Newscenter Media News The statement attributed to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), that its personnel encounter security risks in their bid to probe high-profile corruption cases is unexpected …
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Budget 2025: Balancing aspirations with fiscal realities
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu unveiled the Federal Government’s 2025 budget proposals to the National Assembly, christened ‘Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity’. With a record outlay of N49.7tn, this ambitious …
Read More »Kidnappers’ trillion-naira paradise
THE new National Bureau of Statistics report that Nigerians paid a whopping N2.23 trillion ransom to secure the release of their kidnapped relatives between May 2023 and April 2024 is …
Read More »ICC arrest warrants and path to peace in Gaza
The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague might have felt compelled to issue its seemingly dramatic arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant …
Read More »Kemi vs Shettima: Facts are sacrosanct
VICE-PRESIDENT Kashim Shettima’s attack on Kemi Badenoch after her comments on Nigeria is typical of the country’s leaders. They are hostile to criticism and denythatfacts are sacrosanct. It is one …
Read More »Almajiri: The truth from within
THE North needs to tell itself the truth about theage-long almajiri system. The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule opened up recently about the social misnomer. In a rare moment …
Read More »Rampant criminal attacks on soldiers should be checked
The reported killing of 20 soldiers in the Nigerian Army camp at Kareto, Borno State, by Islamic fighters and other attacks on military personnel on official duties nationwide constitute a significant threat …
Read More »Bullying in schools
FRESH reports of bullying in Nigerian schools have reignited public concerns about the pervasive menace plaguing both public and private institutions. The alleged bestial and potentially deadly “performance” by senior …
Read More »Elections: Between Nigeria and Ghana
FOR two countries that gained independence about three years apart, the yawning disparities between Nigeria and Ghana’s political and electoral profiles are disturbing. While Ghana’s political evolution and electoral history …
Read More »Tax Reform Bills: The need for wider consultation
As much as it is desirable to update the country’s tax laws, including a tweak at the sharing formula to promote equity and industry, it is also incumbent on the …
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