By ELVIS EROMOSELE The financial sector is the backbone of any economy, driving transactions, investment, and growth. In Nigeria, the financial sector is under siege. The recent report from the Financial Institutions Training Centre, FITC, confirms this. The report reveals a shocking escalation in fraudulent activities, leaving banks and customers vulnerable in the first nine months […]

By Emameh Gabriel In a further demonstration of its commitment to reform, the Federal Government has made a substantial breakthrough in its efforts to eradicate pervasive corruption, illicit practices, and significantly enhance the overall travel experience at airports across the country. The initiative followed the outcome of an emergency high-level meeting endorsed by the Honourable […]

By Fredrick Awkadigwe I will in this piece draw attention to the unconstitutionality of the prosecution of persons in Nigeria for criminal defamation in the Magistrate’s Courts. In Aviomoh v COP (2022) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1819) 69, 120, the appellant is referred back to the trial Magistrate Court for the continuation of his criminal defamation […]

By Arabinrin Aderonke It was a colorful Thursday afternoon, a day of joy, liberation, and unprecedented change in the 70-year history of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) since its founding in 1943. A moment that would be remembered for years. Hundreds of staff members gathered, clad in beautiful attire with dance, music, and pageantry, […]

By AMINU JAHUN  Last week, two unrelated events: a  Stakeholders Round-table on Northern Nigerian Youth Development, organised by  Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation; and a valedictory Senate session in honour of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah ( Anambra South) facilitated this write-up. The first event illustrates how leaders offload politically sought burdens from their heads to […]

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, made an appearance at the FCT High Court on Wednesday, November 27

Organized and fully sponsored by Jehovah’s Witnesses for the public, the event emphasized practical biblical principles to face life’s challenges and nurture emotional well-being

By Sola Ebiseni A Yoruba adage likens life to a sea that none can traverse by swimming; a view also shared by William Shakespeare from the perspective of a playwright in his book As You Like It(1600) wherein he described life as “a stage where all men and women are merely players”; and more damningly later […]

Paul Adingwupu, an IT expert and prominent politician in Delta State, may not possess Tolstoy’s literary prowess, global popularity, or influence, but he shares the Russian writer’s vision of making the world a better place

By KELECHI DECA In 2022, Nigeria had its first comprehensive Multidimensional Poverty Index, MPI, report, measuring households’ monetary poverty, education and basic infrastructure services deprivation. It incorporated a Child MPI, adding a child development and survival dimension.  The MPI estimates that 133 million Nigerians, or 63 per cent of the population, are multidimensionally poor, with significant […]

In one of my essays, I described the Mufti of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Sulaimon Onikijipa, as one which is a deviation from norm

By NICK DAZANG Two days to the consequential American presidential election that witnessed Donald Trump’s comeback, Quincy Delight Jones Jnr. passed on at the age of 91. Though the presidential campaigns were reaching their crescendo, especially in the so-called swing States, and they overshadowed this passing, they did not completely eclipse it. For the record, and […]

By BAYO ONANUGA   Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, have become a focal point of criticism and scepticism, especially by the political opposition and perpetual doubters of any positive report about our country. In its Q2 labour survey report, the NBS says the unemployment rate fell from 5.3 per cent in Q1 to […]

By MUKHTAR MADOBI Recently, certain media outlets have revived the term “Dasukigate,” recycling previously reported content about former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. These reports adopt a familiar pattern, featuring sensational headlines laden with selective, provocative phrases such as “INVESTIGATION,” “Dasuki Money Trail,” “suspicious billions,” and “family friends.” Such tactics often lure readers into […]

By Anthony Arugba The long awaited Vice-Chancellorship race to select a worthy successor for outgoing VC, Prof. Andy Egwunyenga has been laid to rest. It was a keenly-contested exercise that saw the very best professors the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, have to offer slogging it out to earn the right to be VC. However, […]