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Agribusiness

Tinubu unveils plan to double Nigeria’s $32bn livestock sector contribution

President Bola Tinubu on Monday disclosed moves to double livestock sector’s $32 billion economic contribution. Tinubu, who spoke at the opening of the 9th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture holding in Abuja, said the target was basically part of efforts by his administration to boost food security, create jobs and diversify the economy. Represented […]

Economy

NRC boss lists four economic distortions inherited by Tinubu govt

The Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has listed four major economic distortions inherited by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Adedeji identified the distortions as an unsustainable fuel subsidy, an opaque foreign exchange market, an underperforming oil sector and a small tax base. The NRS Chairman made this known during an appearance on […]

featured Opinion

SERAP urges Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, others to publish assets ahead of 2027

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged all 19 presidential candidates announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish details of their assets and liabilities, those of their spouses and, where applicable, their unmarried children under 18, ahead of the 2027 presidential election. SERAP also urged the candidates to disclose the legitimate sources […]

Policy and Regulations

NGX urges Tinubu to support fintech’s domestic listing

The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Limited, Temi Popoola, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to support policies that would require major companies operating in Nigeria, particularly high-growth fintech firms, to list on the domestic stock exchange. Speaking during a meeting with the President, Popoola expressed concern that several companies generating significant revenues […]

Business

FG unveils Tinubu Light Initiative for one million MSMEs

The Federal Government has unveiled the Tinubu Light Initiative, a programme designed to provide affordable renewable energy solutions to one million micro, small, and medium enterprises. Projections also indicate the initiative could stimulate more than N172 billion in economic activity annually and create over 50,000 direct jobs. Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Dr. Kingsley […]

featured News

Tinubu orders EFCC to unfreeze Osun govt accounts immediately

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately unfreeze the bank accounts of the Osun State Government by returning to court to vacate the freezing order. The President said the action could affect public confidence ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement issued on Thursday, the […]

featured Finance

Tinubu to announce fresh salary increase for soldiers — Defence minister

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, retd, has said President Bola Tinubu would soon announce a new salary increase for personnel of the armed forces, as part of the federal government’s efforts to improve troops welfare. Vanguard reported that Musa disclosed this at a one-day training and financial empowerment workshop for widows and wives […]

Opinion

Atiku questions Tinubu’s borrowing spree despite ₦7.98trn oil windfall

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s aggressive domestic borrowing, questioning why the administration continued to pile up debts despite an estimated ₦7.98 trillion windfall from high international crude oil prices. He also alleged that the President’s administration had finally arrived at a policy direction he first advocated more than two decades […]

Appointments featured

Tinubu appoints ex-Ekiti gov Fayose as REA chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency, as part of a fresh round of 26 appointments into federal government agencies and commissions. The appointments were announced on Monday in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, and take […]

Crypto

Tinubu signs executive order to harmonise cryptocurrency regulation

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, establishing a new framework to coordinate the regulation of virtual assets across government agencies as Nigeria seeks to curb fraud while supporting innovation in the digital economy. The Executive Order, which takes immediate effect, creates a Virtual Asset Council chaired by […]

Policy and Regulations

Tinubu orders NIMC to enrol all Nigerians by 2026

President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Identity Management Commission to enrol every Nigerian in the national identity database before the end of 2026. This is according to the commission’s Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Abisoye Coker-Odusote. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Coker-Odusote said the directive is part of the Federal Government’s plan to […]