Despite the significant inflow of money into the coffers of Nigerian states, from the federation account, residents still face misery. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
It is just a few hours to the 2023 general elections and the leading candidates have been identified as Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu, and Atiku Abubakar....
Nigerian banks are experiencing a period of growth, and it is expected to continue in the coming months. The volume of financial transactions performed electronically by...
The exchange rates of the Naira to other trading currencies are important factors that shape the volume and value of items imported into Nigeria. As a...
This is the concluding part of comparison of how the Nigerian economy has performed under the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan...
In recent days, the media had been inundated with commentaries by critics, especially of the All Progressives Congress (APC) hue, slamming former President Olusegun Obasanjo. This...
Christmas celebration for Nigerian families in 2022 will be different as a result of the country’s struggle with the highest inflation in more than 17 years....
The Central Bank of Nigeria in the last two months has announced several policies that have raised eyebrows among Nigerians. From the new Naira notes to...
“Everything increased in price, salary just remained stagnant”, Joy Agnes, a low-income earner in Lagos was heard lamenting as she tried to bargain a 100% increase...
A National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report has noted that the number of poor persons in Nigeria has increased to 133 million. This is a massive...
The 2023 budget is currently with lawmakers for deliberation. The budget contains a total aggregate expenditure of N20.5 trillion. This is an 18.49% increase in aggregate...
The 10 ministries with the highest allocation in the 2023 budget proposal of N20.5 trillion submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari are namely: Federal Ministry of Finance,...
In April 2001 at Abuja, Heads of State and government of the African Union (AU), including the then President Olusegun Obasanjo, signed and made a commitment...
Another year, another budget exercise which is raising many more questions than answers. For the eighth and final time, President Muhammadu Buhari submitted Nigeria’s budget to...
At a time when Nigeria is facing serious revenue challenges, and states are considering cutting work force to deal with shrinking resources, one would think that...
On Friday last week, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Nigeria’s headline inflation rose 20.52 percent in August 2022 on a year-on-year basis. This is...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently released the second quarter of 2022 foreign trade report which shows that Nigeria recorded N12.8 trillion worth of trading...
Investors have continued to pass up opportunities to invest in the Nigerian economy, putting their personal safety and investment security first. Investors hold the view that...
The Nigerian economy has had a difficult seven-month period. This is to the point that it appears the government and policymakers are at a loss on...
Appraising students’ performance in recent WASSC exams, as South-East States dominate. The National Bureau of Statistics has released a breakdown of the results of West African...
The news of President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s N1.14 billion gift to Niger Republic has continued to trigger outrage among many Nigerians. They wonder why amid dwindling...
The incessant attacks on custodial facilities of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), to forcefully spring both convicts and awaiting trial inmates have become one danger too...
It is a fact that all is not well with the Nigerian economy on many fronts. These range from weak revenue, pilling debts and poor performance...
In the last decade, social media has become an integral part of elections around the world. In 2014, ahead of the 2015 elections in Nigeria, the...
At a time Nigeria is expected to be very frugal and meticulous amid dwindling revenue, Ripples Nigeria has uncovered how six Federal Government Ministries, Departments and...
Today, June 18, 2022, about 734,746 registered voters will elect a new Governor to pilot the affairs of Ekiti State for the next four years. This...
Today, Tuesday June 7 is the day for the Presidential Primaries of the All-Progressives Congress (APC). About 2,340 party delegates from the 774 local government areas...
Yesterday, May 30, 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission ended the online registration of voters for the 2023 general elections. The 11-month exercise, which began in...
The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on 27 February 2020 welcomed Nigeria to the global health problem. Despite Nigerian government’s effort to control and...
Without a doubt, Nigeria is in the grips of a security crisis. Almost every day, from East to North, South to West, a report of a...
As the Federal government concludes the arrangement to take another $950 million loan from international investors, updated data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed...
Despite working in the biggest economy in Africa, Nigerian workers minimum wage is one of the lowest in Africa. Data from Statista show Nigeria’s economy was...
The 2023 general elections are set to be Nigeria’s most expensive polls in history. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has earmarked to spend N239 billion...
The competition for who will pilot the affairs of Africa’s most populous nation is in full gear. In Nigerian politics, money speaks, and this time very...
Christians around the world are today in a celebratory mood on the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. The celebration, which is marked with feast...
One of the promises of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari at the time it came to power was to fix Nigeria’s electricity problem. Specifically, Nigerians...
States are going through a difficult period. Forget the politics of attempting to get power, being at the helm of affairs is more difficult; that is,...
It is no longer news Nigeria has a huge debt burden. What is worrisome is the rate at which it increases yearly. Since 2015, Nigeria’s debt...
Nigeria continues to have serious revenue shortages as some unknown persons smile to the bank. For years, crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism have been a...
Ask a 10-year-old typical Nigerian football lover his dream football player, the answer is simple, Lionel Messi of Argentina or Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal. But why?...
Debt servicing has continued to constitute a major setback for the Nigerian economy as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has, once again, been forced to...
Thursday, February 17 can be correctly regarded as data day. Four separate data sets were released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). These include the...
The population of Nigeria has increased by 15.9 million in four years with the northern regions accounting for 68.67% of the new population. This is based...
In four years, no fewer than 5,229 Nigerians have been reported as victims of human trafficking. Out of this number, children between the age of 1-...
Today, Saturday, 22nd January, marks 492 days to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Given past trends, the run up to who will replace him...
In the last six years, attracting investment inflows into the country has become one of prayers and hope. State governors who badly need these investments to...
The Nigerian economy recorded some major events that shaped the out-going year. There were few bright spots as well as events that many Nigerians would want...