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3 Apr
Security experts and analysts have long identified ‘funding’ as the main breathing oxygen that continues to keep terrorists relevant in the cause of perpetrating their heinous crimes.
2 Apr
In any city or town in Nigeria, you are likely to find a sign board in some shady corner that announces in a hen scrawl “food is ready.” The roof of the building may be made of mats; the walls may be made of mud or of used loin cloth ...
2 Apr
Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua engendered relative peace and harmony throughout the country by the way he handled recalcitrant agitators. Shortly after he was sworn in as the president of Nigeria in 2007, he granted amnesty to the Niger-Delta militants
2 Apr
The starting point of any genuine move at mainstreaming human rights in the legislative process must begin right from the source of legislative authority. The fountain head from which any meaningful endeavour at mainstreaming human rights
2 Apr
The green economy is based on the principles of sustainability, which means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
2 Apr
Arguably, only few books have spawned more intellectual discourse on the subject of corruption in Africa than Kwei Ayi Armah’s popular 1968 novel, “The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born” has done. Published over five decades ago...
1 Apr
Countries around the world are grappling with internal security issues. Russia, despite all assurances of a well-policed borders and repeated threat to deploy nuclear arms, was caught napping
1 Apr
Sunday March 31, 2024, also called Paschal or Resurrection Sunday, the feast of Easter as we know is a Christian festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead...
1 Apr
Mohammed Akar is the general manager of The Wood Factory, a leading manufacturer of high-end furniture, doors, and home and office interiors, based in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
1 Apr
Like all organs of the human body, if the faculty of critical reasoning is not regularly engaged into purposeful use by a human being, it soon begins to degenerate.
1 Apr
Essentially, my thoughts are on the killings of the military officers in the Okuama/Okoloba conflict.
31 Mar
The third part of this reflection on public service as perceived by an outsider is an executive summary of the way we are and that is what our leaders should focus on through public policy formulation
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Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado, at his office. Mr. Abdulazeez visited Mr. Rimingado on Wednesday evening to show his support for the chairman's anti-corruption efforts.…
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NATIONAL Coordinator of presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain initiative, domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Abdu Mukhtar, has disclosed that Nigeria imports 70 per cent pharmaceuticals, 99 per cent medical devices and 100 per cent vaccines. Mukhtar, in his presentation, yesterday, at the 11th Medic West Africa exhibition in Lägos, healthcare…
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The Nigerian Army said it will probe the two soldiers allegedly involved in a reported case of theft at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. Army spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Onyema said the Army is deeply concerned about the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in the…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly has denounced the actions of Bello El-rufai, a federal lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency. Bello is the son of immediate past governor Nasir El-Rufai. The assembly alleged that El-rufai attempted to obstruct the assembly's investigation into financial dealings and project implementation from 2015-2023 in the state. The assembly…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a review of the loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) for banks, from 65 percent to 50 percent. The aim of the review is to align with the current monetary tightening. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular on Wednesday titled ‘Re: Regulatory Measures to Improve Lending to the…
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Debt servicing may have been responsible for the drop in Nigeria’s foreign reserves from $34.45 billion to $32.61 billion within one month. Speaking at the ongoing Springs meeting of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, the United States, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso said some…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) will on Thursday, April 18, 2024 arraign a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19- count charges bordering…
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A Brazilian woman Érika de Souza Vieira wheeled the corpse of her uncle 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga into a bank on Tuesday. Vieira wanted her dead uncle to sign off on a 17,000 reais ($3,250) loan to her. But she was arrested shortly after entering the bank. “Uncle, are you listening? You need to sign…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged Justice Usman Na'Abba of the Kano High Court for allegedly breaching the extant provision of the law while granting an Ex-parte motion suspending its national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from the party. In a petition to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, and the NJC,…
1 day ago
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has distanced itself from the widely reported news that the Northern region regrets voting for President Bola Tinubu. NEF in a statement by its Deputy Director General II, Salisu Mohammed, said the forum is not engaged in the politics of the 2027 election or decided on whom to support or…