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Nonso Obikili retweeted
Today, I submit that a subsidy is a subsidy no matter how it is clothed and that duty waiver on food, cash transfers to the needy, and energy vouchers to workers, farmers and SME owners etc., are better policy responses than a return to petrol subsidy. 👇🏾
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Alternative title - There and back again.
But the real challenge is the persistent failure to plan for shocks until the shocks happen.
Today, I submit that a subsidy is a subsidy no matter how it is clothed and that duty waiver on food, cash transfers to the needy, and energy vouchers to workers, farmers and SME owners etc., are better policy responses than a return to petrol subsidy. 👇🏾
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From Macroeconomic Stabilization to Shared Prosperity: Why Fiscal-Monetary Coordination and Lower Interest Rates Matter for Nigeria via @TokunboAbiru
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Check this out - New Podcast by @Ch10ma reviewing some of the most notorious criminal cases (based on court records - in association with @StartArchiving ). linktr.ee/inmitdpodcast?utm_…
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Deepening our understanding of major historical events can help foster greater respect and tolerance.
Sunday’s #RememberSlavery Day is an opportunity to reflect on one of the darkest chapters in human history and learn from it.
More from @UNESCO: unesco.org/en/days/slave-tra…
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On 23 August, we remember the victims and survivors of slavery and acknowledge its enduring legacies.
Remembering is an act of collective responsibility and dignity. Through education, research & dialogue, UNESCO works to preserve this memory.
unesco.org/en/days/slave-tra… #RememberSlavery
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In my column in today's @THISDAYLIVE, I discuss what makes the removal of petrol subsidy still an unsettled issue in Nigeria and why the Atiku plan to restore the subsidy is deeply problematic. 👇🏾
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The national average Cost of a Healthy Diet was N1,541 in March 2026. This shows an increase of 1.89% when compared to the amount recorded in February 2026 (N1,513).
Read the March 2026 COHD Report here: microdata.nigerianstat.gov.n…
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Nigeria is losing vast mineral revenues to a web of illegal trading networks dominated by foreign buyers, shell companies and armed criminal groups, a joint government-civil society report said, highlighting the scale of illicit activity in the sector. reuters.com/world/africa/for…
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S&P lifted Nigeria’s credit rating for the first time since 2012, citing higher oil prices and the country’s improved capacity to refine and export crude bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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In April 2026, the Headline inflation rate rose to 15.69%.
On a month-on-month basis, the Headline inflation rate in April 2026 was 2.13%.
The Food inflation rate in April 2026 was 16.06% on a year-on-year basis
Read the April 2026 CPI Report here: microdata.nigerianstat.gov.n…
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This is a particularly important consideration when we remind ourselves that only around 17% of people worldwide live in high-income countries.
Here's the distribution of econ research on taxation by country income group. Probably not so different in other econ subfields.
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In today's @thisdaylive, I examine the facts and fiction of FAAC deductions, then I look at the types of deductions and the key issues around them. 👇🏾
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Bonus: screenshots showing deductions from SR and VAT from March 2026 FAAC revenues.
@AgoraPolicy
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Many countries are trapped in cycles of unresolved debt crises & held back by an unfair system of vast debt repayments that drain public resources & undermine long-term investment.
The Borrowers Platform – a new mechanism supported by the @UN – is a breakthrough in global financing – bringing borrowing countries together learn from each other & speak with a collective voice.
un.org/sg/en/content/sg/stat…
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People of African descent face discrimination, exclusion, and dehumanization – every single day.
This must end.
We need to take concrete, meaningful steps to dismantle systemic racism and address the damaging legacies of colonialism and enslavement.
ohchr.org/en/statements-and-…
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Reparatory justice is "key to dismantling systemic racism," said @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk at the opening of the 5th session of the @UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in @UNGeneva.
#FightRacism news.un.org/en/story/2026/04…
UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’ news.un.org/en/story/2026/03…
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Women win record 48% of Danish parliament seats in vote bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @sanne_wass
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No prizes for guessing the state that ‘stands out nationally’ for publishing individual LGA/LCDA budgets, as well as prior year’s audited accounts and budget performance reports, according to this report.
🗣️ Dear Nigerians,
This is a very important conversation. We checked all 774 Local Governments in Nigeria to see if their budgets are public. For many of them, we found NOTHING. The government closest to us has become the hardest to see.
Only 10 states publish accessible LGA budget data. Another 6 states share partial or outdated information. 18 states publish nothing.
The full report is out. Read it here: budgit.org/post_publications…
#AskQuestions #GetInvolved
