Another Extended Deadline For SIM-NIN Linkage: Would It Ever End?

The slow pace of the SIM to NIN registration has raised many concerns, and what are the hiccups? *** Amidst the hustle and bustle involved in linking the Subscriber Identity/Identification Module (SIM) with the National Identification Number (NIN), particularly in the public space, telecommunications giants have devised simple means of making the registration process less…

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The Many Sins of Nnamdi Kanu

Recently, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) beamed searchlight on the criminal charges preferred against the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and why he would remain in detention. *** The British-Nigerian Nnamdi Mazi Kanu became ensnared in the claws of the Federal Government…

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PDP Convention: Major Takeaways And Outlook As Nigeria’s Main Opposition Gears For 2023

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has just concluded trouble-free national convention where 21 national officers were elected to drive the party’s mapped out strategies for wrestling power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election. Who are the political gladiators for the presidential ticket of PDP? *** The national convention of…

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9% Of Nigerian Graduates Find Employment: Why Are Nigerian Youths Not Employable?

Several factors are adduced for the swelling figure of unemployed Nigerian graduates, and the nagging issues should be addressed to contain the trend. What are they? *** In Nigeria, the scourge of unemployment keeps biting harder in an environment beset with traditional age-long challenges and the added burden of unsavoury realities occasioned by current economic…

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Leveraging Google’s Billion Dollar Investment To Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Economy Master Plan

There are several opportunities inherent in Google’s investment in Nigeria’s digital economy, as internet connectivity turns the world into a global village. What are the accruable benefits? *** Global internet technology giants, Google has revealed at a recent Google for Africa event that it plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to…

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One Year After ENDSARS: What Is The Same And What Has Changed About The Nigerian Police?

The first anniversary of the ENDSARS protests reminds us all about a  time Nigerian youths thronged the streets in protests against certain malfeasances by the the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), now disbanded. Are there positive results from the protests? *** It has been a year after the cataclysmic EndSARS movement, an epic social demonstration by…

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