Peter Obi Reimagines Northern Nigeria’s Economy for 2027
Peter Obi has declared that no other 2027 presidential contender can offer the North what he plans to deliver. He said the region holds Nigeria’s greatest economic potential and that he intends to transform it through agriculture, security and grassroots investment. The former Anambra governor spoke on Arise TV on Monday, pitching himself to northern […]
Ex-Governors Unveil South-East Forum, Commend Tinubu
A new platform, the South-East Former Governors Forum, has been unveiled, bringing together past governors and experienced political leaders from the region to support regional development and national progress. Among those present at the unveiling held in Enugu on Tuesday was the Minister of Works, David Umahi, who joined other former governors to formally launch […]
SEDC Targets $200bn South-East Economy in Ten Years
The South East Development Commission has unveiled an ambitious economic blueprint aimed at expanding the South-East economy from an estimated $40bn to about $200bn within the next decade. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Mark Okoye, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting the commission’s 2026 budget proposal before the House of […]
AfDB & AU Push Visa-Free Travel to Boost African Trade
African policymakers and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, positioning free movement of people as essential to unlocking economic transformation under the African Continental Free Trade Area. The push emerged from a high-level symposium co-convened by the African Development Bank Group and the African Union Commission on the margins of […]
Mbah pushes regional integration for South-East growth
The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, on Wednesday, called on the South-East to reimagine itself as a common market and a single economic bloc, warning that the region can no longer afford to operate as five parallel states. Speaking during the Vice President Kashim Shettima’s opening of the South-East Vision 2025 Regional Stakeholder Forum […]