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How to Make Money as a Landlord (and Avoid Possible Setbacks)

April 15, 2021 by Oludele Adeleke

Being a buy-to-let landlord is a goal for many people who see it as a great way to grow their wealth. Whether they’ve moved out of a previous home and

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Reasons Why Twitter May Have Picked Ghana Over Nigeria To Open Its Office

April 14, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

It has been two days since Twitter announced its intention to open its African headquarters in Ghana. To build its team, Twitter will be recruiting people in the positions of

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SEC vs Online Investment Apps: An Explainer

April 12, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Last week, on the 8th of April, Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a directive instructing online investment platforms to quit trading foreign securities not registered in the country,

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What Exactly is Going On in Senegal?

March 5, 2021 by Damilare Bayero

Across the continent, there has been a growing wave of protest and dissent. Senegal is the latest country to experience this with an unprecedented wave of violent protests since Wednesday when

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ElectHer Launches Agender 35 and Unveils $10million Fund

March 3, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Two days ago, 1st of March 2021, Electher launched Agender 35, a non-partisan attempt at reshaping the political landscape in Nigeria by providing all-round support for women who wish to

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LGBTQ Community In Ghana Under Attack: Explainer

March 2, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Members of the LGBTQ community in Ghana are currently living in fear for their lives after a series of unfortunate events. Ghana like most West African countries, has legislation(s) that

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Don’t Take Inspiration From A Leader Unless They Exhibit These 3 Virtues

March 2, 2021 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

It’s important to have role models or even heroes in life, those people we can look up to at the forefront of a movement or innovation. Perhaps we would like

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7 Things to Know About Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC’s Chairman Nominee

February 16, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Seven months after Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was suspended from office over allegations of corruption, forty-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa was nominated by President

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Why You Should #BeLikeNgozi

February 16, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished Nigerians in public service. On June 5th, the journey to becoming the Director-General of Geneva-based World Trade Organization, WTO, began

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The Shasha Market Crisis and The Need to Curb Our Ethnic Wars

February 15, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

It has felt for a while that Nigeria’s main ethnic groups were a couple of careless statements or acts away from being set at war. The creation of the Amotekun

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The Central Bank is citing “suspected terror financing” as its reason for Blocking Accounts of #ENDSARS protesters

February 10, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

Last year, the government, in all their wisdom responded through the use of brute force in unleashing the military on peaceful protesters at Lekki Tollgate. In effect, this sense of

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Social Studies Class: Who are the Icons on the Naira notes?

February 9, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Every day we work for money, spend money, think of money, in fact, dream of money. However, besides that boring Social Studies class, few of us have knowledge about the

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The CBN’s Bitcoin Ban is the Latest Instance of Nigerian Regulators Gone Drunk

February 5, 2021 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

What happened? Thanks to everyone who has reached out. We are fully aware of the newest CBN circular and are going to be working with regulators to ensure our services

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Highlights of Covid-19 Regulations Signed by President Buhari

January 29, 2021 by Damilola Akintola

In a bid to stop the rising cases of coronavirus in the country specifically in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu reeled out safety measures. To boost measures taken to control