB). In a statement on…
- 3 Nov 2016
Recession, Forex: Cloud Offers Cost Saving Measures to Companies- Sanni
Following the present economic recession and foreign exchange shortage realities in Nigeria, Oracle Corporation believes that organisations in the private and public sectors can best reduce cost of…
- 7 Aug 2022
FG to Begin Implementation of Telecoms and Beverage Taxes in 2023
Federal government through the Budget Office of the Federation has revealed that it will begin the implementation of its proposed excise duties on telecommunication services and beverages in 2023.…
- 18 May 2025
SERAP Asks Ojulari, NNPC CEO to Account for Missing N500Bn or Face Legal Action
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari, group chief executive officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited, to provide…
- 11 Aug 2022
FG Targets N484Bn from Stamp Duty Charges, Others
Federal government is set to make a total of N483.73bn in three years from electronic payment boom by way of the Electronic Money Transfer Levy, according to projection made by the Budget Office of…
- 25 Nov 2025
E-Waste Dialogue: Ugbechie warns against Nigeria’s ‘disposal culture’, demands bigger NESREA enlightenment budget
Mr Ken Ugbechie, Publisher of Political Economy and immediate past Vice President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), has warned that Nigeria’s rising “disposal culture” is…
- 5 Sept 2025
FG Seeks Fresh $1.75Bn World Bank Loan
The World Bank is reportedly set to approve loans totalling $1.75bn before the end of the year to the Federal Government for key development projects in Nigeria. This was coming despite an earlier…
- 25 Feb 2026
PalmPay Couples Show How Love Is Funded Digitally
PalmPay users took to the #LoveWithPalmPay campaign to show how experiences are powered through seamless banking. It’s the month of love and social media has been filled with couples showing…
- 16 May 2025
Anambra State Government Launches SolutionLens to Drive Transparency and Citizen Engagement
Anambra State Government has launched SolutionLens, a technology-driven platform aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement in governance. The platform, developed through…
- 14 Oct 2025
Anambra ICT Agency Celebrates GOVTECH Awards, Applauds Soludo’s Digital Vision
Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, CFA, md/ceo of the Anambra State ICT Agency, has extolled Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, for his unwavering commitment to technology adoption in Anambra State, a…