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Editorial
Despite frantic efforts by the President Bola Tinubu administration to stabilise the economy, the inflation rate has continued to rise on a monthly basis without drastic measures. Following the trends of inflation report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) you will begin to feel that the government has been rather inactive in managing the ...
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In the wake of the horrifying Christmas eve terrorist attack that ravaged 25 communities in Plateau State, it becomes painfully clear that the Federal Government’s promise to eradicate terrorism and other criminal activities this year may have been nothing more than empty words. The senseless killings in Plateau State serve as a grim reminder that ...
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The federal government is currently confronted with the daunting task of evaluating applications for the establishment of 270 new private universities. As Nigeria strives to meet the growing demand for higher education, it is crucial to acknowledge the significance of this endeavor in shaping the future of the country. While the proliferation of universities may ...
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Recent unveilings of financial misappropriation relating to diversion of public funds into private accounts, involving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu attracted wide concern. Order by President Bola Tinubu suspending the minister was a quick action swiftly taken to bring on another layer of insight to the discourse. Corruption has ...
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Nigeria continues to face challenges of good governance. The shortfalls in infrastructure deficits have recorded debt of backward push for the economy and the gross impact on development have been catastrophic. Recently, the push for capital projects to revamp the economy from the mire of dwindling fortune has been challenged greatly by revenue shortfalls. It ...
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The quality of leadership charisma can easily be interpreted either in a positive direction or negative way by the followership in a given country or nation.The pronouncement by President Bola Tinubu on cost cutting by slashing his trips expenditures and that of his Vice President, Kashim Shettima by 60 percent will go along way in ...
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Tackling certificate racketeering: The need for more comprehensive approach Recently, a shocking exposé brought to light the alarming extent of certificate racketeering in neighbouring countries such as Benin Republic and Togo, sending shockwaves through the Nigerian government. This scandal has not only exposed the rampant presence of fake degrees but has also shed light on ...
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The stark reality of Nigeria’s education system is once again brought to the forefront with the recent revelation that a staggering 29 states in Nigeria have failed to access a total of N68.7 billion in Universal Basic Education funds due to their failure to provide counterpart funding highlights the underdevelopment of education in the country. ...
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“It gives me immense joy to welcome each and every one of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has just gone by. “Though ...
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The migration of medical personnel from Nigeria has expanded in volume to assume a dimension of exodus. Several factors have been attributed to the subject. Despite the problem of the massive migration posing threats to the health sector in Nigeria, efforts by the government to address the trend seem not to be drastic enough to ...
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The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently signed the N28.78 trillion 2024 Budget into law at the State House, Abuja after it had been passed by the National Assembly on Saturday. The ceremony was witnessed by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas. The ...
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The unveiling of Nigeria’s 2024 budget by President Bola Tinubu was anticipated with a mix of hope and skepticism. The hope was that the new administration would pivot from the fiscal imprudence that has characterised the nation’s budgeting for decades. The skepticism stemmed from a history of unfulfilled promises and economic plans that have often ...
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As the much-anticipated year of 2024 begins, the atmosphere is filled with hope and excitement. The phrase “Happy New Year” resonates in every corner of the country, symbolizing the collective desire for a brighter future. The previous year, 2023, was marred by numerous challenges, making it a year to forget. However, with President Tinubu, there ...
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For decades Nigeria has been besetted by importation of petroleum products, occasioned by non-functionality of our local refineries, thereby throwing the nation into untold hardship. The ordeal has been like that of rat race, where heaps of promises by the Federal Government via Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) now limited never materialised. But thank God ...
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Jihadist conflict has raged in northeastern Nigeria since 2009, killing tens of thousands of people and displacing over two million. Another expression called banditry has left a gory record much recently. It appears the network has generated branches of instabilities which have made the subject of insecurity in the Country a complex trouble. Recently, a ...
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Again, Nigerians have begun to wail over the unavailability of their country’s legal tender. The naira, other than its free fall against the dollar, has again yielded to absence. PoS operators have hiked charges for this reason by a hundred percent in most parts of the country. The Central Bank of Nigeria has insinuated that ...
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The recent incursion conducted by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) upon establishments that have been transformed into makeshift factories for the production of adulterated alcoholic beverages and food items in Aba, Abia State, brings to the forefront the persisting predicament of counterfeits and unregistered commodities in Nigeria. This matter ...
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU’s) protracted running battle with the Federal Government of Nigeria seems to have been over for now, with the recent removal of ASUU members from the contentious Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Kudos to the President Ahmed Bola Tinubu-led administration who recently ordered that the academic staff, ...
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After much resistance greeted the discontinuation of subsidy payment on premium motor spirit (PMS) by the present administration, President Bola Tinubu had in response to outcries that greeted the development announced palliative measures. The development had posed strains to businesses with small enterprises being threatened with the new realities. Holding the larger part of contributions ...
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The recent announcement by the Supreme Court on extending the validity of both the old and the new Nara notes as legal tender until further noticewas a good omen to Nigerians which brought a kind of relief to the agonies the masses encountered after the previous ban by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) few ...
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The recent abduction of over 23 residents in Dei-Dei town, situated off the Kubwa-Zuba Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is a stark reminder of the escalating wave of mass kidnappings in Abuja. This unfortunate incident unfolded in three housing estates in the area, bringing to the fore the disconcerting reality that kidnappings, often ...
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Illegal mining activities in Nigeria have been a major concern for the government and citizens alike. The consequences of illegal mining go beyond financial losses, as it also fuels criminal activities such as banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping. The recent acknowledgment by Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake that influential individuals are involved in illegal mining ...
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No matter whose side one falls regarding the current political crisis in Rivers State, it is crystal clear that all is not well. The brouhaha was actually started by the ill-fated and ill conceived abortive impeachment attempt on a barely 6-month executive sitting Governor of the State by a section of the House of Assembly allegedly ...
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Universities all over the world serve as citadel of knowledge. No nation can develop or industrialise without the input of the academics that make up its university community. The primary duties of an academic is teaching,research and community service. But chief among the functions is research and ironically this all-important function is often relegated to ...
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Nigeria’s debt profile has continuously put fears of risk of sliding into debt trap. Again, President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the approval of a fresh sum of $8.7billion and £100 million approved under former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the President, the past administration approved a 2022-2024 borrowing plan by the ...
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Prior to the yuletide season in few weeks today, the reappointment of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari will change the narrative from the usual artificial scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as Petrol as a result of the familiarity of the GCEO in ...
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The recent revelation that Nigeria has lost a staggering $16 trillion to gas flaring over the past decade highlights the country’s prevailing culture of waste and institutional failures. Despite a national program decreeing an end to this practice, oil-producing companies have continued to burn off natural gas during oil extraction and processing, resulting in wasted ...
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Nigeria is teetering on the edge of a severe food crisis, a situation that demands immediate attention and action.The latest report from Cadre Harmonise (CH) paints a distressing picture: an estimated 26.5 million Nigerians, spread across 26 states, face the threat of significant food shortages from June to August 2024. This alarming projection was ...
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Assertions that small businesses remain the bedrock of a growing economy as Nigeria have been justified on various grounds. These businesses amount to over 70 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) is one fact that has been used on major grounds to justify the postulation. This, having found ground of reliability, has informed ...
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The intricacies surrounding the holding of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) by the central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should be clearly spelt out before the Economic stakeholders considering the fact the meeting has been suspended for four consecutive times now. The primary functions of the monetary policy committee are to maintain a balance in the ...