- Perspectives
Naira redesign implemention failure and its consequences, By Kingsley Moghalu
The terrible suffering & economic loss Nigerians and Nigeria have experienced as a result of the faulty IMPLEMENTATION of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Naira redesign policy, the entry of the judiciary into central banking functions, all show clearly how our institutions— and Nigeria — fail when institutions that are meant to be operationally independent become politicized. Currency functions are…
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Lagos guber election: Osuntokun urges LP supporters to remain peaceful, calm
Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party Akin Osuntokun has urged supporters of the party in Lagos State to remain peaceful and calm ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. Osuntokun in a statement said the result of the presidential election, where the LP won in Lagos State has sent the opposition into panic mode,…
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Osinbajo calls on African governments, private sector to invest more in innovation, targeting job creation
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday launched a $600 million programme for young Nigerians in the technology and creative sectors with a call on African governments and the private sector to do more to support the growth of innovation in the continent. The Vice President spoke at the presidential launch of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) Programme,…
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We blocked over 12 million cyberattacks during presidential election – Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said a total of 12,988,978 cyber attacks were blocked originating within and outside Nigeria during the presidential election. The ministry’s spokesperson, Uwa Sulaiman, noted in a statement on Tuesday that in the run-up to the 2023 general elections, there had been an “astronomical increase” in cyber threats to the country’s cyberspace. Sulaiman…
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Buhari mourns former Super Falcons Coach, Ismaila Mabo
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his condolences to the family of Ismaila Muhammad Abubakar, a former coach of the Nigerian female football team, the Super Falcons, who died on Monday aged 80. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, the President joined the family in mourning the loss of their husband and father.…
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The Naira grab: we fought the battle, we won the war, By Kayode Gani Balogun
Sometimes, Public Analysis can be a chore. But once in a while, like today, you feel that it was worth it. All those hours spent doing research, both by the production team and the analysts, looking critically at both sides of the argument and then presenting these facts in a lucid and logical manner on live television, while also trying…
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IGP extends additional support to commands for effective election security management
…oders continuous mop-up of weapons as police recover 182 illicit arms in 1 month Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has extended additional human and logistic support to Commands and Formations across the country for effective election security management during the forthcoming gubernatorial and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday 18th March, 2023. The additional support includes…
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Sanwoolu’s quest to keep Lagos rising! By Dapo Okubanjo
This is an election like no other and this has nothing to do with Labour Party’s shock outing on February 25 in Lagos State. The introduction of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) was always going to be a game changer in the electoral process but any casual watcher of the political space in the state would have noticed that…
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China lifts sweeping visa curbs on foreigners
China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners from Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing breaks with the strict zero-Covid strategy that defined its pandemic…
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Ethnicity, religion made Obi win in South East – Okowa
Delta State Governor and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa has given the reason for the landslide victory of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi in the South East and some states in the South South. Obi’s LP had over 70 per cent of all the votes in the five South East states, also winning…
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