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The US built world’s greatest card system

By YVONNE-FAITH ELAIGWU The history of payments is, in many ways, the history of making value easier to move. We started at barter and are now at electronic transfers, with stablecoins suggesting that the next evolution is here. New payment methods rarely make their predecessors useless. Cash did not immediately eliminate barter. Cards did not […]
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Making roads safer with new technology

THE largest gathering of road safety and road equipment exhibition tagged International Road Safety and Equipment Exhibition took place in Spain between October 27 and 30, 2009. This traffic trade fair was organised by IFEMA and was promoted by the Spanish Traffic Department and Highway Agency.

2011 election: The unfolding drama in Abia (2)

If such a thing can be instigated to blackmail Orji’s government today in Abia, who knows the next person it can be used to blackmail, including Akomas who is allegedly warming up to challenge his boss. Enough of this subterfuge and scheming of Akomas and alleged backers.

Football exile! An imitation that may hurt

There can be no bigger lie. FIFA is a body that parasites on government and will always talk sense when they notice the government has a good case. If we have found the NFF Board to be corrupt, there are appropriate government agencies to handle those fingered. Moreso, how can Lulu pocket the State Football Associations that are appendages of the state governments?

Duke’s defection and imaginary ripples in PDP (2)

I am not also aware of any politician who appoints his cabinet on the basis of the individual’s opposition, as against loyalty to him. And elect to his party executive persons opposed to his re-election, if he desires it, and then waits for some imaginary loyalist to pressurize him to fire them.

Bringing maturity to Lagos Assembly

Where there is paucity of in formation, rumours flourish. This appears to be the situation currently playing out in Lagos State . Early this year papers were flooded with alleged face-off between the former and incumbent governors of the state – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Raji Babatunde Fashola. Like every tainted tale, the rumoured fight between Tinubu and Fashola withered away like flower which lifespan has expired.

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