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Restructuring and fiscal federalism

The surface agitation of labour and civil society coalitions is not only cosmetic but pyrrhic. The real change will come when we renegotiate The post Restructuring and fiscal federalism appeared …

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Remembering October 7

October 7 has become for Israel what 9/11 was to the United States. A day to remember. It was the day a great power let down its guard The post …

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Sometimes vs sometime

‘Sometimes’ and ‘sometime’ are two different words though both are, in most cases, adverbs of time. This means that they modify verbs. Their meanings are, however, different. So, they should …

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Governance and tragedy of incompetence

Anyone who read the book titled “The Peter Principle,” by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull will be conversant with the management principle of Hierarchiolgy which postulates…“every employee tends to rise …

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Development commissions and funding burden

Now that more regional development commissions have been created by the Federal Government, pray there would be expedited development activities across the country. The post Development commissions and funding burden …

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Jimmy Carter at 100

On October 1, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter (1977-1980) turned 100 years old. Though he won the Nobel Peace prize in 2002 for his peacemaking efforts and promoting democracy, development …

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Coping with stress

These days, the level of stress we are forced to cope with is significantly higher than at any other time in our history as a people. We are trapped between …

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