December 2021

First Bank Headquarters

Abdullahi Replaces Babalola As First Bank Chairman

By Chima Nwokoji THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi as the non-executive director of First Bank Holdings Plc and chairman of the company to replace Mr Remi…



Tinubu, Soyinka, Akande, and Fashola at a Colloquim

Professor Soyinka, Bisi Akande And Us

While I read the conclusions about Nigeria’s problems from Nigeria’s most celebrated mind – Noble Laureate and Professor Emeritus Wole Soyinka in a recent event where he said, “Religion has become the number one problem…


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5 Foolproof Ways To Parenting Success

By Salaon Ole Salaon, Writer and Speaker Parenting can be a thrilling voyage, a lingering nightmare, or both. Parenting in the 21st century has been more complex than any other time in the history of…


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Is A New Nigeria Really Possible?

By Simon Kolawole This little story says a lot about Nigeria. I was driving along Opebi Road, Lagos, when the traffic lights turned red at Salvation junction. The vehicles ahead of me kept moving nonetheless….


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ISWAP And Nigeria’s Financial System

Thisday Editorial The GIABA report is another wake-up call to strengthen the country’s financial system In November 2020, six Nigerians were convicted and sentenced to various jail terms, ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment…




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What I Learned Raising a Challenging Adolescent

What I Learned Raising a Challenging Adolescent Navigating the turbulent adolescent years. By Diana Raab, PhD, Award-winning author/poet/blogger/speaker When I was a teenager growing up in the sixties in New York, my parents certainly had…