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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. […]
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Justice Garba Musa Nabaruma: Fine jurist, gentleman and a good man

By Ben Ndi Obi I WAS very sad on hearing about the demise of Honourable Justice Musa Garba Nabaruma. I received the news of his unfortunate death with rude shock. He was a complete, perfect jurist with a touch of gentility both in mien and character. The Nigerian legal system cannot be complete without mentioning his immense contributions […]

Overhauling our healthcare system: An open letter to Mr. President

FIRST and foremost, I congratulate you for the decisive action on the closure of the country on time. For the tremendous efforts by the authorities to trace, isolate and quarantine the first carrier of COVID-19 to Nigeria. Very few people understood the urgency at hand.

How to become an entrepreneur

By ALIM ABUBAKRE ARE you bored with your work or have just been furloughed? Do you wish to control your own time? Do you have a dream to start a business, employ people, deliver services, and make a positive impact on society, particularly in these unprecedented times? But do you also feel intimidated and your […]

The death of Justice Nabaruma and other matters

By Fred Chukwuelobe That Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Garba Musa Nabaruma, is dead is no longer news. The news is that he was the chairman of the election tribunal in Anambra State which ruled that INEC declaration of Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige as governor of Anambra State in 2003, was wrong and which […]

The Relationship between Payment Systems and Banks in Africa

By Osaze Omo-Ojo Payment systems consist of the process, people, methods, technologies, rules, instruments and practices. Broadly speaking, there are two types of payment systems; traditional and modern. Traditional payment systems involve documentation credits (letters of credit) and negotiable instruments (cheques). The arrival of computers, electronic means of communication, and mobile devices gave rise to […]

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