Until Nigeria reduces its exposure to oil price cycles and significantly expands non-oil revenue capacity, every budget will continue to sit on a tension between projected optimism and structural constraint.
Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), demanding urgent action to recover billions of dollars and trillions of naira in alleged unpaid revenues owed to the Federation Account by operators in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
In this provocative op-ed, Advocatus Africa data and annotation “unpacks why Nigeria’s relatively cheap fuel no longer signals economic advantage, and what the data reveals about the real drivers of prosperity across the region.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has marked the third anniversary of his administration, with the claim that the removal of fuel subsidy was a necessary decision that saved Nigeria from bankruptcy, placing the economy on a path of recovery.
Every child, as a precious gift from God, has dreams and potential that can transform the world. When we guide, protect, and care for them with love, we are building a stronger community, a greater nation, a better tomorrow, and a promising future.
Nigeria’s economic recovery narrative is facing renewed scrutiny after the World Bank revealed that poverty levels continued rising sharply despite a significant decline in inflation.
Advocatus Africa’s in-house annotation and data analyst, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph, argues that “claims that Tinubu ‘saved Nigeria from total economic collapse’ appear less like neutral economic analysis and more like political messaging designed to shape public perception ahead of future political contests.”
In this op-ed, Advocatus Africa’s in-house data analyst, Dr. Ijuptil K. Joseph, measures President Tinubu’s so-called economic reforms against the current reality on the ground. He argues that, “Until Nigerians feel those changes personally, the reforms will remain politically fragile and socially contested.”
A Plateau-born academic, gentleman and man of faith shares how he rose from little beginnings at Daar Communications, contributed to Plateau Radio Television Corporation (PRTVC) and University of Jos FM – ICE FM, and in a delightful twist says: “Today…I stand at the intersection of practice and theory, experience and scholarship,” after earning a deserving Ph.D.
This opinion piece argues that the success or failure of programmes aimed at reintegrating former terrorists “will depend on how effectively they address both security concerns and public trust, a key factor highlighted in global DDR research.”
