ALTHOUGH the 2023 federal budget has been cleared for implementation, concerns are still being raised about the lack of political will to reduce cost of government business and, in the …
Editorial
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Nigeria’s debt burden and pressure on 2023 budget – Part 1
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 6 minutes readON Tuesday, January 3, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2023 Budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria into law. It was done shortly after the National Assembly had passed …
WHEN the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the dates for the 2023 general elections, it seemed like they were far away. Days rolled into weeks, weeks into months and months …
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Pele: First global icon of ‘the beautiful game’ takes final kick
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 2 minutes readHE auctioned his sporting memorabilia to raise millions for charity and founded the Pele Foundation to empower impoverished and disenfranchised children from around the world. Even as recently as June, …
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Qatar 2002 World Cup: Triumph of Qatar’s defiance and Argentina’s resilience
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 9 minutes readARGENTINA lifted the World Cup on Sunday night in Doha amid adulation for their iconic captain, Lionel Messi; but they were not the only winners. Indeed, the hosts and organisers, …
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Again, sack oil subsidy regime; end recurring fuel scarcity
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 8 minutes readNIGERIANS are again in the throes of fuel scarcity after a brief respite. It is a frustrating return to a regime of pain which they thought had been put behind …
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Currency redesign and implications on excess liquidity in the system
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 9 minutes readSHORTLY before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, November 24, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the newly redesigned Naira notes. Only three denominations – N200, N500 and …
NIGERIA ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on August 29, 1994. In 2004, it ratified the Kyoto Protocol and went ahead to produce the First National Communication on …
FOR several decades, the quantity of crude oil produced in Nigeria has remained an issue of speculation. The figures often bandied hardly represented the amount of oil drilled in a day. …
DISASTER seems to have found a home in Nigeria. From one ugly incident to the other, the country is kept on tenterhooks as both man-made and natural disasters take turns to …