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Arnold Alalibo, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Sept. 23, 2012 – A country with diverse cultures, traditions and interests, more than 140 million people, an oil producing giant with a land mass of 923, 768 sq km, Nigeria is indeed endowed with human and natural resources. After attaining independence in 1960, the country with a […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Friday, September 21st, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | Sept. 21, 2012 – ‘Let us separate quarrel before we separate fight’ I start this admonition with the critics anthem, one that has always inspired me. It is by H.G. Wells and he says we are going to write about it all. We are going to write […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Friday, September 21st, 2012

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 19, 2012 – When I published the ‘Re-invention of Goodluck Jonathan’ in this column on December 1 2011, I did not plan to write a sequel to it. Let me give a brief summary of this re-invention as captured in what is now the first instalment […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
An important event this week is the reopening of schools for most our children. They will be resuming today as you read these notes, and it is important we reflect on the sate of education in the country. I say most, not all, because in reality many other schools opened two weeks ago in conformity […]
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Articles, Columnists, Kunle Ojeleye, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Dr. Kunle Ojeleye | Calgary, Canada | Sept. 15, 2012 – I must confess that the recent headline from NaijaPundit is one of the most irresponsible sensationalising journalism I have ever seen. Please be the judge. Headline From NaijaPundit THE ONLY THING SACROSANCT IN NIGERIA IS THE QUR’AN-BUHARI (Written by Vanguard Newspapers on 30 […]
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Articles, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Paul I. Adujie | New York, USA | Sept. 15, 2012 –The introduction of Five Thousand Naira as a single currency note, will exacerbate already existing pressures on Nigeria’s long beleaguered national currency. It is sadly the case that Ghana, Haiti and Jamaica national currencies have better strength and international respect compared to the […]
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Africa & World Politics, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP | Sept. 15, 2012 – How long will it take Nigerian policy makers to come out from their self imposed bubble and comprehend that policy decision they made can have adverse consequences. We all wake up one bright morning; the next thing we heard was that Sanusis Central bank of […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | Sept. 13, 2012 – For many people these are clearly uncertain times, it is the same everywhere you look in the world. In Nigeria, however, uncertainty is the norm, it is neither a temporary nor a new phenomenon. Generally, most people living in Nigeria and those dealing […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | Sept. 11, 2012 – If lice are not completely gone from one’s clothing, one’s nails will not be free of blood. (If the causes of one’s problems are not removed, the problems will persist.) These days in addition to professional comedians, I listen to our leaders, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | Sept. 11, 2012 – Two interesting incidents that played out on the international scene recently clearly underlined the profound confusion of values that has crept into Western policies and attitudes towards President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Late in May, the United Nation’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) announced the […]