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Ecuador's 1925 Juliana Revolution: How the State Seized Control of Money from Banks and Built Modern Financial Institutions
Economy

Ecuador's 1925 Juliana Revolution: How the State Seized Control of Money from Banks and Built Modern Financial Institutions

A 1925 military uprising broke the grip of private banks on Ecuador's currency and budget, leading to the creation of a ...

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N210bn Duplication Scandal: Atiku Demands Forensic Probe as Budget Integrity Under Fire
Politics

N210bn Duplication Scandal: Atiku Demands Forensic Probe as Budget Integrity Under Fire

Former VP Atiku Abubakar calls for a forensic investigation after a BusinessDay report reveals over N210 billion in over...

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Oil Riches to Debt Trap: How Nigeria Squandered a Half-Century of Wealth
Economy

Oil Riches to Debt Trap: How Nigeria Squandered a Half-Century of Wealth

Nigeria transformed from a net creditor to international institutions in the 1970s to a heavily indebted nation, with de...

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Senate Ban on Bus Preaching Triggers Religious Backlash Amid Enforcement Doubts
Politics

Senate Ban on Bus Preaching Triggers Religious Backlash Amid Enforcement Doubts

Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill criminalizing preaching on commercial buses, sparking claims of Christian persecution and...

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Tinubu’s Same-Faith Ticket for 2027: Performance Trumps Religion as Sentiment Shifts
Politics

Tinubu’s Same-Faith Ticket for 2027: Performance Trumps Religion as Sentiment Shifts

The re-nomination of Vice President Kashim Shettima for 2027 has sparked noticeably milder pushback than in 2022, signal...

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Appeal Court cements CITN’s sole authority to regulate Nigeria’s tax profession
Politics

Appeal Court cements CITN’s sole authority to regulate Nigeria’s tax profession

A Lagos appellate ruling has definitively affirmed that only the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria can regulate...

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Delta State HIV Spike Prompts Urgent Push for Test Kits as Cases Surpass 51,000
Health

Delta State HIV Spike Prompts Urgent Push for Test Kits as Cases Surpass 51,000

ACOMIN warns of surging HIV infections in Delta State, with over 51,000 recorded cases, and urges urgent supply of test ...

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Youth Group Demands Minister's Suspension, Backs Police Autopsy Push in Mary Habila Case
Politics

Youth Group Demands Minister's Suspension, Backs Police Autopsy Push in Mary Habila Case

YSAD commends police for insisting on an autopsy in the death of a woman on Minister Umahi's property, and calls for his...

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NINLAN Builds State-of-the-Art Language Lab to Drive Multilingual Research and Digital Skills
Education

NINLAN Builds State-of-the-Art Language Lab to Drive Multilingual Research and Digital Skills

Nigeria's National Institute For Nigerian Languages has deployed ICT facilities and contemporary language learning appli...

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Imports Undermine Nigeria’s Rice, Auto & Tractor Industries, Local Manufacturers Warn
Agriculture

Imports Undermine Nigeria’s Rice, Auto & Tractor Industries, Local Manufacturers Warn

Cheaper foreign rice, vehicles, and farm equipment are flooding the Nigerian market, threatening to reverse years of inv...

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Nigeria–Morocco AI Crop Monitoring Deal Targets Food Security Data Gaps Across 15 States
Agriculture

Nigeria–Morocco AI Crop Monitoring Deal Targets Food Security Data Gaps Across 15 States

A satellite-AI platform will give Nigeria’s government real-time crop intelligence after years of food inflation driven ...

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US Fighter Jet Shift to Middle East Signals Heightened Iran Confrontation Risk
Politics

US Fighter Jet Shift to Middle East Signals Heightened Iran Confrontation Risk

The Pentagon is rushing F-35 and F-16 squadrons from Europe to the Middle East to bolster CENTCOM’s deterrence posture. ...

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The Governance Gap: How Weakened Local Councils Enable Insecurity in Nigeria's Rural Communities
Politics

The Governance Gap: How Weakened Local Councils Enable Insecurity in Nigeria's Rural Communities

Kidnapping crisis in rural Oyo State exposes how starved local governments leave communities defenseless. Full implement...

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