The pursuit of happiness: Some thoughts on human rights, freedom and justice in Nigeria

With the presidential, governorship and National Assembly primaries of both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) close by, the intense intrigues and political maneuverings by the parties have pushed the opposition PDP away from the Eagle Square to the MKO Abiola Stadium on the outskirts of the Abuja City Centre.

Amid uncertainties in the global economy and rising insecurity in the country, the nation’s stock market continued its bullish run, giving hope to patient investors who endured long periods of downturn on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).

Poor implementation of the patronage policy, high cost of production, high level of importation, smuggling among other challenges have continued to undermine Nigeria’s textile sector, shrinking the number of viable textile firms to less than 20 from 175 firms in 1985.

Experts and stakeholders in Nigeria’s payment industry have called for concerted efforts to mitigate the growing menace of digital frauds.

League Management Company’s (LMC) quest to raise the profile of Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) got a boost, yesterday, when Bitnob, a financial services company anchored on bitcoin network, agreed on a three-year sponsorship deal, which makes it the Elite sponsor of the league.