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Urgent tasks before new service chiefs

Andrew Orolua 0
Nigeria’s new service chiefs face the daunting task of strengthening national security, modernising defence systems, and improving operational readiness as they assume office in 2025. Their responsibilities include enhancing coordination among the military branches to reinforce the country’s security architecture and modernising defence strategies through investment in
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How love for reading spurs 7-Year Old   Faith Maiyaki to donate to Oluremi Tinubu Education Fund 

Tunde Opalana 0
Seven  Years  Old  female  Primary Four pupil  who attends  Elpis Nursery/ Primary. School in Dutse, Jigsaw State Capital, donated money to Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu @65 Education Fund Following the constant birthday jingles on the  electronic media before the 21st of September 2025 to mark the 65th birthday of Nigeria’s first lady that people […]
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Amupitan’s INEC Chairmanship: A new dawn amid reform, trust, and political intrigue

Dooyum Naadzenga 0
Joash Amupitan’s confirmation as Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) marks a significant milestone in the country’s electoral journey. He succeeds Mahmood Yakubu, who completed his two terms, spanning ten years, with his tenure officially ending on June 18, 2025. Yakubu’s leadership was instrumental in introducing biometric voting systems
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From Akpata to Amupitan: How INEC Chairmen Have Shaped Nigeria’s Democracy Since 1999

Promise Eze 0
Since 1999, Nigeria’s democracy has risen, stumbled, and risen again — and through every election, one institution has stood at the centre of it all: the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). From the late Justice Ephraim Akpata, who midwifed the Fourth Republic, to Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly appointed electoral chief, INEC’s seven chairmen have […]
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INTERVIEW: Why non-interest banking is gaining ground in inflation-hit Nigeria, by Akinlabi Adegoke

Awwal Owolabi 0
Akinlabi Adegoke, Chief Digital Officer at Lotus Bank, reflects on the shifts reshaping Nigeria’s financial services sector — from subsidy removal and naira devaluation to the growing demand for simpler, fairer banking models. In this interview with Daily Times’ Awwal Owolabi, he discusses the rise of non-interest banking, the balance between stability and innovation, and
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Nigeria at 65: Not tet Uhuru

Tom Okpe 0
When Nigeria, a former British colony, became an independent nation of 35 million people, the Union Jack was lowered for the new national flag, green-white-green, hoisted at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, 1 October 1960. Nigerians believed the march to nationhood would be an Eldorado, a smooth ride to prosperity. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa became the […]
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Of the Judiciary and Nigerian Legal System

Andrew Orolua 0
The Nigerian judiciary is simply defined as the third arm of government, ranked after the executive and legislative arms. One significant fact about the Nigerian judiciary is that it has not been interrupted like the executive and legislative arms. One important outcome of this uninterrupted nature is that those who lead it have had the […]
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Unlocking Growth: Rebuilding Investor Confidence Through Aviation Financing in Nigeria

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo 0
Conversations around aviation financing in Nigeria – its risks, opportunities, and prospects—reignited fresh debate on Thursday, 7th August 2025, as policymakers, operators, government officials, regulators, and other stakeholders in the air transport and allied ecosystem gathered in Lagos at the Providence Hotel for the 29th edition of the League of Airport and
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Trouble looms as Wike vows to stop PDP convention

Tunde Opalana 0
More troubles trail the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, vowed to stop the party from holding its national convention, scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital, between November 15 and 16 this year, while the party insisted the convention must hold. As Wike denied […]