Tag: Echoes
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Buhari’s 8-year reign: Echoes of applauds and criticisms
President Muhammadu Buhari’s ascent to power in 2015 was seen by many as a divine intervention to rescue Nigeria from the mismanagement of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the tumultuous political climate that had persisted since the restoration of democracy in 1999.
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Echoes of a new beginning – By Dakuku Peterside
Last Saturday’s presidential election marks a new beginning for Nigeria, if not literally, then clearly symbolically. Nigerian voters, defied hunger , Naira crisis and appropriated that moment as a clear point of departure from the past. They embraced the election as if their lives depended on it. The general high level of enthusiasm
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Brazil, Zambia And Echoes Of A $1.5bn Nigerian Repair – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene Brazil has proved a disaster in the management of COVID-19, but there are other areas where we can use their examples. Like what to do about failing refineries. This hot-button topic returned to the front burner after the Nigerian government recently announced plans to repair the Port Harcourt Refinery. That refinery and…
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Hunting Echoes of a Sage (2), By Henry Boyo
By Henry Boyo The late Prof. Samuel Aluko was probably Nigeria’s best known Economist, until he passed on after 82 years in 2012. In addition to his intellectual prowess as a notable scholar and sage, he also served as Chairman of the National Economic Intelligence Committee, in Abacha’s Administration, and despite Nigeria’s international pariah status,…