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Opinion
By Dada Olusegun On June 12, 2023, President Tinubu signed the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, into law to enable indigent students to access interest-free loans for their educational pursuits in any public Nigerian tertiary institution. The Act, also known as the Students Loan Law, equally established the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which is ...
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By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D Has Nigeria learnt any lessons from the Okuama massacre? Will the incident repeat itself or offer profound lessons against future experience? In the journey of life, no individual or nation or country is immune from occurrences thrown up by circumstance, which may be pleasant or painful. Lessons learnt from such experiences ...
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By Tunde Rahman Today is President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday. Instead of rolling out the drums to celebrate the day, the President directed there should be no celebration of any kind, including placing newspaper, radio or television advertorials in his honour. He urged anyone wishing to do such for him to donate the money to ...
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In recent years, Oyo State, particularly its vibrant capital city Ibadan, has emerged as a focal point for economic development in Southwestern Nigeria. Governed by Governor Makinde’s bold leadership, the state is poised to become a prime investment hub, with a strong emphasis on infrastructure development. Makinde in his campaign promises hinged his roadmap for ...
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By Sampson Ikemitang The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly recently passed a Bill that seeks to add five years to the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly service. This move has set tongues wagging across socio-political and ethnic divides, over the propriety or otherwise of such a legislative action. The Bill, if ...
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By Jide Akinseye Farming plays a crucial role in ensuring food security, especially in our dear country Nigeria where a significant portion of the population relies on agriculture for livelihood. I could remember at some point in our history when the economy was strictly into agriculture and our export of farm produce like coco, rubber, ...
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By Waheed Adekunle Nothing is as hilarious, and at the same time disturbing as the way and manner the affairs of the State of the Living Spring is being administered under the watch of the incumbent governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. This is so, when one takes into account, the myriad of socio-economic and political infractions ...
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By Otuedon Vincent Like a bird that hastens to a trap and does not know it was for its destruction, so are the leaders who feel obligated to entrust their administration to their kinsmen. It is not true that all Nigerian leaders are bad, some of them are among the best individuals on earth but ...
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By Temitope Ajayi Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction of the iconic Third Mainland Bridge that stretched over 11 kilometres across ...
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By Jimoh Olorede After election into power, politicians in Nigeria should demonstrate commitment and concentrate on governance with intent to deliver on their electioneering campaign promises to the electorate. It’s however unfortunate that many Nigerian politicians believe everything is politics, thus play ‘politics’ with everything. It’s regrettable that Nigerian youths, whose number takes the largest ...
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By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. In the wake of the unexpected and tragic loss of Herbert Wigwe, the esteemed former leader of Access Bank, our hearts weigh heavy as we reflect on the profound impact of this extraordinary individual. Tuning into the Night of Tribute organised in his honor, the heartfelt testimonials from various speakers shed ...
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By Ola Awoniyi What was the motive of Distinguished Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi for raising a controversy over the 2024 federal budget? Since the Senate at its Plenary of Tuesday 12th March, 2024 deliberated over the matter and handed a three-month suspension to the Bauchi Senator, there have been countless commentaries in the media on ...
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By Waheed Adekunle It is now 15 months of the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke with little or no impact in the lives of the prospective and energetic youth population of the state. I am making this deduction, judging from the inability of the government to fulfill many of its electoral promises to the youths ...
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By Lekan Adeniran Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun was recently honoured with two prestigious awards by two reputable media organisations, namely the Sun newspapers, which conferred on Prince Abiodun, the ‘Governor of the Year’ award, and Silverbird Television, which named the governor its ‘Man of the Year.’ These accolades were bestowed on Prince Abiodun ...
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By Felix Oboagwina When Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of then Afenifere Leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, was killed by suspected Fulani terrorists masquerading as herdsmen around Ore, Ondo State, in July 2019, Tinubu turned up at the home of the bereaved Elderly Statesman in Akure, the capital. As Tinubu made to leave the old man’s residence, ...
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By Otuedon Vincent There is a saying “Powerful Leaders build weak institutions, wise Leaders build strong institutions.” Nations always have to choose between having powerful leaders and wise Leaders. Africa is blessed with “Powerful Leaders,” but weak institutions and President Tinubu is one of the most powerful leaders in Africa currently. Whether he would blend ...
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”And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet…” (Matthew 24: 6) As Nigerians are drenched in cries of agony, so is the air also thick with rumours of coup d’état or military take-over. ...
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By Jide Akinseye, MD/CEO Flip Farm Resort Tunde and Femi were childhood friends who grew up in the same small town. They both had a passion for investment and dreamed of securing their financial future. However, as they grew older, their paths diverged. Tunde went ahead to invest in farmland they were both given the ...
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By Waheed Adekunle Socrates, a great philosopher once said: “an unexamined life is not worth living.” This simply means that it is important to use our highly developed thinking faculty to raise our existence above that of mere creatures. Eating, sleeping, working and procreating can’t distinguish us from animals. Without thinking, life is not worth ...
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Tunde and Femi were childhood friends who grew up in the same small town. They both had a passion for investment and dreamed of securing their financial future. However, as they grew older, their paths diverged. Tunde went ahead to invest in a farmland they were both given the opportunity to purchase while Femi chose ...
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By Mohammed T. Abiodun On the 15th of February 2024, subscribers to MTN’s services across major cities in the country could neither make nor receive calls, or use data services on the network. The downtime lasted for about four hours, and the internet fumed with frustration over the disruption. In a statement by Senior manager, ...
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By Muhammad Adamu There are allegations of extortion and intimidation making the rounds on the Internet against Femi Oyetola, the cerebral son of the former Governor of Osun State and the current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola. According to these accusations, Femi purportedly visits top officials in the Ministry and demands money ...
Opinion
By Adewale Akinola Adekunle Introduction Nigeria, a nation rich in resources and potential, faces multifaceted challenges on its journey toward sustainable development. Addressing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues is imperative for fostering economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability. In this article, I will explore actionable strategies for the Nigerian government to effectively tackle ...
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Tunde and Femi were childhood friends who grew up in the same small town. They both had a passion for investment and dreamed of securing their financial future. However, as they grew older, their paths diverged. Tunde went ahead to invest in a farmland they were both given the opportunity to purchase while Femi chose ...
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By Waheed Adekunle In Osun state, it amounts to stating the obvious saying that illegal mining has come to stay. This development has become a pain in the neck of citizens of the state particularly dwellers of the gold-rich rural communities. The discovery of the huge deposits of mineral resources in Osun which ordinarily should ...
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By Adémólá Òrúnbon Nigeria is endowed with lots of natural and human resources with a large expanse of fertile land and estimated to be the most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa. And it has different sectors such as agriculture, solid minerals, sports and entertainment, tourism etc, yet the citizens live in abject poverty subsisting on ...
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By Otuedon Vincent While State Police have become inevitable to tackling the nation’s security challenges, we must accept the fact that though we have journeyed years into our independence, we still have not walked far from our primordial sentiments that is now a grave threat to the noble idea of state police. This is the ...
News
By Waheed Adekunle The current socio-economic reality in the country has called for the attention of all and sundry particularly the commoners who have practically become the victims of circumstance in the face of maladministration and malfeasance being meted out to them by the key actors in the states and local government areas in the ...
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By Jimoh Olorede, PhD Nigeria is one of the most naturally endowed nations of the world. She has potentials for greatness. Coupled with natural endowments, the country is also rich in human and capital resources. However, there’s a major problem with this country — the followers are as bad as their leaders! Most often, we ...
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By Abraham Achimugu The Nigerian economy has mostly been grappling with a myriad of challenges over the years however, in recent times, these issues have been worsened by the federal government’s decision to remove fuel subsidies which have resulted in problems such as; a high cost of living, a growing sense of insecurity and general ...