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Even in the jungle, it is not uncommon to see the hunter become the hunted in the deadly game of survival. This is exactly what happened recently in Nigeria’s banking sector. The recent dramatic changes that swept through Nigeria’s premier banking service provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Holdings took most observers by…
In his popular drama, “Macbeth”, Williams Shakespeare wrote that there’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. He must have felt that no one can read someone else’s mind by merely looking at the face.However, last Tuesday, the reverse was the case in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. No one needed any art…
When the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed declared a few weeks ago that Nigerian brands that run their adverts with CNN and other foreign outlets will be fined N100,000 for every time the advert is aired, some industry players thought it was a bluff. However, they should be remarkably rattled, now that the minister has…
25 April is the day set aside by the United Nations as World Malaria Day. In 2021, Africa is still grieving over the 384,000 preventable malaria deaths that happened on the continent in 2020. The statistics for 2021 will be released next year as compilation is ongoing. But even in the midst of these tears,…
Looking at the trends of development so far on Nigeria’s political turf, the presidential election may feature two septuagenarian candidates that will represent the country’s two leading political parties. If any of the two is eventually elected, he would, most probably, be one of the oldest persons ever sworn in to office as President. With…
Looking at the political history of Nigeria, in every presidential race, there are at least three levels of aspirants. There are the frontline contenders, the middle-level players, and the back-benchers, also referred to as the pretenders. The frontline contenders are those with financial muscle and political structure to make maximum impact in the race. The…
Although Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has not formally declared its stand on the zones that can contest for its presidential ticket, the dominance of southerners on the list of the party’s presidential hopefuls might provide a hint on the line the party is likely to pursue. In the first part of…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s two-time minister of finance would finally be resuming in Geneva this March as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. In the course of her campaign for the coveted position, a lot of calculations were made and diverse steps taken. Some were aimed at boosting her chances for the position, while others…
As momentum gathers steam for Nigeria’s 2023 elections, the list of presidential hopefuls is expanding with a lot of speculations, though very few have come out openly to show their desire to vie for the top position. There are issues like rotational presidency, support base of the party, Igbo presidency, and previous political agreements that…
At a time when the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was inviting Nigerians to join the party in the course of its ongoing membership registration, Femi Fani-Kayode had a meeting with the party leaders- Gov. Mai Buni of Yobe State, Chairman APC National Caretaker Commiittee, and Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. After the meeting,…
