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Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria, Two Years After the Supreme Court Ruling: What Actually Changed?Two years after Nigeria's Supreme Court ordered financial autonomy for local governments, ₦10.48 trillion has been allocated to councils. But how much control has actually reached them?
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Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria, Two Years After the Supreme Court Ruling: What Actually Changed?
Two years after Nigeria's Supreme Court ordered financial autonomy for local governments, ₦10.48 trillion has been allocated to councils. But how much control has actually reached them?
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PRECIOUS O. UNUSEREAustin Emaduku’s ‘Colours Of My Mind’ set to launch on the 25th of Augsut. What does the book reveal about Nigeria, the Niger Delta and the struggle over culture, power and identity?
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Afrobeat star Davido has been involved in significant post-election activities, including a playful exchange with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and a public spat with Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo. These interactions have drawn criticism from activist Omoyele Sowore and led to a controversial ban from performing in Edo State, which Davido's team has strongly refuted.
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Business
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Technology
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Discovery
What Happens to Families Left Behind When the Breadwinner Leaves — An Underreported Cost of Migration
Nigeria's migration boom is often measured through remittances and economic opportunity, but families left behind also absorb the emotional, parental and domestic costs of separation.
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Are Millennials the Last Generation That Will Remember Life Without Internet?
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Nigeria Wants Its Diaspora to Invest. What About Their Vote?
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Opinion
We Are Told Money Cannot Buy Happiness. Nobody Talks About What It Can Buy
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The War on Poverty is on Pause: What Tinubu’s Reforms Really Mean for the Average Nigerian
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Should Nigeria Adopt a Four-Day Work Week?
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How Remembering Ancestors Shapes Moral Philosophy
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Lifestyle
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ZAINAB BAKARE
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The Untapped Tourism Economy Sitting Inside Nigeria
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Entertainment
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