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The US built world’s greatest card system

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 […]
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War is hell, not a blockbuster 

War is hell, not a blockbuster 

By Owei Lakemfa THE domineering media is presenting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a war hero who has confidently stood up to Russian forces and is recording stunning victories. Yes, Russian troops are dying, but so are Ukrainian troops. Worst still, Ukrainian civilians are dying not necessarily because they are targeted or bombed, but that is […]

Knock, knock, who’s there? By Femi Adesina

Knock, knock, who’s there? By Femi Adesina

It’s obviously not the easiest of times in our country currently, what with severe fuel scarcity exacerbating the other existential challenges we have been coping with. In some areas, there’s no fuel, no electricity, thus translating to severe energy crisis.

The Agbonifo Asemota Eghosa that we know

The Agbonifo Asemota Eghosa that we know

By Agboju Anthony It is difficult to describe the person of Agbonifo Eghosa in a single dimension because he is a man of numerous parts. He means different things to different people, depending on the dimension of him you have access to.    To his immediate family, he is the best Daddy any child could […]

Embedded finance and African climate change resilience

Embedded finance and African climate change resilience

By Efayomi Carr The impacts of environmental  change on agricultural production, food security, and water resources will progressively inhibit sustainable development in Africa over the next few decades. While home to 15 per cent of the world’s populace, Africa is liable for just four per cent of carbon emissions around the world. Of the seven […]