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Patriotism is one of the defining elements of every true citizen. Having the capacity to stay true to one’s country, not only when things are favourable but in difficult times, is the hallmark of a patriotic citizen. It is of a truth that Nigeria is going through hard times. But while major stakeholders and well-meaning…
The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, recently urged the Conference of Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly to support the call for constitutional roles to be given to traditional rulers in the Nigerian Constitution. Adamu, who spoke when the speakers paid him a courtesy visit in Bauchi, said traditional leaders do not belong…
According to recent reports, the social media accounts of over fifteen top influencers in Nigeria became inaccessible as Twitter users noticed their suspension on 6 April 2021. It was revealed that they were part of the Venezuelan government campaign deployed on social media to sway public opinion and prevent authorities in Cape Verde from extraditing…
States in Northeastern region of Nigeria have been ravaged by activities of bandits who are currently on a wanton spree of kidnapping, rape and brazen attacks on local communities. While the menace cuts across the region from Zamfara to Kastina, Kaduna appears to be the epicentre now. This follows El-Rufai’s position that his government will…
The eligibility of Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former Vice-President and to run as president has propped up again. This time, the Attorney-General of the federation is the one handling the issue. It is a frontal attack as seen in the affidavit published on 6 April 2021. The AGF’s affidavit is in support of a suit marked…
Successful entrepreneurs are those who can pick existing elements and mould them into bigger and better things that would be celebrated by society. They can also develop products and services or even scale up existing ones to solve unique problems that will change the business face of the organization, thereby creating revolutionary business growth. Pascal…
The lack of financial autonomy for the legislative and judicial arms of government has been a long-standing issue in Nigeria. To effectively achieve the purpose of separation of powers as well as checks and balances in the polity, financial autonomy for every arm of government is key. The speakers of state assemblies, at the end…
The Federal Government introduced a clause in Nigeria’s Finance Bill for 2021 that cut down import duties on foreign vehicles from 35% to 5%. The 5% import policy met with strong concerns especially from investors and proponents of locally produced vehicles. As Chidi Ajaere, CEO of GIG Group, parent of GIG Mobility and GIG Logistics…
Nigerian doctors embarked on an indefinite strike on 1 April 2021. The ongoing strike has paralyzed medical services at public hospitals, leaving hundreds of patients unattended. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), an association of Nigerian resident medics, last week gave the Federal Government an ultimatum to improve the wages and allowances of doctors…
The recent face-off between Nigerian Banks and Telecommunication Companies on the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a pointer that regulators on both financial and telecom sectors have a lot of work to do. The face-off which lasted for almost three days was a great setback to the quest to achieve the…
