THE QUESTION THIS WEEK

Thursday 16 April, 2026 If deregulation was supposed to fix Nigerian energy, what exactly has it fixed? Something happened this week that is worth sitting with. Nigeria spent years building the case for removing energy subsidies. The argument was real. Subsidies were...

THE N3.3 TRILLION THAT DIDN’T TURN THE LIGHTS ON

Tuesday 14 April, 2026 The government committed to settling a decade of power debt. The electricity still isn’t there. Here’s the problem. President Tinubu approved N3.3 trillion to clear Nigeria’s power sector debts. You probably haven’t...

THE DOOR THAT JUST CLOSED

Monday 13 April, 2026 The Islamabad talks failed Saturday. Trump ordered a naval blockade Sunday. Here’s what that means for your fuel price. The talks were supposed to be the way out. For six weeks, since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran on February 28,...

STUDYING THE PROBLEM

Monday 13 April, 2026 Tinubu asked ministers to “look into” fuel price mitigation on Friday. The TUC named a specific plan weeks ago. These are not the same thing. There’s a specific moment that tells you how Nigerian governance responds to crises....

THE PRICE THAT FELL

Thursday 09 April, 2026 Petrol dropped yesterday. Here’s why that matters even when everything else is complicated. Dangote Refinery cut petrol to N1,200 per litre on Wednesday. Down from N1,275. A N75 reduction at the gantry. The reason the price fell is that...