The US built world’s greatest card system
By YVONNE-FAITH ELAIGWU The history of payments is, in many ways, the history of making value easier to move. We started at barter and are now at electronic transfers, with stablecoins suggesting that the next evolution is here. New payment methods rarely make their predecessors useless. Cash did not immediately eliminate barter. Cards did not […]
Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi: A quintessential amazon per excellence
By Dapo Ipoola In September 2016, it was announced that Mother Theresa was being named as a Saint. At a callow age of 12, Theresa who was a Roman Catholic decided that she wanted to go to India to spread the Christian message and help the people, and this she courageously did. In 1929, she […]
Church, Chimamanda and funerals: Matters arising
IT’s proper to begin this little piece with a note of empathy and some apologies. I sincerely empathise with our dear friend and sister, Chimamanda. One of the most challenging experiences one could ever go through is losing a loved one. Losing both parents in a very short period of time is even more challenging.
Tinubu’s presidential ambition made of sterner stuff
BY Shakespearean strategic calculation, the tide in Nigerian politics has moved, almost with a natural gale force to the South, where the next president of the country should come from. There are not many political juggernauts flowing with it.
2023: What Jonathan’s return means for Nigeria
By Dr. Mustapha Ahmadu With barely a year away, Nigeria edges closer to what is arguably, the most decisive election in its democratic history. One issue that has dominated political discussions in recent times is the choice of who succeeds the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari. Amidst these deliberations, the name “Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan” has […]
Hon Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim: Mama Migrants and IDPs is a Year Older
By Jonathan Eze The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Hon Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, is a year older today. She is an emerging political leader, a proud product of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and a good ambassador of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Hon Imaan is a ready reference […]
