Author: Anule Emmanuel

Nigeria must ensure that its public wealth serves the broad population rather than a privileged minority, Speaker of the House of Representatives has said. Speaker Abbas stated this at the inauguration of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s new Zonal Directorate Office in Awka while representing  President Bola Tinubu. In a post of his official Facebook page, Abbas said the new facility highlighted President Tinubu administration’s commitment to strengthening institutions responsible for fighting economic and financial crimes. “Corruption steals more than money; it steals the future,” Speaker Abbas said, arguing that funds diverted from public coffers deny citizens better schools,…

President Bola Tinubu could secure a second term in the January 2027 presidential election despite mounting public anger over insecurity and economic hardship, Britain’s Economist magazine has said. The UK magazine argued that Nigeria’s fragmented opposition, incumbency advantages and persistently low voter turnout may yet work in his favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate. In an article titled, “Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway,” the London-based publication said Tinubu’s prospects rested less on broad approval of his government than on what it called Nigeria’s complicated electoral dynamics. The assessment came as the presidency again…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday commissioned a new corporate headquarters for Northwest Petroleum & Gas Co. Ltd., saying the expansion by the indigenous energy company reflects renewed confidence in Nigeria’s economy following the government’s fuel-subsidy and foreign-exchange reforms. The new building, in Victoria Island, Lagos, will consolidate the company’s leadership and operations as it seeks to expand its role across Nigeria’s downstream oil-and-gas industry, Shettima said at the commissioning ceremony. He said the facility signaled that Northwest Petroleum was preparing “for decades of service in a changing global energy economy,” adding that Nigerian-owned companies must demonstrate the capacity to…

By Msugh Ityokura, Abuja For ESV Godwin Ityoachimin, leadership, did not begin with politics, public office or the pursuit of elective power. It began much earlier, within the walls of the Command Secondary School, Jos, where a young student unexpectedly found himself entrusted with the responsibility of leading his peers. Decades later, that experience remains a defining chapter in his understanding of leadership, governance and public service. Speaking at the Command Secondary School, Jos, Pioneer Sets (1982–1986) Historic Reunion Colloquium in Jos, Plateau State, Ityoachimin reflected on how his years at the institution helped shape the values and outlook that…

Minister of Aviation and Aarospace Development Festus Keyamo, has accused opposition figures of orchestrating videos showing the destruction of ruling-party campaign posters. The Minister has called the incidents a calculated effort to portray President Bola Tinubu as unpopular ahead of the 2027 general election. Minister Keyamo, said in a post on X that a video showing a man tearing down posters of the governing All Progressives Congress, (APC), had been staged for political effect. The man, whom Keyamo described as an opposition-sponsored thug, was seen brandishing a weapon while removing the posters, according to the Minister. “This is planned as…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said Nigeria has moved beyond the most painful phase of his economic reforms and would now focus on lowering living costs, creating jobs and spreading the gains of recovery more widely across the country. In a 66th Independence Day address which described his administration’s policies as an unavoidable treatment for a deeply damaged economy, Tinubu said Nigeria has since begun to emerge from years of weak growth, distorted subsidies, unstable foreign exchange markets and declining public confidence. “The age of reform has done its work. Now begins the age of prosperity,” the President noted. President…

At the United Nations, Vice-President Kashim Shettima advanced a more forceful Nigerian case for affordable capital, technology transfer and a stronger African voice in global affairs. Anule Emmanuel writes that, the real measure of success will be whether President Bola Tinubu’s government can translate New York’s high diplomacy into investment, jobs and tangible economic gains at home. Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in New York, United States, on Monday, September 21, carrying a familiar Nigerian brief to the United Nations: Africa’s most populous country wants the global order to work differently. Nigeria’s message at the 81st session of the United…

President Bola Tinubu returned to Lagos on Tuesday after a monthlong vacation abroad, dismissing speculation about his health and saying he was prepared to resume work. “Rumours will always emanate from politics,” Tinubu Tinubu told reporters and supporters who gathered at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja. “But the fact is, I am here, hale, hearty, sound, ready to kick, ready to work.” The President’s return followed an extended trip that had initially been expected to last three weeks. President Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30 for what his office described as a working vacation. The trip was extended by about…

By Anule Emmanuel, New York Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia ended a week of meetings in New York alongside Vice-President Kashim Shettima, seeking to turn the State’s considerable agricultural promise into a more persuasive case for private investment, industrial revival and economic diversification. Alia was among Governors, including AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, who joined Vice President Shettima when he delivered Nigeria’s official statement at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-81). UNGA-81 brought together senior political figures at the close of a diplomatic week in…

President Bola Tinubu said the National Credit Guarantee Company has helped unlock ₦46.95 billion in loans in its first year of operations, part of the government’s drive to broaden access to formal credit for households and small businesses. The company, known as NCGC, issued ₦21.59 billion in loan guarantees that enabled participating lenders to provide financing to 67,512 borrowers in 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). President Tinubu disclosed this in a post on his official X account on Monday. The figures suggest that every ₦1 in guarantees mobilised about ₦2.17 in credit, illustrating the government’s effort to…