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Why is Nigeria so unlucky? — by Ugo Egbujo
Tinubu was recently in Kenya. There, he blamed the world for the plight of the African child. He said if the African child could be sure of one sandwich or egg a day, they wouldn’t be fearful of education. Tinubu’s grammatical issues aside, he appears to be losing touch with reality. Tinubu doesn’t need to make his speeches memorable. The…
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Nigeria’s debt profile: Ignorance in agbada — by Olabode Opeseitan
A fact grounded examination of what Nigeria owes, what it has paid, and who is profiting from the confusion. In Nigeria, the agbada, that magnificent, wide flowing gown, can signal wisdom or conceal mischief depending on the wearer. It can be the costume of authority just as it can be the costume of performance. When some Nigerians recently stormed the…
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‘I want to become principal officer’ Desmond Elliot reveals reason for Lagos Assembly 4th term
The lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has explained why he is seeking a fourth term in office ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking during a campaign meeting with supporters on Friday, Elliot said his decision to seek re-election was driven by his ambition to become a principal officer in the Assembly.…
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Atiku tells FG to release El-rufai before Sallah, describes detention as ‘assault on rule of law’
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the continued detention of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing it as a violation of civil liberties and the rule of law. In a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku urged the Federal Government and the Kaduna State Government to release El-Rufai ahead…
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Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran would be enough
US President Donald Trump has said he would accept a 20-year suspension by Iran of its nuclear programme, in what appears to be confirmation of a shift in position away from a demand for a total end to it. Trump said it had to be a “real 20 years”. Previously he has called on Iran to permanently cease enriching uranium…
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Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s Xi
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previously stated that Taiwan does not need to declare formal independence…
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Germany’s Merz: I wouldn’t advise my children to live in US
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said he would advise his children against living or studying in the United States at the moment, citing a rapidly changing social climate and limited opportunities even for the highly educated. The remarks highlight tensions between the United States and its European allies under President Donald Trump, with disputes over trade, the wars in…
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US and Nigerian forces kill top ISIS leader hiding out in Africa in ‘very complex mission,’ Trump says
President Trump announced Friday night that US and Nigerian forces killed ISIS’s second in command in a “very complex mission.” “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Abu-Bilal…
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Deficits, debt and economic literacy: A response to Nigeria’s fiscal critics — by Tanimu Yakubu
Those who speak glibly about deficits, debt and fiscal expansion often reveal not economic sophistication, but economic illiteracy disguised as moral outrage. Much of today’s opposition rhetoric confuses accounting identities with ideological slogans and mistakes macroeconomic intervention for recklessness. A modern economy is not managed through market romanticism. It is managed through theory, evidence, history and context. The loudest critics…
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Roads can wait. Buildings can wait. Airports can wait. Education cannot — by Osita Chidoka
The road we fail to build today can still be built tomorrow. The airport that was delayed this year may still serve future generations. But the child pushed out of school by policy failure is often lost forever. Every year, one of Nigeria’s roughly 15 million out-of-school children loses a narrow window that may never reopen. When reforms eventually come,…
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