THE issue of minimum wage or salary increase or by whatever nomenclature is a complicated policy issue. The wage increase…
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THERE has been no remarkable uproar on the public-school collapse in Nigeria, affecting primary, secondary, and university education. Our leaders…
THERE is no disputation that Naira abuse or more specifically the act of spraying money at social events has become…
NIGERIAN corporate influence and that of the West continue to collide. The rationale is straightforward: whereas corporate activity in Europe…
IN Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for…
THE debate over which system of government is most appropriate for a multi-ethnic and geographically diverse Nigeria has suddenly resurfaced.…
THERE is unarguably a progressive value erosion in our country. This is happening increasingly, and there is no hope of…
MANY Nigerians believe that restructuring the country or devolving powers from the centre to the sub-nationals is the silver bullet…
AGAINST the run of play, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State ruffled feathers with his speech at the 2023…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken both symbolic and structural actions to demonstrate his belief that the current high cost…
CEMENT and concrete are synonymous with strength ;the strength of the economy and infrastructural development. Cement is specifically an indicator…
CLEAN-SHAVEN, suave, upwardly mobile, and incurably optimistic ,Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe (HOW) was one of the most recognisable figures in the…
MOST Nigerians are tense and not at ease. The reasons are plausible. The scourge of hunger, spiralling inflation, insecurity, and…
ON Sunday, August 15, 1971, the United States economy was literally facing a firing squad. The Dollar was in a…
THE impact of insecurity in Nigeria is significant, encompassing substantial losses in terms of lives, economic setbacks ,and the emergence…
NIGERIA lately has been lucky, though, for the wrong reasons. Money has metaphorically been falling from the sky when the…
NIGERIA, a country with a rich cultural heritage and abundant natural resources, has grappled with the complex interplay of greed,…
IT is cultural in Nigeria to wish your loved ones a prosperous new year. There is nothing wrong with having…
THE passing 2023 was a year of significance for Nigeria’s political and economic landscape. Reflecting on the year underscores the…
THE world is moving into a new financial epoch. The era of physical currency is fading, making way for the…