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TUESDAY BY REUBEN ABATI (ThisDay) A year ago, Mele Kolo Kyari was named as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He succeeded Maikanti Baru, now of blessed memory. On July 8, 2019, the…
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Step into SHUBOX where you will unbox Aisha’s journey to discovering the stories behind people in Africa and interesting places all over the world. Expect an eclectic dive into history and current events on the intriguing developments…
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-By Mahmud Jega Not for nothing did Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who is not given to hyperbole, say that Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Mele Kyari is a corporate “game changer” who should…
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength. This saying captures the life and times of Dr. Maikanti Baru, former Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He still looms so…
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Step into SHUBOX where you will unbox Aisha’s journey to discovering the stories behind people in Africa and interesting places all over the world. Expect an eclectic dive into history and current events on the intriguing developments in…
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Being tribute By SIMON KOLAWOLE of This Day Newspapers, today 19th April, 2020 On January 18, 2020, when I first read of the new coronavirus on the BBC website, my heart missed a beat because of what China means to the world. The…
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-By Aisha Sambo Everyday there is a growing news of tragedy across the globe as this new pandemic is claiming so many lives, education and businesses. The world is on survival mode and Nigeria despite its many flaws as a country can…
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-By Mahmud Jega If the analysis and opinion ventured by Saudi Arabian writer Nawaf Obaid in a March 20, 2020 article in CNN Business Perspectives is to be believed, then the oil era could be at an end for Nigeria very soon, no thanks…
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By Mahmud Jega Nearly every observer saw it coming, that the protracted battle between Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II would sooner result in the latter’s deposition from the centuries-old…
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By Emmanuella Edun-Adedeji There's an age-long saying that "as you lay your bed, so you lie on it," this is so typical and true. Tidyness is so endearing, it's like looking through crystal waters. A lot of people have aborted…
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