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‘Ghost’ beneficiaries beneficiaries of N33/7bn cash transfer

• Doubts over whether billions in benefits reached poor Nigerians By Dele Sobowale The N33.75 billion transfer controversy, now rocking the nation, is neither new, nor did the massive fraud stop in 2026. The well-oiled and entrenched mechanisms for transferring public funds, meant for poverty alleviation, into the bottomless pockets of public servants, continues till today […]
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The battle for online free speech: Activists, algorithms or authority? 

By SHUAIB AGAKA At this year’s annual Economic Confidential Lecture, Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, called for an inclusive, citizen-centred legal framework to combat cyber attack, online bullying. He emphasized the urgent need for accountability and rights protection in the country’s digital space. Although Inuwa didn’t specify the […]

Civil–military relations and the pursuit of peace: A personal reflection

By PETRA ONYEGBULE At the peak of the EndSARS protests five years ago, Lagos which was the epicentre of the movement teetered on the edge of anomie. Order gave way to anarchy; looting, arson, and the tragic loss of both civilian and police lives engulfed the city in tensed grief. Amid the chaos, one viral video […]

Housing sustainability in the 21st century 

By Oluronke Mary Ajayi Shelter is one of the three basic needs of man, and it defines his worth and status in the society, hence its availability is crucial and vital to his welfare and place in the society. The Geneva UN Charter on sustainable housing is a non-legally binding document that aims at supporting […]

UX writing as infrastructure for transparent algorithms in financial services

By Ademola Adepoju Scenes like this play out every day across Nigeria: a customer attempts to pay at a supermarket by transfer, but instead of a clear confirmation, the app only shows “transfer pending.” The sender is left uncertain, the queue grows tense, and trust in digital payments takes another small hit. This is not […]

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