President Bola Ahmed Tinubu swore in his 45-member cabinet on Monday. This came days after he assigned portfolios to them.However, one aspect of the ministerial cabinet that has sparked widespread excitement among economic experts and opinion leaders is the establishment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.According to experts and stakeholders in the marine and aquatic sectors of Nigeria’s economy, the creation of this ministry is a rare display of the federa...

Despite the praise the President, Mr. Bola Tinubu, received after establishing 10 new Ministries, including the Ministry of Gas Resources, Marine, and Blue Economy, Nnimmo Bassey, an environmental expert, has suggested some threats those two ministries portend for the environment.Last Wednesday, when President Tinubu assigned portfolios to the 45 Ministers-designate, Nigerians breathed a sigh of relief.A novel development in Nigerian history is the establishment of...

As members of the Federal Executive Council resume this week, the ministers tasked with overseeing the nation’s economy face difficult responsibilities and high expectations.This is because manufacturers, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) operators, and other private-sector players are impatient for the government’s economic blueprints to be implemented quickly in order to lift the nation’s ailing economy out of the doldrums.Some of the ministers on this...