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Dele Benjamin April 29, 2016

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

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…

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Op-Ed Editor February 20, 2016

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…

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Adebayo Emuleomo November 23, 2015

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…

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November 20, 2013

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…

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August 6, 2013

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…

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January 8, 2013

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…

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