Pain, chaos as cultism rocks states

Breakdown Of Family Values Responsible For Neighbourhood Cultism Unchecked, Unregulated Socialisation Process, Extreme Poverty Paving Way For Indoctrination, Radicalisation – Rafsanjani Parents, Religious Leaders Must Work Towards Curbing Drug Abuse – Walker Poor Social Values, Diminishing Communal Lifestyle Drives Youths Into Cultism – Babatunde Months after the country, in November 2020, retained its unenviable position […]

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Quack phones repairers defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians

Daily, numerous quacks throw open their shops from where they defraud unsuspecting members of the public, who wander their way in search of solutions to their problematic mobile phones. Posturing as certified personnel, most of these so-called phone repairers are barely skilled as far as phone repairs is concerned, having never been formally trained in […]

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Iconic architect, Fola Alade dies

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi and Lagos-based industrialist M’oba Olusegun Aderemi, led the line on Saturday in paying tributes to architectural icon, Chief Fola Alade, who passed away on Friday. Alade, one of Nigeria’s most renowned Architects, hailed from Aramoko-Ekiti in Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State. A statement issued by his family […]

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June 12: Protesters test Buhari’s democratic credentials

A protester holds his national flag during a demonstration at Ojota in Lagos on June 12, 2021, as Nigerian activists called for nationwide protests over what they criticise as bad governance and insecurity, as well as the recent ban of US social media platform Twitter by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. – Hundreds of […]

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IMF asks CBN to harmonise forex rates for market clearance

Photo/Twitter/Cenbank Calls for market-based fuel pricing The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for the adoption of the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEX) window for official transactions as well as the unification of all rates to achieve a market-clearing rate. It stated this in a statement issued after a virtual meeting with Nigerian authorities from […]

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The case against female genital mutilation

Warning by the Federal Government that practitioners of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) would henceforth face trial and may be imprisoned for four years and/or fined N500,000.00 cannot be more timely and appropriate, considering the very harmful effects of the practice on hapless girls and women. Genital mutilation is considered to be one of the most […]

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Nigerian businesses shun IPOs, raise N3.09tr via commercial papers

‘CPs dominance may worsen drought of new issues in the stock market’ Operators blame the weak macroeconomy, others Urge govt to tackle insecurity, provide tax incentives, reduce issuance cost Rising issuance of Commercial Papers (CPs) in Debt Capital Market (DCM) over regular equities financing has become a source of worry to capital market operators, as […]

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APC extends Buni panel’s tenure as governors laud performance

Governors Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) (left); Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe); Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi); Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti). Second row L-R: Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) during a briefing of the Progressives Governors’ Forum after a meeting in Abuja…yesterday. […]

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