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The Senate has approved the deployment of 5G Network in Nigeria, following the consideration and adoption of the recommendations contained in the report of its Joint Committees on Communications; Science and Technology; ICT and Cyber Crimes; and Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases on ‘The Status of 5G Network in Nigeria and its Technological Impact…
The extended war against Boko Haram has drawn in various state reactions to end the bloodletting. Both counterterrorism and counterinsurgency measures utilized by Nigeria and her neighboring countries (Chad, Niger, and Cameroon especially) have not delivered the ultimate anticipated results and outcomes. One of the strategies deployed to end the war was to provide safe…
After more than two decades of endless national debates and stalemate, there is a new Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (PIA) in the country. The Act has provided a six-month transition period for the emergence of a fresh institutional framework for oil and gas operations in the country. Unsurprisingly, the newly promulgated PIA 2021 has continued…
The world just witnessed the takeover of Afghanistan’s political control by the Taliban and critical conversations have been emerging with regards to the future prospects of the new regime with regards to its governance philosophy within the volatile region and broader international relations. The Taliban which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is an Islamist religious-political…
Statements from certain individuals, cultural organisations, socio-economic groups, and other interest-based stakeholders in Nigeria appear to be strengthening and escalating separatist movements across the country. Some of these prominent persons and groups have criticised the government for pursuing these people, rather than focusing on more pressing issues in the country. Among such people is Nigeria’s Senate…
Foremost Ijaw Leader, former Federal Commissioner of Information and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, declared unequivocally that the South-South region of the country is not part of the current Biafra agitations. He postulated that while the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) might be pursuing a noble cause, the methodology…
In a landmark move, President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law after it was transmitted to him from the National Assembly for executive assent. Some of the key objectives of the PIA (Petroleum Industry Act) include safeguarding the long-term macroeconomic stability of the country, reforming the extractive industry institutional framework,…
Nigeria’s inflation dropped by 0.37% to 17.38% in July 2021, from the 17.75% recorded in June 2021. This is according to the latest report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the Bureau, the decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services,…
American military interventions globally have been called to question, following the footprints of catastrophic genocides that countries have passed through at America’s exit, due to the emergence of armed groups that put the incumbent regimes on their tenterhooks, with a view to toppling them. This assertion may have been proved right as President Joe Biden…
Rachael Popoola A vastly experienced research, analytics and strategy development expert, Rachael Popoola holds the position of Senior Manager (Insights for Africa Innovation) in Diageo Company, UK. Her prior contributions at Guinness Nigeria (a Diageo subsidiary) have led to significant improvements especially in re-engineering business strategy to focus on markets with high “SoP” for enhanced…
