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Why regulated ‘Ajo’ could be the breakthrough young Nigerians need

Why regulated ‘Ajo’ could be the breakthrough young Nigerians need

By Sunday Ehigiator Young Nigerians seeking capital to meet major financial commitments, acquire assets, pursue education and fund business ambitions may find a new opportunity in regulated digital savings as Rank, a CBN-licensed wealth management platform, introduces Money Circles, an ajo-based model that allows members to access capital with zero interest, while providing institutional safeguards, […]
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Janus faces in Nigerian politics

Janus faces in Nigerian politics

By Dr. Michael Tidi Rome, the historical cradle of republican democracy, bequeathed to the modern world not only the architecture of constitutional governance but also the metaphor of Janus—the two-faced god who looked simultaneously to the past and the future. While Janus symbolised transition and paradox, his spirit seems to have found curious expression in […]

The purveyors of confusion in Nigeria

The purveyors of confusion in Nigeria

By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU Something strange has suddenly struck the land. Upon the land is a verbally instigated cloudburst.The land has actually been gripped by disturbing clangours from the sudden cloudburst. The disturbing clangours originate from a deadly realignment of forces ideologically linked by a common resolve to devour institutions and personalities using narratives riddled with lies.  […]

Of Akpabio’s 10th Senate and the rubber-stamp tag

Of Akpabio’s 10th Senate and the rubber-stamp tag

By JACKSON UDOM Since the inception of the current Republic in 1999, the description rubber-stamp has remained a recurrent decimal in the legislative/executive relationship.  From the sub-national legislative houses to the National Assembly, the erroneous belief about the law-making arm of government being subservient to the executive arm resonates in political discourses and conversations. It became […]