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A Misgoverned Governor—Wole Soyinka
Remote Encounter With Gov. Fashola—Kanayo Esinulo
The Role Of The Writer In Troubled Times—Kole Omotoso
Naron And The Judiciary—Asoamata Othuke
Not A Country! —Wale Adebanwi

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Business

Business, News : Teeth-Gnashing On The Bourse
3 days ago

It is endless agony for investors as stock prices fall further
By Tayo Odunlami & Michael Mukwuzi
The gloom on Chief Amos Aderemi’s face last Tuesday compared well with the dark cloud that envelopes the skyline preceding a heavy downpour, as he gazed at the Daily Stock Market Report of a national newspaper. For the umpteenth time …

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Business : A Worthy Experiment
3 days ago

Ghana makes a success of its currency re-denomination initiative, making gains in tourism and other spheres of its economy
By Babajide Kolade-Otitoju/ Just back from Ghana
Recently, three Nigerian journalists on a visit to Ghana got a rude shock. They had gone to the Greater Accra area, hoping to buy enough Kente fabric at the textiles market …

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Business, News : Revisiting Redenomination
3 days ago

The Federal Government reconsiders the rested naira redenomination policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria
By Clement Oriloye
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, clocked 48 years last month, and coinciding with the celebration was what could well be a presidential vote of confidence in a controversial monetary policy the apex bank conceived …

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Business : The Neglected Salt City
3 days ago

In Awe Local Government of Nasarawa State, salt mining through local process, which has been going on for nearly 200 years, is threatened by lack of government will to develop it into a modern industry
By Sunday Orinya/ Lafia
As you approach the town, a concrete signpost made by a member of the ubiquitous NYSC welcomes you …

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Business : Zenith Bank Consolidates
2 weeks ago

Zenith Bank posts another monumental result
By Tayo Odunlami
Zenith Bank plc has declared gross earnings of N158.29billion for the financial year which ended on 31 June 2008, a 67 per cent increase over the N94.88billion declared last year.
The unaudited result for the 2007/2008 financial year released last Tuesday on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange …

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