Philip Ibitoye

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Can Nigeria Avoid Another Tragedy Like IPOB Provocateur Simon Ekpa?

When a Finnish court sentenced Simon Ekpa to six years in prison…

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Inside Nigeria’s Gas Sector: What July’s Numbers Reveal About Production, Others

Nigeria’s gas sector showed notable gains in July 2025, with data from…

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How Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account Has Depleted Over Time

Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account (ECA), once the country’s most important fiscal buffer,…

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What To Expect from 2026–2030 National Development Plan

As the tenure of Nigeria’s current medium-term national development plan (MTNDP) draws…

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Should Nursery and Junior Secondary School Students Be Having Graduation Ceremonies?

Growing up as a child in South-West Nigeria, it was not unusual…

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₦48bn Market: Inside Nigeria’s Growing Kidnap ‘Business’

Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has spawned a dark economy where human lives are…

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How ASUU-FG 2009 Agreement Remains A Headache 16 Years Later

When the administration of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua signed the…

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How Tinubu Is Listening to Economic Experts by Banning Export of Raw Shea Nuts

When the Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, announced on…

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Despite Economic Diversification Push, Agriculture Trails in Growth and Productivity

For years, successive Nigerian governments have declared the need to diversify the…

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PDP’s Return to Zoning for 2027 Presidency: Too Little, Too Late?

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally zoned its 2027 presidential ticket…

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