NUPENG Dues Is N7,000, Not N54,000
By Owei Lakemfa. I have, given my experience as a retired labour leader, journalist, patriot and human rights activist, risen in the last few weeks to defend the fundamental rights of workers
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How Policy Missteps Weigh Down Nigeria’s Fragile Banking Giants
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria’s banking sector has always stood at the center of the nation’s economic hopes. Yet, instead of fueling growth and wealth creation, the sector finds itself trapped in a
Nigeria At 65: A Nation Still Waiting For Banking Revolution
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria’s banking sector boasts towering profits and continental reach. Yet behind the glossy numbers lies a sobering truth: banks remain disconnected from the real economy,
Aggrievement In North: 4 Things Tinubu Should Do
Zayyad I. Muhammad Since February 6th, 2013, when the All Progressives Congress (APC) was formed, the party has been the darling of the North. In the 2015, 2019, and 2023 presidential elections,
Dangote’s Oily Wars
By Lasisi Olagunju In February 2025, Daily Trust quoted him as saying: “I’ve been fighting battles all my life and I have not lost one yet.” In May
Nigeria’s Banking Woes: How One South African Bank Out-values Entire Industry
BY BLAISE UDUNZE It is a sobering reality that one South African bank, Standard Bank Group, has a market capitalisation of roughly ZAR 384.34 billion (about $21-22 billion), while the entire Nigerian
Greek Gift Grace Is Over So Soon: NUPENG Leadership, Men Who Saw Tomorrow
By Solomon Ogunwo In an era saturated with the noise of paid propaganda and hollow promises, the clarity of truth often comes from those with their ears to the ground and their
Nigeria’s Economy At Crossroads: Rising Debts, Eased MPR, And Cost To Citizens
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Nigeria stands today at a troubling intersection where its ballooning debt profile and the 27 percent Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) collide to choke growth and deepen hardship. The Central
NUPENG-Dangote Feud: A Rebuttal To Anti-Labour Tirade
By Bayo Adeleke There is no doubt that current crisis between Dangote Refinery and NUPENG is a battle for the fragile soul of Nigeria, especially in the oil and gas sector. Many
CBN’s Rate Cut: A Lifeline Or Whisper For Nigerian Families And Small Businesses?
By BLAISE UDUNZE The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, announced a modest cut in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), trimming it by 50
FG’s N330bn Poverty Payment Claim: Fact or Fiction?
By Blaise Udunze When the Federal Government announced with much fanfare that it had disbursed a colossal N330 billion in cash transfers to poor Nigerians, I paused, not in celebration, but in
