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The Explainer: Is Kemi Adeosun’s rancor with Mounir Gwarzo payback?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, will answer to a House of Representatives on whether she suspended the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission,…
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The Explainer: Understanding the numbers, ambitions and apathies of the 2018 Consolidation Budget
by Alexander O. Onukwue The Appropriation Bill for the 2018 fiscal year was presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint session of the Senate and the House of…
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The Explainer: Now that Buhari has spent over 90 days in the UK, what next?
by Samuel Okike Today marks exactly 91 days since President Muhammadu Buhari flew out Nigeria on his second medical vacation in London, UK. Amidst his absence have been speculations -…
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The NHIS clash of corruption, explained
by Alexander O. Onukwue Prof Usman Yusuf, the suspended Executive Secretary of the NHIS, is refusing to go and claims he is being victimised for fighting corruption. That is, the Minister…
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The Explainer: What do the British election results mean?
In April, British Prime Minister Theresa May called for a general election three years ahead of schedule, a bold move aimed at strengthening her party’s hold and cementing her position…
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Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Deal explained
by Alex Onukwue President Donald Trump, on Thursday, June 01, 2017, made the announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Climate Change Agreement reached at Paris in December…
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The Explainer: This is why the VIO exists and what they do
On Monday, Lagos State became the second state in the country to ban vehicle inspection officers (VIO) from roads, after Kaduna State first took the same decision in December 2015…
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Analysis: The Federal Government’s recent import duties hike leaves us very confused
by Mark Amaza On Monday, the Federal Government announced that it had raised import duties on what it termed as ‘luxury goods’ such as yachts and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs)…
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