Why prosperity governance and management challenges the foundations of development
By Victor-Bandele Dada Humanity has accumulated extraordinary knowledge. It has mastered technologies that transform agriculture, medicine, industry, communication and transportation. It can mobilise enormous financial resources, manipulate materials at molecular levels and connect distant populations instantaneously. Yet hunger persists beside agricultural abundance. Unemployment coexists with unmet human needs. Resource-rich communities remain impoverished, while governments struggle […]
Killing of police officers: What options?
By Bola Bakare Within the past week, the news reported the ambush and killing of five policemen, in Kogi State, North Central of Nigeria. Sadly, this is not an isolated case of police victimisation and annihilation. Almost daily, we hear of police being killed across the country. If the killing is not by bandits, it is […]
Global visa fraud and the imperative for traveller vigilance
By David Umoh In a world increasingly connected yet fraught with barriers, the allure of cross-border opportunities draws countless individuals into the clutches of fraudulent visa schemes. Immigration authorities worldwide, from North America to Europe and beyond, have ramped up alerts in 2025 about scams that exploit dreams of relocation, work, or study abroad. These warnings […]
MAN Oron: Ten months of Okonna’s effective leadership
By Ovie Edomi Some men are born great others have greatness thrust on them. For Dr Kevin Okonna, current Acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State,he appears to show up on both.And Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, appears to have taken his time to chose a square […]
Tax reforms and Nigerians abroad
Nigeria stands at the edge of a fiscal revolution. For decades, the country has struggled under the weight of a tax system that is tangled
Perspectives on CBN’s plan to take full control of fixed income market
By Rasak Adeboye The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that from November 3rd, settlement of fixed income securities will migrate to the CBN. By December 1st, the Bank itself will run the trading platform. It is noted that secondary fixed income market platform is currently operated by FMDQ Group with the CBN as […]
