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- March 27, 2026

Economist Bismarck Rewane has raised concerns that rising global crude oil prices could significantly boost illegal earnings from oil theft in Nigeria, potentially reaching $16 million per day. Speaking at the Lagos Business School Breakfast Session, Rewane projected that an increase in crude prices from $64 to $110 per barrel could drive a 136% surge
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Nigeria has recorded a major fiscal shift as tax and non-oil revenue streams now surpass oil in driving government income. From 2010 to 2024, the country earned an estimated N161.1 trillion, almost evenly split between oil-related earnings (N80.6 trillion) and non-oil sources (N80.57 trillion), according to a report by Quartus Economics. The report, titled “Nigeria
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has unveiled plans to transform the Araromi coastline into a major tourism hub, aiming to attract 5–10 private investors for the project. Speaking at the Araromi seaside carnival in Ilaje Local Government Area, he highlighted the economic potential of the 72-kilometre coastline, one of Africa’s longest, and stressed the importance
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Traditional rulers and stakeholders from Imo State, particularly in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, have thrown their full support behind the pipeline surveillance operations led by Oweizidei Thomas Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, commending his role in curbing illegal oil bunkering in the area. According to Andrew Vocor, National Secretary of the Phase One Presidential Amnesty
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Code of Conduct Bureau, accusing the agency of failing to investigate serious allegations of abuse of office linked to amendments in Nigeria’s Electoral Act and discrepancies in tax reform laws. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/634/2026 and filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja,
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Traditional rulers in Osogbo, led by the Ataoja, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Larooye, have declared a firm commitment to combat gender-based violence (GBV), pledging to take decisive action through community-led initiatives and traditional institutions. Speaking through High Chief Kazeem Abayomi Azeez, the Ajagunna of Osogboland, the monarch reaffirmed that the palace is fully prepared to support
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