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. […]
Examining the consequences of Nigeria’s poultry sector crisis
By ELVIS EROMOSELE Statistics paint a picture In a recent revelation, the Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, expressed deep concern over the closure of more than 50 per cent of poultry farms in 2023. This means for every two poultry farms in Nigeria in 2023, one closed shop. This figure, 50 per cent, represents half […]
Cost of living crisis and inflation, what’s next?
By TIMI OLUBIYI IT is no news that many economies, including Nigeria, are currently experiencing inflation. In reality the last few months have been eventful, chiefly due to the inflationary pressure. Its impact has continued to have a severe impact on businesses, households, and cost of living. Even though inflation is a concept that affects all […]
Tackling insecurity with technology
By MUKHTAR MADOBI A NIGERIAN delegation led by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, attended the second edition of the Saudi Defence Exhibition to explore tech solutions, especially the latest security technologies and share information and ideas on the latest defence systems to combat insecurity. The Nigerian delegation, which also included the […]
Re: Femi Falana, Covid-19 fund and the art of misrepresentation
By Femi Falana SAN At the memorial lecture held by the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Lagos on Sunday, February 12, 2024, in honour of its foundation president, the late Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, I urged Nigerians to demand accountability in respect of the huge funds gained the removal of fuel subsidy. […]
Discos and poor consumers
By SUNNY IKHIOYA There was one Dr Oberu Aribia, who served in the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon in the seventies and was later a lecturer of Urban Sociology at the University of Lagos. Taking his class this cool February morning of 1983, he turned his attention to the seeming conflict of a Maroko, […]
