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Merger or bust for the opposition

The challenge is clear – form an alliance or risk leaving President Tinubu as the frontrunner in the 2027 elections

With electioneering expected to start in 2026, this year will test the opposition’s resolve to form a mega party that could unseat President Bola Tinubu and his All...


President Tinubu’s oil optimism doesn’t add up, yet

Local companies taking over onshore production and international offshore plays won’t plug the revenue holes

Widespread scepticism greeted President Bola Tinubu’s ‘Budget of Restoration’ when he presented it to the National Assembly on 18 December – mainly due to doubts about the oil...


Mahama lacks time to turn his promised reset into reality

Pledging a lean and accountable government, the new President says he will end nuisance taxes but keep the IMF reform programme on track

Following his victory in the 7 December presidential elections and securing a two-thirds majority in parliament, President-elect John Dramani Mahama has the executive power and the parliamentary support...


Tinubu prepares to present 2025 budget

Foreign exchange and tax reforms are praised by international banks but most Nigerians are yet to see the benefits

For the multilateral financial institutions and investment banks, President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are stabilising the country’s finances and staunching the loss of billions of dollars in revenues...

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Reforms spark a national tax revolt

State governors and federal lawmakers oppose plans to centralise revenue collection in a new agency in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu’s alliance with northern Nigeria, which helped him get into power last year, risks falling apart as he attempts to re-engineer the country’s revenue structure. Tinubu’s...


Mahama leads a decisive NDC comeback

Vice-President Bawumia concedes early to ‘preserve the peace of our country’ amid sharpening polarisation

Former President John Dramani Mahama won the 7 December presidential election decisively – defeating Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and leading the opposition National...


Tinubu looks to his military home boys

After a spate of coups swept West Africa, the President has stacked key positions with officers from his home region

Faced with security threats on multiple levels – jihadist fighters, mass unrest and would-be putschists – President Bola Tinubu is taking no chances. He is building the country’s...


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