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. […]
The dawn of a new order
Our intention revolves around recalibrating our federal governance structure and making all its federating units constitutionally responsible
‘Visa’s approach to safeguarding contactless payments in Nigeria’
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released guidelines for contactless payments. The guidelines seek to ensure that participants in contactless payments implement appropriate risk management measures, while keeping to best industry standards.
Awolowo and the questions of our age
By Wale Adebanwi In its November 10, 1958, edition, TIME magazine published an interesting story about the Constitutional Conference attended by 80 leaders from Nigeria to finalize the arrangements for independence in October 1960. In the story, the magazine drew a contrast between Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the Premier of the Western Region, and his counterparts from […]
Taking care of the poor: The Akwa Ibom example
By Etim Etim What does palliative mean to you? Free food items from the government? Subsidized transportation or increase in wages? While other states are distributing food items to their vulnerable and very poor citizens, and some are topping up workers’ salaries with some cash, the Akwa Ibom State government is going a step further by […]
Real estate investment by Nigerian diaspora and its impact on the economy
Investments made by Nigerians living abroad in the real estate sector have the potential to significantly benefit the Nigerian economy through various channels.
