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Why Eco Is A Joke, Not In Nigeria’s Interest, By Experts

January 4, 2020 11:12 am

• Blame Nigeria For Dithering On Decision
• ‘Most ECOWAS Central Banks Have Not Audited Accounts In Four Years’

Economic experts have cautioned Nigerians holding the bated breath and anxiously waiting for the much-hyped Eco currency implementation this year 2020, as a common currency for the ECOWAS sub-region.

They have been advised to drop their apprehensions because the declaration by some ECOWAS countries remains a fluke and a joke, as conditions are not yet ripe for the implementation of the single currency for the region, at least not in the foreseeable two years.

They also warned that Nigeria hastily signing …

Security Experts Caution Students Against Cyber Crime

November 12, 2019 3:44 am

Security experts have cautioned secondary school students across Lagos State against cyber crime and other nefarious activities.They all noted that it is a crime against humanity.

They gave the advice during a discussion with students from different secondary schools across the state, as part of the police-citizens partnership in preventing cybercrime to celebrate the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).

The Programme, which was organised by International Center for Leadership Development Nigeria (ICLDG) in partnership with the Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) with the theme “Own it, Secure it, Protect it”, educated the participants on the consequences of cybercrime in the

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At NUJ Week, Experts Call For Laws To Regulate Bloggers

November 5, 2019 4:20 am

How to ensure professionalism in journalism and instil discipline in social media/online practice dominated discussions at the 2019 media week of Correspondents Chapel, Abia State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists that ended at the weekend in Umuahia, the state capital.Both professionals and non professionals alike decried the insanity in the industry orchestrated by social media operators, as well as calling for laws and regulations that will curb the menace of non trained persons that have invaded the media space in the guise of social media, online and blogging.

The theme of the Press Week, ‘Challenges of Social Media to

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AMCON Debt Can Increase To ₦6.6trillion By 2024 – Experts

October 16, 2019 6:33 am

A legal expert, Muyiwa Balogun, has called on the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and its Asset Management Partners (AMPs) to leverage the 2019 amended AMCON Act, which has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari to recover the over ₦5 trillion outstanding AMCON debt before sunset.

Balogun who made a case in support of the 2019 Amendments while addressing external solicitors and AMPs of AMCON in Abuja painted a gloomy picture of what could befall the economy if the debts were not recovered in time

According to him, AMCON debt could easily rise to N6.6trillion by 2024 …

$9.6bn judgement debt: Experts proffer solution to Nigeria

August 31, 2019 4:51 am

Although the Federal Government is reportedly considering negotiating its way out of the $9.6 billion United Kingdom (UK) judgment debt, stakeholders in the oil and gas industry, including legal experts, yesterday discussed a multidimensional approach that may enable the government reverse or manage the judgment, which may cost the nation about N3 trillion.

While some legal experts called on the government to immediately file a stay of execution of the judgment, other stakeholders believed that the judgment could be re-negotiated, reduced and settled in a way of investment that would be beneficial to Nigeria and ease the level of impact …