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ABSU: Running a university as a local village contraption, by Owei Lakemfa

ABSU: Running a university as a local village contraption, by Owei Lakemfa

Professor Nnamdi Chinwendu Nwaeze holds three degrees in economics, all with distinction. When, on August 11, 2026, lecturers of the Abia State University, ABSU, where he professes, went on strike, he applied his economics profession by comparing the N400,000 some of the lecturers are paid with the income of the commercial tricyclist who makes an average […]
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The DSS arrest of judges

The DSS arrest of judges

By now, Nigerians have heard much, but certainly not all of the fallouts of last week’s brazen arrest of Federal judges, and three honorable judges of the Supreme Court by agents of the Department of State Security, DSS.

Two sides of the same coin

Two sides of the same coin

They say that; “women hold up half the sky,” I wish it were true. No matter how much people say that men and women are equal, that female plays an important role in society. The truth is that it has never been a partnership of equals when it comes to gender. This is despite the fact that many studies have shown that when the lot of the women folks improves, the whole society benefits.

Why budgets fail in Nigeria

Why budgets fail in Nigeria

The Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, was conceived by the international community, through the World Bank, WB, and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, as a planning tool designed to enable governments to consider several programmes which cannot fit easily into an annual budget.

The futility and irrationality of revenge (9)

The futility and irrationality of revenge (9)

However, Ojukwu had been under tremendous pressure: he tried to calm separatist agitations in his region, which became more stringent and vociferous after the pogroms of May, 1966; he also struggled with the huge task of resettling over one million refugees that poured into the east from different parts of the country, especially from northern Nigeria