Fifth Columnists, Saboteurs and the Lingering Battle against Insecurity

An army officer and his girlfriend were arrested by authorities in Zamfara State. According to the Zamfara State Government, they were apprehended following their engagement in aiding bandits with military uniforms and ammunition in the state. This was made known by Dr. Bashir Maru, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Bello Matawalle, on 5,…

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Vaccine Diplomacy: China Leads Despite Lingering Concerns

China’s vaccine diplomatic campaign is achieving astonishing success. The country has pledged approximately half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries. The airplane loaded with vaccines had simply rolled up to a visit at Santiago’s airport late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, had been beaming. According to him, “Today is…

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Decentralisation of Wage Management: Will It End Perennial Labour Conflict?

Recently, a bill seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution by removing matters relating to wages from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List, narrowly passed its second reading. The legislation is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to, Among…

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Nigerians Who Support and Incite Violence: Bala Mohammed and Gani Adams (Part 2)

As Nigeria trudges on the road, seeking peace relentlessly, some citizens have remained resolute in their wanton proclivity to see that the country does not succeed in this search. The actions of these Nigerians in our traditional, religious and political landscape show that they enjoy seeing Nigeria enmeshed in the cesspool of anarchy. Since these…

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Okonjo-Iweala’s US Citizenship: How It May Shape Her Tenure at WTO

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…

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Presidential Contenders Who May Succeed Buhari: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Part 1)

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…

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2021 National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy: Enhancing Digital Safety and Economic Growth

The Federal Government launched the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2021 on 23, February 2021. The National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021 is a follow-up on the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2014. According to President Muhammadu Buhari, having achieved numerous cybersecurity milestones over the past six years, it became necessary to review the…

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