Nigeria’s Power Challenge: FG Set to Explore Solar Solutions

Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, recently flagged off a project in Jigawa State to provide solar power electricity to five million Nigerian communities. The Vice-President noted that the “President had emphasised that we could no longer rely solely on the grid if we were to electrify the whole country, which meant that we had to develop an…

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Nigeria’s Foreign Direct Investment: Advancing Steadily Despite Missed Opportunities

The decision by Twitter to take her African head office to Ghana has continued to generate huge bickering, especially among those who feel all key investments in Africa must come to the continent’s largest economy. Indeed, Nigeria has attracted several mega-companies across the globe, which have boosted her Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the last…

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Tough Times Loom For Kaduna State Civil Servants

A new storm is brewing in Kaduna. Public outrage trails the recent sacking of 4000 workers across the 23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The workers across the 23 local governments had on 6 April 2021 received their disengagement letters. The development followed speculations that the Nasir el-Rufai administration was planning to downsize its…

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Dangote-BUA Rivalry: Beyond Sugar Business

Competition is not strange in business. The spirit of competition has that unique capacity to engender more efficient production processes or create a pathway for the invention of new or better products. It provides an avenue to help businesses identify consumers’ needs—and then develop new products or services to meet them. In the Nigerian business…

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Bank Employees’ Assets Declaration and the War Against Corruption

Recently, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdurasheed Bawa, made a declaration that the Bank Employees Assets Declaration Act of 1986 would be resuscitated to block loopholes created by some bankers as the country looks forward to sanitise the financial system. Bawa made this disclosure shortly after a closed door meeting…

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Nigerians Who Support and Incite Violence (Part 8) – Bello Matawalle and Alaowei Ebikonbowei Cleric

A traditional proverb states that a wise man keeps his tongue. This statement is even more pungent in the area of leadership. The wisdom to say and what not to say is quite important for anyone that occupies a leadership position. Some Nigerian politicians have however failed in this regard as their utterances are replete…

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Nigerian Music and the Long Journey to Global Acclaim

Nigerian music stars have been bagging a lot of wins, recognition, and accolades, especially in the international scene. Just recently, award-winning Nigerian artistes, Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid were featured on the Forbes 2021 Africa Icons’ list. The list showcased 100 innovations, inventions & icons from Africa, including notable Nigerians who have all made an…

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