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As political campaigns ahead of the forthcoming presidential elections get to the crescendo, rhetorics targeted at attacking persons, ethnic/tribe/ religious cards against issue-based should be discouraged by all Nigeria voters. Putting things into perspective, by “issue-based” campaigns, it implies that presidential candidates should show deep knowledge and understanding of the governance challenges that beset Nigeria ...
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The focus of any new government is to ensure project execution for the electorate to benefit true dividends of democracy and good governance as a springboard for rapid economic transformation in a country. Though, President Muhammadu Buhari who took over in 2015 has done his “best” in the execution of projects cutting across infrastructural development ...
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Monday reported that Nigeria’s inflation rate had hit a 17-year high on the back of soaring food prices and supply chain disruption in September. The Consumer Price Index’s (CPI) report showed that inflation rose to 20.77 per cent in September, the highest rate since 2005, up from 20.52 ...
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has decided to call off its eight month old industrial action, even though it has found its demands unsatisfactorily met by the government. The union suspended the protracted strike in compliance with an appellate court’s judgment, coupled with an appeal by President Muhammadu Buhari. The suspension of the ...
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed recently said that Nigeria had signed an agreement with Germany for the repatriation of over 1,130 looted Benin Bronze artifacts back to the country. Earlier, three museums in the United States had repatriated 31 Benin Bronze artifacts. There are strong indications that Mexico and France too ...
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After the recent screening and confirmation of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of the Federation by the Senate, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday followed suit, swearing in the highly cerebral jurist and thus stamping the country’s authority on him as the head of its judiciary. President Buhari had in June appointed Justice ...
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Budget deficit occurs when expenses exceed revenue and can indicate the financial health of a country. Fiscal deficits are negative balances that arise whenever a government spends more money than it brings in during the fiscal year. This imbalance sometimes called the current accounts deficit or the budget deficit is common among contemporary governments all ...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday conferred the country’s preeminent honours on 449 persons, including seven foreigners. Beneficiaries of National Honours Awards must essentially be deemed to deserve it. The contemplation of nominees should be subjected to public validation. The publication of nominees should afford members of Nigerian public the opportunity to scrutinize the personas of ...
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World Mental Health Day marked on the 10th of October, 2022 in Nigeria following poor attention and awareness by leaders in the public and private sectors. By the popular adage that a good and sound health leads to wealth creation. All tiers of government in Nigeria are still treating mental health as cases deserving no ...
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Sir Celestine Omehia was removed from office as the governor of Rivers State in October 2007, after holding office for five months. The Supreme Court at the time had ruled that he had usurped Mr Rotimi Amaechi’s ticket for the election, and accordingly handed Mr Amaechi the office. On assuming office, Mr Amaechi interpreted the ...
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Last week Thursday, precisely September 29, 2022 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the 18 presidential candidates contesting to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari during next year election as well as their party chairmen signed a peace pact mandating them to stick to the rule of engagements. The former Head of State and Chairman ...
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Of recent the Nigerian Navy confirmed the arrest of MV HEROIC IDUN, a supertanker, by Equatorial Guinea forces over alleged crude oil theft in Nigeria worth millions of naira, and despite the presence of Nigerian Customs Service ( NCS), Marine Police and other security agencies at the coastal borders, smugglers have continued to have their ...
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Flooding is the excesses of water on the surface of the ground when it rains. Normally, such lands are dry lands, until there is rainfall, particularly, when there is only a small portion of land to absorb the water. Perennial flooding is one of the most prevalent natural disasters in Nigeria. The increasing annual flooding ...
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In the early part of President Mohammadu Buhari’s led administration, the complaint has always been that the oil price was low, accounting for relatively low economic development. Both apologists and critics of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government could not do much in refuting it. Even when eventually there was rise in the price globally, ...
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Independence could be described as a state of not being reliant on others. The fellow is not under the control or rigid influence of another. It could mean having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood. An individual could be said to be independent as much as a nation, depending on his/its status. Again, a nation ...
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National grid collapse has become one too many in the last nine months. The latest was the eight-time grid collapse on Monday. The occurrence usually leaves affected areas in partial and total blackout, here businesses whose activities heavily rely on power supply from the national grid, run into irreplaceable revenue loses. The collapse of the ...
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The persistent depreciation and instability of the naira against the Dollar has continued to cause a skyrocketed inflation in Nigerian economy. This is reflected on the surge of goods and services depending on input from abroad. For instance, incessant fall in the value of Naira from N260 to N600 in the black market has raised ...
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Tourism is a business of 365 days of the year. But, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has chosen September 27 for World Tourism Day to be celebrated. This day is for global observance, fostering awareness of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution that the sector can make towards reaching ...
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The creation of Amotekun as a regional force to checkmate rising cases of criminal activities following incessant kidnap cases and armed robbery in the six states of South West was received with joy by leaders in the public and private sectors. Before now, Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) was recognised as a ground force being engaged ...
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The Obasanjo led administration fought relentlessly for the course of debt cancellation. The then creditors saw the sincerity and the economic plans on ground, and they offered to do something about it. Debt relief was granted and we eventually saw our foreign reserves “swelling.” The United Nations General Assembly 2022 started last Tuesday as President ...
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The industrial action of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that took effect from February 14 started like a joke. Nobody envisaged that our university communities had embarked on a journey that would not end even after seven months. It has been so protracted. Parents of these young undergraduates are frustrated already. The students too ...
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Nigerians that are futuristic have been agitating for the creation of state police for decades. Ever before criminality became out blown, they saw it coming. They wanted to prevent its emergence. For this, they felt state police was the solution to rising kidnap cases, rape,banditry, protection of criminals because of ethnic and religious sentiment among ...
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Insecurity in Nigeria has given to the Country discolored representations. Recently, the myriad dimensions which the wings of insecurity have assumed have set in confusion which largely began to put before citizens questions of whether the government itself understands to categorise threats manifesting in different dimensions from different quarters as they are. The clusters of ...
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Recording its one-off biggest seizure, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday September 19, 2022, disclosed how it bust into a compartment warehousing narcotics worth over N194billion in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. At least, four drug barons including a Jamaican and the warehouse manager were arrested in Lagos through intelligence operation ...
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Unfavourable economy in Nigeria has left the Country with seething unemployment records alongside deep seated poverty rate. In March 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had placed unemployment rate in Nigeria at 3.33 percent. The figure translate to mean no less than some 23.2 million people, the highest in at least 13 years and ...
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Internet fraud has discoloured Nigeria’s status with ugly appearances. The deformities may not be detached from Nigerians who form the nation. While not all citizens can be tagged dubious to this delinquency, the pronounced profile of the delinquency among many Nigerians, particularly the young population, have brought a negative attachment to Nigerian citizens in the ...
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Warnings on the dangers of flooding have definitely not been out of place recently, to give ample chance for governments in Nigeria to prepare to forestall mishaps. It is however, a sorry reflection the narrative that despite the projections of torrential rainfall with red flags hinting of the necessity to prepare against flooding, the response ...
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The mining sector in Nigeria, rather than forming a formidable force for economic strength which it has the potential to drive, has become an endangered specie with the scourge of illegal ventures which have entangled the sector. It is apparent that the sector remains one of Nigeria’s worse affected sector, clustered by leakages of illegal ...
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That Nigeria may be running into debt trap has been one concern which has continued to attract outcries. Although, the government has maintained Nigeria’s borrowings is within the limit of Debt-to-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio, it is apparent that there are justifiable grounds which antagonists of the addictive borrowing disposition of the present government have ...
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Performances of critical sectors of Nigeria’s economy reflect much is needed to be done as oil still overshadows accruals as the mainstay of the economy. Overdependence on oil has not been healthy for the economy, a fact that recent realities have come to establish. The shortfalls from the inconsistencies of the oil market and the ...