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They should let us breathe, says Femi Adesina
Don’t asphyxiate us, let us breathe. Remove your knees from the neck of Nigeria, and let the country be. What do we owe you, that you make it seem we must never have peace? That […]
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An open letter to members of the ‘Soro Soke’ generation
By Philip Amiola When Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel Prize winner, lamented the failings of older Nigerians in a 2019 interview with BBC Hard Talk, reaffirming a position he first expressed in 1984 when he […]
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World Intellectual Day: Osinbajo seeks comprehensive reform on intellectual rights
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has underscored the need for a comprehensive reform to strengthen intellectual rights in areas of registration, protection, enhancement and enforcement in Nigeria. Osinbajo noted that a weak […]
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The herdsmen, tribesmen and statesmen: Discordant cord of three strands
By Mayowa Olaniyan We are living in perilous times. A time of ultimatums, threats and evictions. A time of the herdsmen. A time where tribal fanatics have risen to become leaders of thought. A time […]
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Muslim presidential aide takes on Christianization agenda’ attack on VP Osinbajo
Dr Balkisu Saidu, a senior special assistant to the president on legal, research and compliance matters, has refuted the allegations of “Christianization agenda” recently levelled against her principal, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, just as she debunked […]
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FG, AfDB to kick off Special Agro- Processing Zones across Nigeria
By Oluwafemi Popoola The Federal Government in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other stakeholders has concluded plans to commence a Special-Agro Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Programme aimed at concentrating agro-processing activities in […]
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Internet access, broadband connectivity compulsory for economic growth — Osinbajo
• Takes pride in Ogun State digital infrastructure efforts Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that, the recognition that internet access and broadband penetration will become existential in the nearest future and will determine […]
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UK takes Nigeria out of countries with high-risk for money laundering
The government of the United Kingdom (UK), has exempted Nigeria from its list of high-risk countries for money laundering. In the list which comprised of 21 countries, Nigeria’s name was deleted in a published statement […]
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Humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray remains extremely dire, UN laments
The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s conflict-stricken Tigray state remains extremely dire, said a UN spokesman on Wednesday. Access in parts of southern and southeastern Tigray has been curtailed for a month and the road from […]
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Congo main presidential challenger, Kolelas, dies of COVID 24hrs after election
Congolese opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas has died of COVID-19, the day after presidential elections in which he was the main challenger. Republic of Congo opposition leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelae died of coronavirus while he was being transferred […]