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13 hours ago
On December 26, 1991, Algerians voted in the first round of parliamentary elections. Over 40 parties fielded candidates. As returns started coming through, it became clear the country was in the throes of a political earthquake.
14 hours ago
David Ricardo framed it as the law of diminishing returns. There is always a point of saturation. There comes a juncture where, to adapt the thesis of one of the most influential English economists of the nineteenth century, human productivity begins to decline on account of task overload. The breed the English nobleman has…
14 hours ago
The proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism and decentralisation of powers.
14 hours ago
Recently, both traditional and social media have been awashed with the humongous remunerations of Nigerian political office holders and there seems to be an agreement that these people are apparently in office to foster mainly their own parochial selfish interests.
16 hours ago
It is in the nature of scholarly thought that you are never sure of what you are thinking until you are forced by time constraint to accept the extant version of your thought to be what it is.
1 day ago
Mr President, I focus on the Student Loan Act, which you signed into law enthusiastically on April 3, 2024.
1 day ago
Former Governor of Zamfara State, now Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has ordered politicians serving in President Bola Tinubu’s government to speak up for the administration or quit.
1 day ago
The role of bureaucracy in the effective, efficient and timeous implementation of policies of government is underscored by the recent meeting of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in February 2024, with the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the Body of Permanent Secretaries and some Directors-General of agencies at the State House, Abuja.
1 day ago
Barring any unforeseen hitch, the 2024 UTME exams took off, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website, on Monday, April 19 and ends on Friday, April 29.
1 day ago
The proposal to create state police and if possible local government police is consistent with the principle of true federalism and decentralisation of powers.
1 day ago
I Kant stop philosophising. You got me right. I mean I can´t stop philosophising. But I Kant stands for Immanuel Kant. He was the German philosopher who shook the foundation of traditional thinking and logic, a bridge builder between Enlightenment and Idealism.
2 days ago
As I was saying, ‘Even in South Korea, rated as No.5 in the world, in terms of budgeting and funding for research and development, the brand maker of Samsung, there is a separate Ministry of Knowledge Development apart from the Ministry of Education
2 days ago
There are certain life principles and procedures that we humans cannot learn by merely passing through the traditional school system.
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Britain's High Court agreed Tuesday to hear a legal challenge later this year over continued UK arms exports to Israel during its war against Hamas militants in Gaza. A coalition of legal advocacy groups wants the court to scrutinise the UK government's decision to keep selling military parts and arms to Israel despite claims that…