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Let’s Pay Attention to Governor Nwifuru’s Point

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Okey Ikechukwu This is what Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi said to his colleague governors at the Nigeria Governor’s the other day, after announcing that none of his children was studying outside our borders: “The time has come for us to band together and reposition the educational system in the country. We must identify […]

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Alake and Matters Arising in the Mining Sector Nigeria

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By Okey Ikechukwu Let us start the new year on this column by looking at the mining sector and some matters arising therein. This is particularly important because of the much-talked-about need for alternative streams of largescale income for the nation. About two weeks ago, the ban on solid minerals exploration and exploitation in Zamfara […]

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