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You don’t need to share your views on Gaza, By James Marriot
One of the bleakest discoveries of the pandemic was quite how many people imagined themselves to be amateur epidemiologists brimming with compelling insights on lockdowns and vaccine science. The war in Ukraine turned the epidemiologists into experts on military hardware. The war in Gaza has bestowed an unexpected new round of degrees in Middle Eastern historyMost people are happy to…
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Halilu targets first quarter 2024 to put NASENI products in Nigeria market
The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu has said his vision or direction for the Agency’s products and technologies is to make them available in every household in Nigeria in the next few years. Halilu disclosed in Abuja today that some tangible products emanating from NASENI’s prototypes will be…
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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan sworn in as Kogi-Central senator
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (People’s Democratic Party-Kogi State) has taken the oath of office and allegiance as senator representing Kogi-Central at the National Assembly. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, administered the oath on Akpoti-Uduaghan on Thursday. This followed the judgement of the Appeal Court, which declared her as the winner of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly…
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On presidential yacht and other matters, By Temitope Ajayi
It has become a pattern for some individuals, CSOs and a section of the media to pick one or two line items every budget cycle for sensational headlines, deliberately ignoring context in their reporting. The public that should benefit from good journalism, which should primarily educate and adequately inform, is left confused and miseducated due to mischaracterisation of issues and…
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Senate to empower NIDCOM with enhanced budgetary allocation
Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora Affairs and Non-Governmental Organizations, Senator Victor Umeh, has assured of the Senate support to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in achieving its set objectives. Umeh gave the assurance when the committee met with Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM and top management staff in a maiden interactive session on the activities of the Commission.…
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From China’s experiences, President Tinubu on path of history with economic reforms, By Oche Echeija Egwa
By nature, most people would like to dodge payment of taxes if the system allows it. It’s not surprising that some easily agree with the saying that tax collectors rarely have many friends. But, for governments, taxes are a major policy instrument for shaping, and reshaping, the economic destinies of their countries. In this regard, President Bola Tinubu’s sense of…
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Robust fintech critical for deepening financial inclusion in Nigeria – Maida
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a critical driver of financial inclusion of Nigerian citizens living in the underserved and unserved communities across the country. Dr. Maida made this known in his keynote address at the 2023 edition of the…
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Lessons from the P & ID case, By Sam Kargbo
The Case of Process & Industrial Development (P & ID) should motivate us to pay attention to the Offices, Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government that are established and empowered to exercise the executive powers of the President. There is hardly any Nigerian who does not have his or her self-invented negative characterization of Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola…
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Iyalode Alaba Lawson, a true Afenifere, By Oloye Lekan Alabi
Long before the late Chief Augustus Meredith Adisa Akinloye, a former Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the now-defunct Western Region of Nigeria, dubbed the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo-led Action Group(AG), Afenifere, in 1952, had existed the Yoruba cognomen “AFENIFERE” for a person of goodwill, decency and charity. Like “OMOLUABI”, “AFENIFERE” is a desirable and coveted toga, a trueborn…
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Imperative for implementation of prison electronic tags for inmates awaiting trial in correctional centers in Nigeria, By Olukayode Ajulo
It is imperative for me to propose the urgent implementation of prison electronic tags for inmates awaiting trial in Nigeria. This initiative aims to address the pressing issue of overcrowding in prisons, expedite the judicial process, and optimize the utilization of government resources. The current state of Nigeria’s prison system is burdened by the high number of inmates awaiting trial.…
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