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The how and why the Nigerian telecoms sector is dying as service providers lament

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Without sounding pessimistic or proclaiming a death-knell, the telecommunications sector appears troubled. Apart from less than encouraging quality of service for voice and equally unpleasant internet connectivity, there are very many reasons to admit that the sector is not on good standing. On the surface, we blame the recurring poor quality of

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My pedigree, why I want to be governor; and, yes, I am Oshiomhole’s ‘godson’ – Ex-Minister Clem Agba

Former Minister of Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, takes time out to talk about his pedigree,; his former boss, President Muhammadu Buhari; and his ambition to be Edo State governor, under banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He spoke with journalists at the APC National Secretariat on Wednesday after submitting his form.

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Hamstrung by legitimacy crisis? – Gov Uzodimma’s 4 years performance report in Imo

Introduction: Born on December 12, 1958, Senator Hope Odidika Uzodimma became the Governor of Imo State on January 14, 2020, through what many described as a controversial judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Uzodimma, who had come a distant fourth in the polls, replaced Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, whose

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Between bad politics and measured performance: Soludo’s Anambra report card

Introduction Born on July 28, 1960, in Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from May 2004 to May 2009 and was the Chief Economic Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. On March 17, 2022, Prof. Soludo assumed the

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Unbundling the Nigerian railway system and other critical Issues

By www.railwaysafrica.com Understanding the unbundling of the Nigeria railway system and other critical issues in railway development are highlighted in this Q&A with Rowland Ocholi Ataguba, a strategic railway delivery specialist based in the United Kingdom and a member of the Nigerian Railway Corporation Unbundling Committee under the Federal Ministry of Transportation. He is the author of the ‘Memorandum

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As nearly N150 billion is spent on 469 lawmakers, lawyer goes to court; Akpabio directs him to RMAFC

Amid speculations that the federal government has spent not less than N150 billion in seven months on just 469 lawmakers, the Chairman of the National Assbly and Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio,  has directed all enquiries on what lawmakers take home in financial terms to the Revenue, Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The speculated

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Transcript: The angry, lacerating letter Obi of Onitsha wrote the Anambra govt

FULL TRANSCRIPT OF IGWE ALFRED ACHEBE’S OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR SOLUDO  ANAMBRA STATE Traditional Rulers Council Office of the Chairman Government House Awka. Hon. Tony Collins Nwabunwanne, Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Government of Anambra State, Awka. NOTIFICATION FOR THE SUSPENSION OF HRH LGWE DAMIAN O. EZEANI, THE TRADITIONAL RULER OF NENI

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