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The 2021 World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that 275 million (5.5%) of the global population, aged between 15 and 64 years, had used hard drugs habitually in the previous year. It has also been projected that 36 million individuals will be experiencing drug use disorders. Furthermore, the…
In recent years and perhaps since the return of democratic rule in Nigeria, no other issue has been discussed on a national scale across political and ethnic divides like the subject of restructuring. It has assumed a prominent role in our national space and it has refused to be relegated to the background. The meaning…
When reports came in on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, that the Federal Government has re-arrested Nnamdi Kanu, it took many people by surprise. Since his sudden exit from the country to the United Kingdom in September 2017, following his breach of the bail conditions given to him, the IPOB leader has not set foot in…
Governor Bello Matawalle recently formally announced his defection to the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in Zamfara State. Speaking at a rally in Gusau, Matawalle said that he had been nursing the ambition of leaving his party, the PDP, for several reasons. His words, “I am now the leader of APC in Zamfara State and I…
In a follow-up to the maiden meeting of the Southern Governors’ Forum on 11 May 2021, which was held in Asaba, Delta State, the Governors met again in Lagos on 5 July 2021. All governors of the 17 southern states were either present or represented by their deputy apart from two states (Anambra and Cross…
The alarming rate at which secessionist movements are rising up in Nigeria has been a source of great concern in recent times. Most times, the agitators assume a violent stance which leads to clashes with security forces and needless waste of lives and properties. Nigeria; as a sovereign state with political leaders elected lawfully has…
Corruption has been identified as one of Nigeria’s most stubborn challenges; it has been a recurring decimal in almost every facet of our national life and has been described many times as a cankerworm that has eaten deep into the fabric of our nation. It pervades almost every level of government, the private sector, the…
With the group stage completed, the much-awaited Euro 2020 has lived up to its billing so far; offering undiluted excitement and rambunctious entertainment for spectators within Europe and beyond. Even operators of soccer viewing centres in developing countries like Nigeria are smiling to the bank as each match draws a full house. The soccer…
The high cost of governance in Nigeria has become a very disturbing phenomenon and has been widely acknowledged by many as one of the country’s most niggling problems. Regrettably, for one inconsequential reason or the other, many state actors at all levels in Nigeria do not seem to understand the importance and expediency of cutting…
A recent report from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) reveal that Nigerians transacted over N20 trillion instant payment transactions in May 2021. Transactions in May 2021 were 0.15% higher than in April 2021. Instant payment transactions in May 2021 also showed a spending recovery from the month of April. The volume of transactions increased…
