By: Oluwaseun Lawal The numbers moved. Not dramatically. But they moved. Nigeria’s total public debt has edged up to N153.29 trillion as of September 30, 2025, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO). Just three months earlier, in June, it stood at N152.39 trillion. That’s an increase of N900 billion. About 0.59 percent. Small on…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal February 25. That’s the date penciled in. Barring any last-minute twist, former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is expected to appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to a three-count charge brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). The case has been assigned to Justice Joyce…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal It wasn’t a fiery rally. No dramatic slogans. Just a calm message from Government House in Port Harcourt. Siminalayi Fubara has called on residents of Rivers State to throw their weight behind candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming bye-elections. The polls are scheduled to hold in two state…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal It was swift. Almost too swift, they say. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has come out strongly against President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, describing the move as nothing short of a “death warrant on credible elections.” In a statement released by its National Publicity…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal Money may soon flow a little differently. Maybe a little fuller too. The Federal Government says its fresh tax reforms — alongside a new Presidential Executive Order on oil and gas remittances — will increase what gets shared at FAAC. More funds into the Federation Account. More to distribute to federal, state,…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal Smoke has barely cleared from Singer Market in Kano, yet the questions are already rising. What went wrong. And why does this keep happening? On Tuesday, the Senate stepped in. Lawmakers directed their Committee on Interior, chaired by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, to dig deep into both the immediate and underlying causes of…
