Can Nigeria build new millionaires through Dangote IPO?
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA Nigeria has a long, painful, and largely unreported history with shares. The promise of ownership has repeatedly been used to separate ordinary citizens from their savings, and the consequences have rarely been visited upon those responsible. Between 2007 and 2009, an estimated N800 billion was funnelled into private placements that promised future […]
Why Africa should use Internet infrastructure to solve its problems
By Olusola Akinbinu THE speed of information has never been this super-fast. Knowledge revolution has changed the outlook of human societies, altering cultural trends. It is easier today to vary ideas and thoughts, across continents and arrive at the most preponderant. Virtual conference applications and webinars seem to be breaking barriers to knowledge at the […]
Thank You for Electing Me
By Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu First and foremost, I give thanks to God Almighty for the successful conduct of the primaries and the safety of all our members, including officials of all agencies, who took part across the state. I thank the leader of our party, the All Progressives Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari for his fatherly […]
Successful Edo primary, APC presents a model for voting during pandemic
When INEC, Nigeria’s electoral body, announced that it was releasing a new policy framework to guide the conduct of elections in the country as it battles the coronavirus disease, it admitted that “conducting elections in a pandemic such as a coronavirus, is yet uncharted waters. Only very few jurisdictions have any experience with this.”
Where you shop matters: How thinking local can help kick-start COVID-19 recovery
By Kemi Okusanya As countries around the world begin to reopen businesses, restart economies and assess the cost of COVID-19, there are many unknowns. However, we all recognise that the impact on small businesses has been severe and that many are facing an uncertain future. To gain a deeper understanding of the impact of the […]
Hon Jarigbe’s performance as senator will transform lives of our people-Emaluji
By Gabriel Ewepu In this interview, the National Coordinator, Northern Cross River Youth Coalition, NCRYC, Comrade Michael Emaluji, expressed confidence ahead of the Cross River North Senatorial District bye-election that if Hon Jarigbe Agom, Member of House of Representatives, currently representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, becomes the party’s flag-bearer his performance will transform lives of the […]
