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The World Bank recently reported that inflationary pressure in Nigeria has pushed about seven million Nigerians below the poverty line in 2020 alone. The revelation, which was contained in the bank’s latest report on Nigeria titled, ‘Nigeria Development Update: Resilience through Reforms’, was released about two weeks ago. The bank’s report also noted the capacity…
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), which had hitherto banned for life Nigeria’s former Super Eagles gaffer, Samson Siasia, from the game for match-fixing allegations, recently announced that the sanction has been reduced to five years. The sanction was reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). FIFA had said in 2019 that…
The plots, conspiracies and manoeuvres for the upcoming 2023 Presidential elections can no longer continue behind the curtain. As the period approaches, prospective aspirants from each geo-political are compelled to “warm-up” extensively in the open if they want to make quality impact in the presidential primaries coming up in a matter of months. Although there…
Nigeria’s rising debt profile has been an issue of intense debate in the last few weeks. It was the recent PDP Governors Conference that sharply brought it to the front burner. With increasing national interest, The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, also felt he should lend his voice to this topical issue. In his comment, Senator…
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…
For any individual to succeed in business, he must prepare to navigate through uncertainties, as business, irrespective of the sector, is full of ups and downs. In this light, any individual who desires to climb higher must learn to brush initial setbacks, and push ahead for ultimate success The stories of two reputable entrepreneurs, Fola Adeola and Kessington…
The president of African Development Bank (AFDB) Akinwunmi Adesina, during the 59th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Conference of Heads of State and Government held in Ghana, had declared that; “The $430 million highway project connecting Enugu and Bamenda in Cameroon, will be completed next year”. In a recent follow-up comment on this, the African Development…
An Abuja federal high court on Monday 21 June 2021 ordered oil giant, ExxonMobil and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), its Joint venture partner to pay a cumulative sum of N81.9 billion to Ibeno communities in Akwa Ibom as damages for oil spillage. This amount, according to the presiding judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo must…
The statement said, “The US Mission to Nigeria is aware of websites and messages advertising the U.S. visa lottery. All of these sites are FAKE! The only accurate information on the visa lottery is available at ng.usembassy.gov and travel.state.gov. Addresses with .gov are the only accurate source of visa information.’’. The Immigration Act of 1990 established the Diversity…
The latest data from the national bureau of statistics show that Nigeria’s active internet subscribers dropped by a whopping 6% to 111.9 million in Q1 2021, from the 154.3 million in Q4, 2020. Pooling data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Intelligence by Techpoint also reveals that Nigeria lost 15.5 million subscribers between December 2020…
