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NNPCL: An Economic Drainpipe? – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: NNPCL: An Economic Drainpipe? – Independent Newspaper NigeriaAs private sector’s Dangote Refinery deserves plaudits for taking over the responsibility of government and now provides petrol for Nigerians, Mele Kyari, Group CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and every…
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Time For Peace Talks – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: Time For Peace Talks – Independent Newspaper NigeriaAfter months of tensions and arms build-up along its borders, Russia finally invaded Ukraine on 24th February, 2022. Airstrikes and missiles bombarded Ukrainian cities, followed by ground invasion from the…
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Ritual murders by youths: Society is decaying
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: Ritual murders by youths: Society is decayingRitual murders by youths: Society is decaying •Teenage suspects arrested for the murder of a female teenager in Ogun Photo: File copy THE disturbing trend of ritual murders, particularly involving young people, is steadily gaining n
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A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (4) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (4) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria“Since, we run a rentier revenue system, where states and local governments depend on monthly allocation from the Federation Account, it is well-nigh impossible for any local council created by…
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Edo election: Let the people’s will prevail
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: Edo election: Let the people’s will prevailEdo election: Let the people’s will prevail Ighodalo and Akpata NIGERIA’S fragile democracy undergoes another massive scrutiny as the governorship election occurs throughout Edo State on September 21 (tomorrow). Amidst the tensions, resentment,
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A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (3) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (3) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria“In the Foreword to the Guidelines for Local Government Reforms of 1976, the following were highlighted as recurring problems plaguing local government system since independence, for which the reforms were…
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A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (2) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (2) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria“At its plenary on Wednesday, 15 May, 2024, the Senate implored the Tinubu-led Federal Government to revive the ‘dead’ local government administration in Nigeria. It urged the President to halt the allocation…
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A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (1) – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: A Mixed Bag Of Fortunes (1) – Independent Newspaper NigeriaIn line with Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Thursday, July 11, 2024, declared that a state government has no power to…
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The Compressed Natural Gas Option – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: The Compressed Natural Gas Option – Independent Newspaper NigeriaThe continued scarcity of petrol amid hike in price, removal and surreptitious return of fuel subsidy, make Nigerians wonder if the midstream and downstream sub-sector of petroleum industry is run by competent hands…
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Nigerian democracy needs positive utilisation of AI
Categories: EditorialContinue Reading: Nigerian democracy needs positive utilisation of AINigerian democracy needs positive utilisation of AI Artificial Intelligence As the global community commemorates the 2024 International Day of Democracy, with the theme, ‘Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Good Governance’, the necessity for
