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Sim-swap fraud now in vogue

By Owolola Adebola We are in a period when a smartphone functions as a digital wallet, identity card, and security key all at once. One of the oldest tricks in the cybercrime playbook has returned with a vengeance. SIM-swap fraud is at it. It is also known as SIM swapping, SIM hijacking, or phone-number takeover. […]
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Accounting, auditing and sustainability in public and hybrid organisations

By Victor Omaghomi The relationship between accounting, auditing, and sustainability has become increasingly pivotal in today’s rapidly evolving economic landscape, particularly within public and hybrid organisations. These entities, characterised by their blend of public sector objectives and private sector efficiency, operate within a unique framework that demands a careful balancing act between financial accountability and sustainable […]

Oligarchies: Tale of Dangote of Nigeria and Ambani of India

By YUSHAU SHUAIB THE politics of monopoly and oligarchy are familiar phenomena in Nigeria and beyond. During General Sani Abacha’s military rule in the 1990s, while working at the Federal Ministry of Finance, I witnessed first-hand the plight of a retired military officer who had become an entrepreneur. His product was threatened by a competitor who […]

Facing the nation’s abortion reality

He came into Naomi’s room and started to touch her. Naomi struggled against him, but he overpowered and raped her. He threatened to stop payment for her treatment if she told her auntie

NNPC Ltd: An all-round asset to Nigeria

By Olufemi Soneye In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, a national newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial entitled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to paint the picture of NNPC Ltd that is a liability to […]

Right to Protest: A grammar standpoint

While it has been explained that a protest can be action-based, the level of action can swiftly move one to the realm of riot while still assuming one is protesting.

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