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Saudi Arabia BRICS Membership: Balancing Benefits and Risks, By Zekeri Idakwo

Saudi Arabia BRICS Membership: Balancing Benefits and Risks By Zekeri Idakwo In January 2024, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia officially announced its membership of BRICS, an international economic bloc that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICs intergovernmental organisation was founded in 2009 by...

Constituency Projects: Akpabio, Ranking Senators and Budget Padding

Economic Confidential reports that Senator Godswill Akpabio-led NASS approved a total of N8.4 trillion for capital projects in the 20 federal ministries in the 2024 budget. Of this amount, 71.98% was allocated to projects that are difficult to track or have significant accountability issues.

Constituency Projects: Akpabio, Ranking Senators and Budget Padding

Economic Confidential reports that Senator Godswill Akpabio-led NASS approved a total of N8.4 trillion for capital projects in the 20 federal ministries in the 2024 budget. Of this amount, 71.98% was allocated to projects that are difficult to track or have significant accountability issues.

Cyber-Attacks: The Banana Peels on Nigeria’s Road to Technological Progress, by Shuaib S. Agaka

Cyber-Attacks: The Banana Peels on Nigeria's Road to Technological Progress, by Shuaib S. Agaka   Nigeria's technological landscape has always been advancing but its vulnerability to cyber attacks is becoming alarming and thus limiting the corresponding optimum productivity. For example, in March 2023, the federal government made...

CBN: Curbing Corruption, Inflation by Killing Ways and Means, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem

CBN: Curbing Corruption, Inflation by Killing Ways and Means, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari is believed to be the one who repeatedly made the popular quotable quote: “If we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria.” One is not however sure if this is...

CBN: Curbing Corruption, Inflation by Killing Ways and Means, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem

CBN: Curbing Corruption, Inflation by Killing Ways and Means, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari is believed to be the one who repeatedly made the popular quotable quote: “If we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria.” One is not however sure if this is...