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The beauty in budgets and deficit budget

The annual budget is more than a ritual. It determines many issues concerning citizens’ expectations of better living ahead or an economy’s growth in the right direction. The annual budget …

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Resisting revisionist history

It might have been nice to join those who were last week congratulating Nigeria’s former leader, Muhammadu Buhari, on his 82nd birthday. However, to hear some accounts, Buhari is some …

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How adverse environment impacts children

Today, children contract diseases in direct proportion to their exposure to pollutants in their environment. Several months ago, we discussed the impact of child health poverty on the overall well-being …

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The concerns of a cab driver

Irecently engaged an e-hailing cab service in Lagos, and during the course of our “gisting,” the driver raised some salient concerns. One of the stories he shared was about a …

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