“MURIC advises the governor to look before he leaps. The Sultan’s stool is not only traditional. It is also religious. In the same vein, his jurisdiction goes beyond Sokoto. It covers the whole of Nigeria. He is the spiritual head of all Nigerian Muslims.
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
“Tighter monetary conditions are pushing government interest rates for local currency borrowing to higher levels, from an average of 12.8% in 2023 to 19.7% between January and May 2024. As the government is predominantly borrowing in domestic markets, this will have a significant impact on interest spending, which we expect will increase by 1 percentage of GDP in 2024 and consume 36% of government revenue.”
Organizations in Nigeria allocate substantial budgets to professional fees, and several key factors, including the need for specialized expertise, regulatory compliance, strategic advisory, risk management, and the evolving business environment drive this trend.
“I don’t do chemotherapy anymore; I’m living my best life; I’m back working. That gives me a sense of fulfilment because people ask me why I am so happy. ‘I’m alive!’ And as long as you’re in the game, you can win the game; each day is a blessing.”
“While the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) are trying their best to allocate the crude for us, the IOCs are deliberately and willfully frustrating our efforts to buy the local crude
Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has provided health insurance for all street sweepers in the state, saying this was necessary for them to be healthy and active at work.
Canteen and restaurant owners in Lagos State have decried the rising cost of beans as they seek the Federal Government’s intervention over the staple food.
Residents of Bungudu local government area in Zamfara have petitioned the state government over the alleged usurpation of grazing areas, private farmlands and public buildings by its Sole Administrator, Nura Abdullahi.
The Chinese government has promised to increase imports of agricultural products from Nigeria following the country’s exports valued at N572 billion to Asia.
“There is no evidence that the downward trend in month-on-month inflation rate is sustainable and would eventually manifest in a downward trend in headline inflation. More so, considering the various upside risks to price development from both the global and domestic economies, there is sufficient reason to be concerned about the continued uptick in inflation if we rest on our oars at this critical point.”