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 […]
Governors and the futile chase for an ideal successor
I honestly do not envy the position many Nigerian governors find themselves in, especially as they approach the terminal point of their exit from power. I mean, let’s be honest with ourselves, who would, after working so hard to create applaudable legacies, not want a successor that would protect and consolidate those achievements?
Part 2: How I got free flight ticket to Germany as OAU student
The first part of this story went more viral than I thought. It gathered more than 5,000 impressions on Twitter, got published on some media outlets (Vanguard and two others).
How Lagos designer was ‘duped’ of her hardearned money, how you may be in same shoes
By Kofoworola Agboola Surf the internet and you will be bedazzled by the number of articles you will find on how to price your garments yet somehow when a client is standing in front of you or makes an inquiry, you say the first price that comes to your mind, only to be later battling […]
President Buhari’s timely commendation of the military
Opinion by Bala Galadinma On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari said the nation owes a debt of gratitude to military men and women, and other security agencies currently tackling security challenges in the country, particularly those who paid the supreme price, assuring their families of government’s support. The President stated this during his official visit to […]
Local governments: Buhari’s guided missile
By Adekunle Adekoya Penultimate Thursday, June 10 to be precise, President Muhammadu Buhari granted an interview which was broadcast on Arise TV. Since then, various aspects of the President’s conversation with the Arise TV/ThisDay interview team have been the subject of debates and comments both in the traditional and new/social media. The President fielded questions […]
