Local automobile manufacturers are livid with the Nigerian Senate for its decision to purchase imported Sport Utility Vehicles at the detriment of Nigeria-assembled SUVs. The Senate intends to spend about N3.9bn to purchase 108 SUVs for the senators, at a unit cost of N36.5m. Chairman, Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association, Tokunbo Aromolaran, however says the Senate... Read More

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February 20, 2016

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Adewunmi Emoruwa: The morality of buying made in Nigeria

I am quite taken aback by the linear, Naira centric thinking, patriotic blackmail attempts led by the ‘Buy Nigeria save the Naira’ crusaders and I have no love reserved for the don’t Buy Nigeria just because it’s made in Nigeria bullies. Both are parallel extremes whose common ground is in the arrogance and ignorance of... Read More

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November 23, 2015

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The circus is complete: Who won the Oshiomhole-Igbinedion marching competition? (See Photos)

Barely a week ago, a group of elderly women in Edo state protested half-naked and half-draped in red attires against, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, in respect to his comments about the Igbinedions. If it was ever in doubt, we discovered on Monday, that the Igbinedions do not have the monopoly of ‘protesting women’. Oshiomole’s women strike... Read More

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November 20, 2013

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Okey Ndibe: INEC’s outing in Anambra is nothing short of awful

by Okey Ndibe If INEC couldn’t conduct a hitch-free, credible election in Anambra, what are the odds of its handling the fast-approaching 2015 nation-wide elections with any integrity? If the names of many Anambra voters were missing, then imagine the scale of the crisis when many more voters around the country will come out to... Read More

August 6, 2013

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Opinion: Why I reject local government autonomy

by Ochereome Nnanna If you grant financial autonomy to local councils, the chairmen will turn into 774 demons and tin gods, just as we have 36 of them in the states. They will spend the money as they like. They will defy the governor and run to the president for protection. IT will fail for... Read More

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January 8, 2013

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Opinion: Unveiling the next big thing in Africa’s web industry

by Vince Matinde Currently, Africa’s web content is filled with foreign content and given the growing bandwidth in Africa, local and relevant will be in high demand, meaning all content providers in Africa have to begin shifting their focus on generating their own. Web content generation will be the next big business in Africa... Read More

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Senate preaches ‘Made-in-Nigeria’, yet shuns locally made, cheaper SUVs

Adewunmi Emoruwa: The morality of buying made in Nigeria

The circus is complete: Who won the Oshiomhole-Igbinedion marching competition? (See Photos)

Okey Ndibe: INEC’s outing in Anambra is nothing short of awful

Opinion: Why I reject local government autonomy

Opinion: Unveiling the next big thing in Africa’s web industry

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