A Different Military: From Chibok Girls to Kankara Boys

In any marketplace, an opinion can be swayed, or action elicited either through rational or emotional appeal. Rational appeal involves persuading a prospective consumer with logic and proofs, showing the superiority of an idea or product, citing facts and presenting statistics. However, emotional appeal is played up when a player reaches out to the ‘heart’…

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Why Concerns Are Growing Over Federal Government’s Domestic Debt Profile

Nigeria’s debt profile has become a rising cause for concern for many economic analysts with the growing year-on-year debt accumulation. The issue of rising public debt is one of Nigeria’s biggest economic problems. The Data Management Office (DMO) revealed that Nigeria’s total debt stock in 2019 amounted to N27.4 trillion. Within three months from April…

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Robotics: Can Humanity Gulp the Bitter Sweet Flavour of This Double-edged Sword?

Although, the 1920 Karel Capek’s play titled R.U.R (Rossum’s Universal Robot) brought robotics to the front burner, series of other development preceding that year contributed immensely to the invention and popularity of Robots. Such development dates back to 1023-957 BC when a Chinese inventor, Yan Shi allegedly presented a mechanical handiwork in the human-shaped figure…

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Banking: Gritty Games of Wits to Stay Afloat in 2020

Nigeria’s banking sector is the second-largest in sub-Saharan Afrifter South Africa. Total assets in August 2019 amounted to N39.6 trillion although some small and mid-sized Nigerian banks are still struggling to rebuild capital levels. This is following a decline in oil prices which led to a foreign-currency shortage. The 2016 recession also affected banks as…

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Akwa Ibom State Declares Seven Days Mourning For Nkanga

Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom State Governor has announced a seven-day mourning in the state for Air Commodore (Rtd) Idongesit Nkanga, former indigenous military administrator of the State. Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Secretary to the State Government made this known on Saturday in a statement. The seven-day mourning commences on Saturday, 26th December 2020. He stated…

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