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Analysing the gains from Tinubu’s state visit to France, BNC meeting in South Africa
President Bola Tinubu’s recent international trips to France and South Africa, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s diplomatic, economic, and multilateral ties, have attracted investments in the critical sectors of agriculture, mining, tourism, and education. KUNLE SANNI highlights the key areas of collaboration and concerns addressed during President Tinubu’s visits to the two nations, including the gains in business commitments and investments…
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Not too good to be controversial, by Bolaji Adebiyi
The ongoing controversy over the tax reform bills shows democracy is maturing in the country, writes Bolaji Adebiyi… One major takeaway from the ongoing controversy over the tax reform bills is that Nigeria’s democracy is maturing. Although the debates initially evoked ethnic and regional emotions, the contestations have gradually moved towards discussing facts and figures, which should be central to…
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All eyes on Romania’s Presidential election because of one man
By Jorge Liboreiro -Europe’s fate is playing out in Romania this weekend. The country has been on edge since Călin Georgescu, a little-known independent candidate, emerged victorious from the first round of the presidential elections, securing 22.4% of votes despite having barely made inroads in opinion polls leading up to the contest. Georgescu’s out-of-the-blue emergence was immediately linked to his…
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Jibrin Ibrahim and the shaping of Nigeria’s discursive space, by Prof. Tunji Olaopa
There is something really intriguing and fascinating about having a wonderful friend of yours grow into the septuagenarian circle. And this is even more crucial when that colleague has a history of stubborn ideological inclination that has kept him in shape as a scholar of note within Nigeria’s combustible intellectual firmament. From our mutual commitment to the political science scholarship…
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Break culture of silence, speak up against gender based violence – NOA
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerians to stop the culture of silence and begin to speak up against Gender Based Violence (GBV). The Director General of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu gave the charge at a one day stakeholders engagement, held in Abuja on Tuesday. The event which brought together civil society organisations, the media, activists and…
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Tax bills will restore fiscal federalism, says Orji Kalu
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said that though the Federal Government erred in its approach to the tax bills currently before the National Assembly, the reforms will restore fiscal federalism. According to the former governor now Senator for Abia North, the controversy generated by the bill is a consequence of the failure to adequately engage key stakeholders about the proposed…
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Witness to CJID and genuine resilience with developmental strides, by Tunde Akanni PhD
At the height of the activities to mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID, the truism of the reward for hard work being more work was unmistakable. It was an auspicious time to showcase the organisation’s efforts on development of Artificial Intelligence , AI tools. Thus, some four gangling, promising young men were called…
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Civil Service Commissions resolve to reposition for better service, in ‘Katsina Declaration’
In recognition of their role in good governance, civil service commissions have resolved to reposition for an improved service delivery to the public. This is part of the resolutions of civil service commissions in the country contained in their communique called the “Katsina Declaration ” during their conference in Katsina between 25 and 28 November , 2024. The meeting, the…
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Leadership-Ethics Template for reinventing the Akinyele era of Civil Service in Nigeria – By Prof. Tunji Olaopa
Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele, officer of the order of Niger (OON) and Bobajiro of Ibadanland, was both an exemplary personality and a model public servant. This biographical statement is significant in administrative archiving of the trajectory of the Nigerian administrative history, and this is not just because biographies and autobiographies of eminent public servants and administrators fill some crucial gaps in…
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