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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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
Igniting Nigeria’s Refining Revolution: A Story Of Possibility
By Kunle Odusola-Stevenson For decades, Nigeria has lived with a cruel irony. Beneath our soil lies an ocean of crude oil, yet on our roads and in our factories, we rely on
Job Creation At The Grassroots: Between Promise and Delivery
Prince Chris Azor Nigeria’s unemployment crisis remains one of its most daunting socio-economic challenges, with millions of citizens, especially young people left stranded in the shadows of opportunity. Against this backdrop, the
CBN Eyes Rate Cut: What Lower Borrowing Costs Could Mean For SMEs, Households
By BLAISE UDUNZE As the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets on Monday, anticipation is running high. For the first time in nearly two years, the signals suggest the
