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  Nevertheless, many students go through courses, they aren’t sure they could secure jobs with and more debilitating is their lecturers are not even certain how these courses or subjects could bring food on the table order than paid salaries as universities teachers. And since every students might not want to be lecturers, then, it is important to understand the ...

  “In Kano, we now have two emirs, a federal emir and a state emir, and the judiciary just added fuel to the kingship fire raging in the state through what Professor Auwalu Yadudu fittingly called a “strange and baffling” judicial pronouncement” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JUNE 23, 2024 In Saturday Tribune I thought over Nigeria’s problems and just got ...

“In the 21st Century, a situation whereby criminal elements masquerading as local government revenue collectors brazenly block federal and state roads extorting money and, in some instances, inflicting injuries on truck, trailer drivers should not be condoned by a responsive and responsible government” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JUNE 20, 2024 In the past few weeks, Erasmus Ikhide, a Nigerian journalist, ...

  “How could the price of a basket of tomato become N75,000 overnight! And the price of a small bucket of pepper be sold at N20,000? The answer is simple: The vicious cycle of insecurity (war in the North East) and sundry banditry cum cattle rustling, as well as those similar challenges across the country, are inter-connected. Government policy think ...

  “President Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidies was a missed opportunity and aborted chance to invest in social security and services. Billions of dollars were saved, yet the government failed to channel them into vital sectors like healthcare, education, and social welfare. This neglect has exacerbated poverty and inequality” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JUNE 12, 2024 IN the massive ...

  “There is a current wave of madness where pastors begin to pray for their congregation and they begin to receive credit (money) alerts on their phones; furthermore, the acquisitions of landed properties, private aircrafts and luxurious cars by Christian religious leaders should have been checked as their members have suddenly believed in miracles and divine providence as a way ...

  “If Binance had not been found out, and they had continued to funnel $25 billion out of Nigeria, that singular action would have meant that our Gross Domestic Product (the sum of all the wealth in Nigeria) would have dropped further by 6.5%.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MAY 8, 2024 This Cybersecurity Levy is not a policy or regulation ...

  “Indeed, Yahaya Bello’s case shows clearly that many Nigerians cherish the pursuit of shadows rather than substance by focussing on incidentals. It is more irritating that learned analysts are leading the resort to mundane and irrelevant issues. So, not much is said about the stupendous amounts suspected to have been embezzled. Instead, when, where and how Bello was invited ...

  “To start off, the CBN deployed a simple law of economics; if demand increases, price will increase. It offered to test the market by selling FX to BDCs at a rate lower than the prevailing parallel market price. This is called market making and is an extension of the obligations of the central bank to provide market stability.” PEGASUS ...

  “For years, Nigeria’s Canada-based Chimamanda Adichie, spoke and taught women issues including “that submission was anathema to their dignity, peace of mind and growth…”, She insisted that a woman shouldn’t submit to a man, but they should be co-leaders in their home. When her ‘tailor husband’ showed interest in taking her off the streets, she started preaching submission.” PEGASUS ...