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5 Reasons Why Nigeria Scored Low on Corruption Perceptions Index 2020:

By Ele Ifah Sunday 176
  …What should be done to improve it The 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released globally by Transparency International (TI) recently has shown that Nigeria yet again, records a decline in the CPI in 2020. In the report published exclusively in Nigeria by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the National Chapter of TI, […]Continue Reading
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Insecurity: Crucial actors left out in Nigeria’s South-West deal with herders

By Theophilus Abbah 228 0
Theophilus Abbah Frayed nerves were relaxed as governors of South-West states signed a peace pact with the leadership of Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on January 25, 2021. The pact neutralized the tension generated by the ‘quit notices’ issued to Fulani by Governor Arakunrin Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, and activist Sunday Igboho, who operates Continue Reading
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How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia compare for poverty and unemployment?

By Ele Ifah Sunday 214 0
After Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari controversially compared oil prices in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia as justification for repeated petrol price hikes since June 2020, some people in Nigeria have taken to social media with other comparisons between the two countries. A well-shared message posted on Facebook on 1 October makes a number of economic comparisons, […]Continue Reading
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Buhari’s Budget 2021 speech

By Ele Ifah Sunday 204 0
2021 BUDGET SPEECH: The budget of Economic Recovery and Resilience  Delivered By: His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja  Thursday, 8th October 2020 PROTOCOLS It is with pleasure that I present the 2021 Federal Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly. Continue Reading
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CSOs make demands for the sustainable deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector

By Ele Ifah Sunday 169 0
A consortium of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has asked the federal government to entrench the deregulation drive of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry by enacting appropriate legislation or embedding it as part of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) expected to be submitted to the National Assembly soon. The consortium also demanded that the […]Continue Reading
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Zenith Bank’s Gross Earnings Rises By 4% In H1 2020, With Interim Dividend Of 30k

By Ele Ifah Sunday 180 2
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the half-year ended June 30, 2020, as gross earnings rose by 4% from N332 billion in June 2019 to N346 billion, with an interim dividend of 30k per share to be paid to its shareholders for the half-year 2020 amid the ravaging impact of the coronavirus […]Continue Reading
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Adesina sets target as he begins new term

By Ele Ifah Sunday 160 0
Weeks after being cleared of abuse of office, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has been re-elected into office for a second term. The election, which took place on August 27, 2020, would see Adesina begin a new five-year term on September 1, 2020. The election saw Adesina re-elected with 100% of […]Continue Reading
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Dangote Urges Increased Healthcare Funding, as Africa Formally Receives Polio-free Certification

By Ele Ifah Sunday 150 0
Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation, and Africa’s foremost philanthropist, Aliko Dangote has urged governments across Africa, the Federal Government of Nigeria, and State governments to increase their budget allocations to the healthcare sector, to help ensure improved basic healthcare for the people. Dangote, in his remarks at the formal certification of Wild Poliovirus Continue Reading
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Zenith Bank GMD calls for concerted efforts to expand non-oil exports and revenue post COVID-19

By Ele Ifah Sunday 135 0
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu has called for a concerted effort towards diversifying the country’s export base through the promotion of non-oil exports. He made the call during a Webinar themed “Prospects of Non-Oil Export During and Post COVID-19” organized by the bank on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.   […]Continue Reading
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Prudential Zenith Life donates $100,000 to Slum2school towards fighting effects of COVID-19 in Nigeria

By Ele Ifah Sunday 140 0
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$100,000) to Slum2School Africa to help combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria. The donation was made through a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund from the Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Continue Reading
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Dangote Cement Promo Produces new 60 millionaires 60 new millionaires emerge in Dangote Cement Promo

By Ele Ifah Sunday 205 0
The ongoing Dangote Cement Bag of Goodies Promo season 2 has produced 60 millionaires spread across the nation, thereby cushioning the effects and impact of COVID-19 on businesses and families, according to the company’s Director of Marketing, Mrs. Funmi Sanni. She said that more winners are expected to emerge in the coming weeks. She said […]Continue Reading
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