The conflicting information and subsequent confusion over the status of the Port Harcourt Refinery portend no good omen for Nigeria or her yearning for foreign investment. The post Unwholesome controversies …
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Building peace between Israel, Hezbollah
AFTER the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect on November 27, the guns have continued to boom albeit occasionally between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah. It signifies how difficult …
Read More »LG polls, mockery of democracy
MARKED by visible lopsidedness, the arrhythmic local council polls instigated by the July 11 Supreme Court ruling negate all known democratic norms. They fuel the fear that the country’s democracy …
Read More »2025 budget must avoid Nigeria’s descent into fiscal trap
By making many assumptions in its first draft 2025-2027 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), the current administration may inadvertently worsen the struggling economy and accelerate a descent …
Read More »Trump’s policies and old global ties
DONALD Trump’s first administration was marked by bold, polarising policies on tariffs and immigration. This pattern might re-emerge in his second tenure with significant implications for the US economy, global …
Read More »Nigeria merits membership in G20, BRICS
NIGERIA’S quest for increased relevance in the global geopolitical and economic space was highlighted at the 11th Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission in Cape Town, South Africa. There, the Minister of …
Read More »Discharge of Binance executive over criminality is premature, inordinate
The discontinuance of the criminal trial of Tigran Gambaryan, a citizen of the United States of America (U.S.) and a senior executive of Binance Holdings Ltd (Binance) has generated fundamental …
Read More »Judiciary must rescue AMCON
NIGERIANS’ hard-earned money and the country’s fragile economy are under siege and must be rescued from the intransigent elite few. The judiciary should join the Senate to support the Assets …
Read More »IHRD 2024: Nigeria must do more to protect citizens’ rights
HUMAN rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or other status. Aptly, the theme for International Human Rights Day 2024, which is …
Read More »The CAC and delays in business registration
The challenge to the enhancement of ease-of-doing-business in Nigeria came to the fore recently. There have been reverberating complaints by stakeholders on the poor performance of the Corporate Affairs Commission …
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