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The Heist in Aniebonam Nwamu’s Mind: A Rejoinder

In the sacred groves of academia, where the pursuit of truth is the highest calling, few acts are as pernicious as the deliberate propagation of falsehood. This sense of grave depravity is further reinforced in an age when misinformation travels faster than
October 23, 2025
Danger! Endless Landmines In Selecting UNN VC

Lessons For UNN From UNIZIK’s Vice-Chancellor Controversies

The recent upheavals surrounding the Vice-Chancellor appointments at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) present crucial lessons for the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), especially as the race for UNN’s leadership intensifies. Both institutions have faced challenges rooted in political interference, procedural lapses, and
November 23, 2024
A Ibom Air x

Can Aviation Lift Akwa Ibom Economy?

Those of us who rush to the Victor Attah International Airport to catch early morning flights out of Akwa Ibom State are used to a familiar sight: airport workers, some donning their reflective safety vests, waiting by the roadside and fervently flagging
November 21, 2024
How Nigeria’s External Reserves Rose By 5.6% To $38.8bn In 2024 — CBN

Economy And CBN’s Coordinated Strategies

The present economic challenges are undoubtedly harsh, but great efforts are being made by both the fiscal and monetary authorities to arrest the situation and stabilize the economy. Worldwide, economies go through cycles of expansion, peak, contraction, inflation and trough, arising from
November 18, 2024
Cash Scarcity: CBN, Banks, PoS Operators Trade Blame

Cash Scarcity: What’s CBN Hiding From Nigerians?

With the passage of time and events, we may not have to argue this anymore: Nigeria’s cash crises of late 2022 and early 2023 had serious effects on the living and the dead, even the unborn. The current situation, with reports of
November 18, 2024
The Untold Story Of The Sacking Of Ibom Power’s Chief Executive

Untold Story Of Ibom Power Chief Executive’s Sack

The firing of Engr. Meyen Etukudo, the chief executive of Akwa Ibom State-owned electricity generating company, Ibom Power, by the state government last week caught many people unawares and generated quite a buzz in the industry. The sack order was contained in
November 17, 2024
Gov Polls Marred With Violence, Vote-buying - EU Mission

Let’s Restructure Nigeria’s Elections: INEC Shall We?

The last US elections on November 5 involved multiple layers of voting, which held on the same day, including federal elections (president, Senate and House of Representatives), state elections (governors, state legislatures, and local offices) and ballot initiatives and referendums. Apart from
November 13, 2024
Nigeria Needs $410bn To Achieve Energy Transition Plan By 2060 - Tinubu

Lukarawas: President’s Word Matters

The Defence Headquarters, the nation’s military high command, addressed a press conference last week and announced that a new terrorist group has invaded the country from Niger Republic and Mali. Known as ‘Lukarawas’, the group has settled in Sokoto and Kebbi states,
November 12, 2024
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