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The United Nations has recently announced that it selected Nigeria, alongside Guinea, Indonesia, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as one of the first countries to receive country-level support under its new initiative on
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Many Nigerians were caught unawares by yesterday’s revocation of the license of Heritage Bank by the CBN, but among many industry operators, it was widely known
‘A Time To Save Our Fatherland’: A Priest Writes To Nigerians In Diaspora
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a good morning here and may it be so for you in peace and wellness! It is a great delight to respond to the inspiration to drop a few lines of thought with you
Can’t Laugh And Can’t Cry
It’s raining pain in Nigeria. You may not be able to tell from the motorcades and foreign travel of the powerful but you can feel it in every brush with the people, even the middle class whose incomes have been eroded by
Nationwide Strike: Is Labour Serious This Time?
After more than nine years of lame duck threats, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have finally made good their threat to embark on a nation-wide strike from June 3. Years of disagreement and internal
Biafra Struggle: Sit-at-home And The Cost Of Heightened Insecurity In Southeast
According to analysts, sit-at-home is an instrument of civil disobedience deployed sparingly and willingly by a group of people to protest wrongdoing against them
Kano: Nemesis As A short Distance Runner
When he flung Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, (SLS) out of the window of the Emir’s palace in Kano four years ago, Abdullahi Ganduje would have least imagined what is playing out today.
Why We Should Protect The Independence Of Central Bank
The Senate is currently undertaking a comprehensive amendment of the Central Bank Act of 2007, but the exercise is generating mixed reactions in the banking industry. Operators are worried that some of the new clauses being proposed by the lawmakers are capable
Umo Eno’s First Anniversary And Matters Arising
Congratulations to Gov. Umo Eno on the occasion of his first anniversary in office. I have just read the speech the governor gave at the anniversary celebrations at Uyo township stadium. It contains a long list of things he has done and
The Natural Dignity Of A Heart Of Service – A Tribute To Asagba Prof Chike Edozien
The impactful life of a personage warmly wrapped in the grandeur of quiet service to others and community, is often not given the complete evaluation deserved at the time they bid their world farewell. This is sometimes because of the degrading noise
Nigeria Not Working: One Year Of Tinubu Is A Cocktail Of Trial-and-error Economic Policies – Atiku
On May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu raised the hopes of Nigerians with his pledge to “remodel our economy to bring about growth and development through job creation, food security and an end of extreme poverty.” Since then, Tinubu has also spoken
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