Opinion

Nigeria, China, and Trump’s Warning: The Hidden War Beneath the Soil, By Anngu Orngu

Nigeria, China, and Trump’s Warning: The Hidden War Beneath the Soil By Anngu Orngu I have followed with deep interest the debates surrounding former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s recent designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for alleged religious freedom violations. Many...

Trump’s Nigeria Threat: Humanitarian Concerns or Economic Agenda? By Yusuf Bangura

Trump's Nigeria Threat: Humanitarian Concerns or Economic Agenda? By Yusuf Bangura The article, ‘’Hypocrisy as Policy’’, by Global Geopolitics (attached) is a good reaction to Trump’s insane, but self-serving, threat to invade Nigeria under the pretext of stopping a so-called Christian genocide in that country. However,...

Hafsat Bakari: The Reformer Restoring Global Confidence in Nigeria’s Financial System, by Adagher Tersoo

Hafsat Bakari: The Reformer Restoring Global Confidence in Nigeria’s Financial System, by Adagher Tersoo When Nigeria was placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2023, few believed the country could swiftly reverse its fortunes. The designation, a diplomatic rebuke signalling strategic deficiencies...

‎CBN’s 48-hour Refund Rule: A Timely Intervention on Failed Transactions, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

‎The Central Bank of Nigeria’s new draft guideline mandating all banks to refund customers for failed ATM and electronic transactions within 48 hours.

Aisha Babangida and the African Rural Woman, by Edwin Uhara

This piece is about the International Day of Rural Women, I limited the scope of this article to the Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman for what they are doing silently.

On CBN’s Bold, Timely Cleanup of POS Sub-sector, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba

‎The Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest directives on agent banking and Point of Sale (POS) operations mark a watershed moment in the evolution of Nigeria’s financial system.