In this op-ed, Dr. Ijuptil argues that, “Sovereign ratings have improved, foreign exchange reforms have been welcomed by investors, and higher oil revenues have strengthened government finances. Yet there is a growing gap between what investors see as economic progress and what many Nigerians experience in their daily lives.”
Eulogies have been delivered following the death of Nigeria’s veteran broadcaster, Leo Keyen, the former chief of the VOA Hausa Service, who made a significant impact in broadcast journalism beyond Africa’s shores.
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.
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.”
Christiana Inebu Agbo-Ejeh, the October 1992 visionary who had the privilege of seeing Our Lady several times, has finally released a blockbuster title, “The Book of the Message.”
Catholic priests of Kaduna Archdiocese have defied the insecurity ravaging the Kaduna-Kachia axis by visiting the Awan community, where 12 people are still with bandits, to offer them hope.
More than two weeks since the abduction of over 100 school children in three schools in Oyo State, Southwest, plus another three schools in Borno State, Northeast, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed deep shock over various acts of terrorism across the country, calling on the government to rise to its responsibility to protect lives and livelihoods.
The Vatican Dicastery for Evangelisation has appointed two prominent Nigerians, a priest-professor and a female religious lecturer, as co-director and participant of the Dicastery’s new initiative, entitled “The church of the Sheaves: Equipping the Saints for Mission as gift exchange.”
Two Catholic priests have taken the pulpit to the streets of Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, by empowering 60 women who recently graduated from a skills acquisition programme, providing them with certificates and cash donations.
As Nigeria’s fiscal pressures continue to intensify, new concerns are emerging over the country’s growing debt obligations and shrinking room for development spending.
