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Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank And The Danger Of A Single Story

By Etim Etim It was the venerated writer, Chimamanda Adichie, who first warned us against the destructive influences of a single story in her now-famous 2009 TED talk. Many did not take her seriously and a lot more probably did …

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Reducing Cost Of Governance: Hope Rises For Parliamentary System In Nigeria

New House leadership: Opposition Reps-elect plot to upstage APC

The conversation to return to Parliamentary system of government has just begun with the Parliamentary Bill sponsored by 60 lawmakers.  This is aimed achieving fiscal and regional restructuring needed to cut down on governance expenditure and make political office-holding less attractive …

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SGF, Akume Caught In N1billion Diversion Allegation

Senator George Akume On his arrival from France on a private trip, President Bola Tinubu’s first assignment was the signing of an Executive Order, directing Nigerians to recite ‘I pledge to Nigeria My Country” at events. It was a deceit …

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Nigeria Ranks 19 On Hunger Index: Tinubu Campaigns  For Two Years Policy Gestation Period

Presidential bid: Tinubu meets northern alliance, says consultations ongoing

President Tinubu It seems the turn of events-leadership induced poverty and hunger has forced President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress(APC)  to stage a grand design to start scavenging for patience from Nigerians who are increasingly becoming hopeless and frustrated. …

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Politics Of CBN And FAAN Relocation: Nigeria Can Run Three Capital Cities!

It is sometimes very nauseating to see adults play politics of ethnicity and tribe to a tipping point of destruction.  The first capital of Nigeria was Calabar, Cross River State, between 1893 to 1909 when it was moved to Lagos. …

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Return Of FAAN To Lagos: Hadi Sirika’s Faux Pas And Demand For Others

Foreign airlines reject FG’s relocation order to new terminal

When the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika ordered the relocation of headquarters of all aviation agencies to Abuja in 2020, many observers knew that it was a faux pas waiting to crystalize at the dawn of another administration. It …

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Exit Of Multinationals From Nigeria: The Realism and P&G’s Experience

The US consumer goods powerhouse Procter & Gamble (P&G), recently, announced its decision to shut down manufacturing in Nigeria .P&G is not a lonely path in this circumstance. Many like Dunlop, Michelin and more lately GlaxoSmithkline(GSK) and others. As much …

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The Fall Of Warri And Lessons For Lagos, Others

FG blames seaport congestion on absence of dry ports

The increasing dislike for other ethnic groups by some Yoruba indigenes in Lagos State is becoming a thing of serious concern among other tribes, especially the Igbo globally. This has sparked a gradual movement and relocation to the South- East …

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Nigeria  Silent On Category C  Election As Oyetola Billed  To Address IMO

Oyetola Following the concerns by maritime stakeholders over Nigeria’s serial failures in the category C  council election of the International Maritime Organisation(IMO), Nigeria officials now keep every details of the 2023 election secret. Committee for the election was set up earlier …

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Bello-Koko: Expressing Sustainability In Blue Economy

Bello-Koko The act of paying unscheduled visits to monitor environments and project sites is a demonstration of good leadership and could further be expressed in the concept of sustainability which essentially is anchored on four pillars of people, environment, profit …

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How Tinubu Avoids Dangote Over $3.4 Billion CBN Sleaze

President Tinubu and Dangote  The stage seems set for the emergence of new business billionaires in President Bola Tinubu’s administration if the body language of this administration is anything to hold on. The monopolist billionaire,Aliko Dangote is having troubled times …

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How FG Is About To Spend N660 Billion On Wastages

Presidential bid: Tinubu meets northern alliance, says consultations ongoing

Tinubu The sum of N660 billion has been approved for wastage by the Federal Executive Council at the last sitting. Many Nigerians are still surprised at the wisdom in spending this amount of money for two transient projects, not logically …

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How CJN Ariwoola Manipulates Justice

Chinese Firm Loses Bid To Stop Trial On $12b Missing Crude Oil

The Supreme Court judgement on presidential election is still raising dust in an unusual dimension but the revelation by Justice Musa Mohammed on the monopolistic control of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is suffice …

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Dangote, Ibeto Cement War: How BUA Mediated  

Cement Price Rises By 44 Percent, Hits N2,300 Per Bag

Bags of cement The recent resolve by BUA Cement to slash Cement price to N3,500 from N5,500 prevailing Dangote set cement market price only signaled a return to liberal market economy under President Bola Tinubu. It sent excitement into many …

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The Business Of “Ways And Means” And How Nigerians live in Denial

Most lawmakers backed Buhari’s planned impeachment – APC Senator

Ex President Buhari Nigeria’s government officials like living in denial. It is surprising to note that  the nation’s apex bank still print money for the Federal Government under the cover Ways and Means to meet some critical needs of the state. …

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Fidet Okhiria: Who’s Behind The Ticketing Syndicate In NRC?

NRC resumes Abuja-Kaduna train operations today

It is becoming increasingly difficult to believe political office holders or appointees when they make statements especially when they are meant to give assurances.  Sometimes these assurances are given with the intent to defraud the system or hoodwink the people or …

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Combating The  NISA In All Maritime Associations

NISA To Revive NIMAREX, Set-up $500m Maritime Fund

Studies have shown that it is seemingly only in maritime industry that the proclivity to have multiple associations doing the same thing exist. And they remain unregulated. There is hardly any association of people offering one value or the other …

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UNGA@2023: The Hypocrisy Of African And Western Leaders Over Investments In Africa

By Franklin Ogude UNGA 2023 At the just concluded United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) African leaders called for a global finance revolution  to drive climate change, with concerns that political uncertainties may make potential investors wary. The Kenya’s President William Ruto …

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Trans-border Trade Barriers: Why Agencies Should Purge Themselves

Why FG Reopened Land Borders -Investigations

Over 400  obstacles to trans-border  trade have been reported through the Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism(TOAM) and they comprised lengthy clearing terms, transit checkpoints with unwarranted delays, harassment, exorbitant illegal fees, and demands for bribes, with far-reaching consequences. It is certain however that …

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Post -Election ANLCA: How To Guarantee Sustainable  Peace  

Mr. Emenike Nwokeoji, President, ANLCA The emergence of Mr. Emenike Nwokeoji as the new National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents(ANLCA) last week, seemingly ended the over six years long crisis  in the association, that is, if the …

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