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Yemi Cardoso

Yemi Cardoso: Two Years After…

Olayemi Michael Cardoso was named Nigeria’s twelfth Central Bank Governor on September 15, 2023 by President Tinubu; and after a rigorous senate confirmation hearing, he and the four new deputy governors appointed with him, assumed duty on September 23. They inherited an
September 15, 2025

Implications Of Not Prioritising National Interest

Most Nigerians contend that Nigeria is not working as it ought to. There are several reasons for this, aside from the core governance challenges. Nigeria is dysfunctional because Nigerian leaders continue to overlook soft power and intangible assets that make nations function
May 25, 2025

Lere Olayinka, Journalism And Arise TV OAPs

The potency of the worldwide argument that untrained “journalism” practitioners are dangerous interlopers of the journalism profession was adequately captured recently by Lere Olayinka, the cerebral Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the  Minister for FCT, Barrister Nyesom
May 25, 2025

On A More Inclusive Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway was originally conceived to connect Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, and Cross Rivers States. In other words, the 700-kilometre road, whose contract was awarded at $11 billion and remains the biggest infrastructure project by the
May 25, 2025

Ensuring Safety Of The Banking Sector

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reassured that the banking sector remains resilient, safe and sound and advised the public to ignore “misleading information ” on the social media about the status of a particular Bank. CBN reemphasised its commitment to
May 25, 2025

80% Of Nigeria’s Startups Are Serving U.S. Interests

In today’s digital age, innovation is the new oil. Startups are the engines of economic growth, job creation, and technological advancement. Nigeria, often hailed as the “Silicon Valley of Africa,” has made impressive strides in its startup ecosystem. Yet, beneath the celebratory headlines
May 23, 2025

Good Governance Isn’t Rocket Science 

Nigerians rarely take pride in their incumbent leaders. They have good reasons not. As a 65-year-old nation, Nigeria has never been blessed with a leader, who Nigerians freely elected and loved for his charisma, ideology, vision or disruptive thinking; or for being
May 19, 2025

JAMB’s Accountability Questioned Amidst Systemic Failures

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has faced intense scrutiny over its handling of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with over 370,000 candidates affected by technical glitches. As the board attempts to rectify the situation, questions linger about accountability
May 17, 2025

CBN And The $1 Trillion Economy

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has keyed into the $1 trillion economy envisioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by 2030. And the global management consulting firm, McKinsey and Co. is sanguine about the economy. McKinsey had projected that the economy would
May 15, 2025

Salvage A Dying Nation

Remarks by Prof Pat Utomi, Convener of the Big Tent at the first working meeting of the Big Tent Shadow Cabinet. Dear Compatriots, To Salvage a Dying Nation I welcome you with warmth of heart and trust in the nobility of Intellect
May 13, 2025
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