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Since Sunday, when the president finally addressed the country in response to the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, analysts and critics have not stopped rewriting his speech. They think he should have …

Nigeria, a country blessed with abundant resources and resilient people, stands at a crossroads where the leadership crisis casts a shadow over its economic progress. The oil-dependent economy has faced …

Quite literally and metaphorically, the world is heating up! That proposition is partly established by the adverse impacts of climate change. According to the WHO, climate change is directly contributing …

There are lots of lessons to learn from the on-going protests that started on August 1, 2024. Today is the seventh day and those who are keenly observing the developments …

For the affluent, financial security might seem like a done deal. Investment portfolios are filled with stocks and bonds, savings accounts are healthy, and retirement plans are carefully designed. However, …

‘Thought – provoking.’ ‘Insightful.’ ‘Inspirational.’ ‘Brilliant and life-changing!’ These were but a few accolades that trailed the recent lecture delivered by the first female Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University …

Nigeria has been on tenterhooks in the last one week since the commencement of #EndBadGovernance (or anti-hunger) protests on August 1, 2024. What started as a child’s play has resulted …

Far-right or right-wing extremism is radically conservative, ultra-nationalist and authoritarian, with nativist or tribal tendencies. Jean-Yves Camus and Nicolas Lebourg say that the far-right worldview is of a society that …

About 115 years ago, in 1909, Walter Egerton, the Barrister-turned-colonial administrator, and then Governor, introduced the Sedition Ordinance into the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. This drew a sharp …

Central banks use inflation targeting to maintain economic growth and prices stability, with an inflation target. If inflation rises, central banks tighten monetary policy by increasing interest rates or other …