Paul Alaje: Nigeria’s 2026 GDP Growth Will Be Driven By Election Spending, Not Productivity
Economic analyst Paul Alaje warns pre-election spending boosts figures but fails to deliver sustainable, manufacturing-led growth.
Economic analyst Paul Alaje warns pre-election spending boosts figures but fails to deliver sustainable, manufacturing-led growth.
Rivers Liberation Movement convener Nwibubasa accuses FCT minister of destabilising the state ahead of 2027 elections.
APC chieftain Taofiq Raimi says economic indicators, security reforms and tax policies show government focus, not politics.
ADC chieftain Ladan Salihu says Peter Obi’s defection is a defining moment reshaping opposition politics against the APC.
Economist Ayo Teriba has urged Nigeria to monetise its national assets instead of selling them.
Tonye Cole says Rivers Dtate Governor Fubara’s defection was received by an APC faction lacking legal recognition.
Ogakwu Dominic warns sachet alcohol ban threatens jobs, investment and livelihoods urging government to reconsider policy.
Tilewa Adebajo says opaque NNPC debt write-offs reveal governance failures, fiscal stress, weak communication, and stalled economic reforms.
Peter Obi, during his defection to ADC, vowed to resist any attempt to rig Nigeria’s 2027 elections, calling for transparent processes.
Obidient Movement leader Yunusa Tanko says Peter Obi will soon announce his platform to contest presidency.
Oil and gas expert Toyin Akinosho says profit declarations can coexist with debt, urges NNPC to focus on operations and transparency.
A Federal High Court has ordered former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami and two others remanded over alleged ₦1.014bn money laundering.
Lawyer Liborous Oshoma backs sachet alcohol ban, criticises SGF interference, calls for effective enforcement and public protection.
Alleged discrepancies between tax bills passed by the National Assembly and gazetted versions raise possible forgery concerns, says Sam Amadi.
Lawyer Frank Tietie says attack on Don Pedro Obaseki disgraces democracy and exposes collapse of human dignity in Benin City.
Wike says Fubara’s defection to APC does not confer leadership, insisting his political structure still dominates Rivers ahead of 2027.
Kunle Fagbemi has said it is too early to judge the impact or success of the recent US-Nigeria counterterrorism strikes.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed Seyi Makinde’s claim of pledging to “hold PDP” for Tinubu, calling it false and unfair.
Professor of Political Science, Jinadu, links Israel’s Somaliland recognition to Gaza war dynamics and shifting global power interests.
Chairman of Origin Tech Group Joseph Samuel urges National Assembly to increase agriculture funding and prioritise mechanisation, human capital.
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