In a shocking twist that has sent ripples through Nigeria’s financial sector, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched a dramatic raid on the headquarters of Zenith Bank, uncovering staggering sums of money and luxurious properties tied to high-ranking officials.
In a bold declaration that has captured the attention of both political analysts and the public, former President Donald Trump recently outlined his plans for his first day back in office should he be elected in the upcoming presidential election.
I was away on vacation for just two weeks only to return to meet fuel queues still on the streets of Nigeria with the fuel stations rationing fuel in Lagos and other parts of the country. It is a big shame and an embarrassment that the world’s sixth-largest producer of crude oil cannot refine its […]
In a shocking twist that has sent ripples through the financial sector, Lotus Bank has reported a staggering loss of N1,134,491,604.31 due to a major system glitch that allowed customers to execute transfers without proper debit instructions on their accounts.
Equities investors’ wealth fell by around N176 billion as MTN Nigeria Plc share depreciation canceled out profits on the purchase side of the stock market. Access Bank, Wema Bank, and Jaiz Bank Plc are also among the stock market’s biggest losers.
To say that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is enmeshed in a crisis of credibility is to put the situation mildly. For a man who got to office with a statistically narrow mandate of 37 percent of total votes cast, many expected Tinubu to rise above himself in order to establish an enduring legacy. […]
Over the last two or so decades, the view seems to have taken root in Nigeria that we can somehow sing, dance, code, post, brand and speculate our way into meaningful development. This is an illusion; it is not going to happen—certainly not soon enough to make much of a difference in the conditions under […]
It was the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that first alerted Nigerians that a number of tertiary institutions have been aiding candidates to falsify records for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilisation. “The board has discovered widespread and unwholesome practices whereby some institutions were colluding with candidates to falsify vital records, such as […]
“I hear the people of Ogun State have put the people of Nigeria in serious trouble with the Chinese.” “You did not hear anything. The story is out there and it is so loud that even the deaf can hear that there is a Chinese problem in Nigeria right now. And just to correct your […]
When Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, died last month, it reawakened a topic I had been ruminating over for decades. I had been following the trajectories of politicians who aspired to be president of Nigeria at one point or the other and I had been genuinely startled by how many ended […]
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