CBN, Cryptocurrency and terror financing, by Ken Ugbechie
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, at the twilight of 2023 lifted a ban on cryptocurrency third party transactions. Early this year, it followed it up with fresh guidelines to banks…
Fellow Nigerians: A plea to the poor killing the poor, by Ken Ugbechie
Today, I write to appeal to Nigerians; to importers, distributors, dealers and retailers of goods and services. I appeal to your conscience to take it easy on your fellow Nigerians…
Governor Radda building a digital Katsina
A good leader knows both the way and the destination. Such a leader works deliberately to take the people through that way to the destination. This is the emerging…
Yahaya Bello and the gong syndrome, by Ken Ugbechie
He was just 40 years, going on 41, when he became Governor of Kogi State in January 2016. Even this is a piece of history. By that feat of a…
Peter Obi today, tomorrow…, by Ken Ugbechie
At Professor Pat Utomi’s 68th birthday symposium, February 5, in Lagos, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, made a brief remark. He…
Access Bank: Wigwe and Transformational Leadership
Access Bank is currently among the top five banks in Nigeria and was in 2015 ranked as one of the top 500 banks in the world by The Banker’s magazine….
Oborevwori: A flying start on a summer trip, by Ken Ugbechie
Heavy headwinds heralded his nomination by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Torrid turbulence assailed his path to guber election victory. But in all, and in spite of all,…
Maida @ NCC: When the man meets the moment, by Ken Ugbechie
The new gaffer at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, was a 13-year-old lad in 1992 when telecom industry was deregulated in Nigeria by the then military President,…
Boom! The boys are back, by Ken Ugbechie
After what seemed like a brief sabbatical, the Boys are back. Back to their beat. Back to bestiality. Back as merchants of pain. Terrorists, bandits, gunmen, unknown gunmen, kidnappers, abductors,…
Betta Edu, Tunji-Ojo and our decadent values, by Ken Ugbechie
Two ministers are currently enmeshed in a broth of allegations of malfeasance. Betta Edu, a medical doctor, who superintended the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,…