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NSCDC arrests ex-AEDC worker, 12 others over alleged N350m cable theft

NSCDC arrests ex-AEDC worker, 12 others over alleged N350m cable theft

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a former employee of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Isaac Zegbe, and 12 other suspects...

Police, military neutralise suspected terrorists, recover arms in Kebbi Forest

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Police, military neutralise suspected terrorists, recover arms in Kebbi Forest

The Kebbi State Police Command, in collaboration with the military, has neutralised suspected terrorist elements and recovered firearms, ammunition, motorcycles and other items during a joint...

Peterside: Nigeria’s Resources Have Not Translated Into Prosperity Due to Weak Institutions and Poor Management By ------- Leadership and public policy expert, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said Nigeria’s failure to translate its vast natural and human resources into broad-based prosperity is largely a consequence of weak institutions, poor management and inconsistent policy implementation. Peterside, who was the keynote speaker at the 65th Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), said Nigeria’s fundamental development challenge was not a shortage of resources, but the quality of institutions through which those resources were managed. He urged the country to urgently move “from resource wealth to institutional wealth,” stressing that oil revenues should be channelled into productive assets, including education, infrastructure, technology, research, manufacturing, agricultural value chains, logistics and human capital. “Development occurs when natural wealth is converted into institutional wealth,” he said, defining institutional wealth as capable people, credible systems, reliable laws, efficient agencies, transparent processes and productive enterprises. Peterside said the contrasting development experiences of Nigeria, Botswana and South Korea demonstrate that natural resources alone do not determine national prosperity. He noted that Botswana had leveraged its diamond wealth through strong institutions, political stability, secure property rights and prudent public financial management, while South Korea achieved remarkable transformation through capable institutions, industrial coordination, infrastructure development, export-oriented policies and sustained investment in education. He also cited historical per-capita income comparisons involving Nigeria, China and Malaysia, noting that Nigeria had once been ahead on the cited measure but was subsequently overtaken as the other countries grew faster and more consistently. According to Peterside, “Potential is not destiny. History does not reward potential; it rewards organised potential.” He warned that excessive dependence on oil could encourage rent-seeking, fiscal instability and distorted incentives, stressing that the critical question was whether oil would finance national transformation or merely fund consumption. Peterside urged Nigerian managers and policymakers to prioritise merit, accountability, measurable performance, institutional memory and professional public management. “Institutions become strong not because they occupy impressive buildings, but because they deliver predictable outcomes,” he said, stressing that national transformation ultimately depends on “capable institutions led by competent people” committed to implementation. Earlier, His Majesty, Oba Dr. Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo, the Alara of Ilara Kingdom, said in his keynote address that Nigeria’s failure was fundamentally a failure to build strong institutions. The monarch said the country must be deliberate in cultivating competent leaders with integrity, stressing the importance of leadership development in achieving national transformation. In his remarks, the President and Chairman of Council of NIM, Commodore Abimbola Ayuba, said Nigeria could not move forward without breaking from the past. “The operating environment must be conducive and peaceful for the nation to excel,” Ayuba said. He charged professional managers to serve as leading lights and change agents in their respective areas of calling, urging them to contribute actively to improving the country’s institutions, systems and management practices.

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Anambra woman arrested over alleged hot-knife abuse of seven-year-old daughter

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly subjecting her seven-year-old daughter to severe physical abuse, including injuries...

Five arrested over alleged kidnap, rape of e-hailing driver in Cape Town

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Five arrested over alleged kidnap, rape of e-hailing driver in Cape Town

South African police have arrested five suspects, including two women, over the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 25-year-old e-hailing driver in Cape Town....

Gunmen kill four in fresh Plateau attacks, 55-year-old man beheaded

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Gunmen kill four in fresh Plateau attacks, 55-year-old man beheaded

At least four people have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, with a 55-year-old man reportedly beheaded...

Governor Adeleke orders probe into Killing of Accord Chieftain in Osun

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Governor Adeleke orders probe into killing of Accord Chieftain in Osun

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered an investigation and the immediate arrest of those allegedly involved in the killing of an Accord Party chieftain, Olalekan...

Ile-Ife killing: Politics, Park control and the deadly battle behind Emir’s murder

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Ile-Ife killing: Politics, Park control and the deadly battle behind Emir’s murder

The brutal killing of Olalekan Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir and regarded as an ally of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has thrown Ile-Ife...

NDLEA arrests real estate agent, grandma, others over 2.3-tonne drug haul

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NDLEA arrests real estate agent, grandma, others over 2.3-tonne drug haul

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted shipments of Colorado, a synthetic cannabis popularly known as Colos, concealed in cargoes from the United...

Troops rescue kidnapped couple after gun battle with bandits in Kaduna

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Troops rescue kidnapped couple after gun battle with bandits in Kaduna

Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have rescued a kidnapped couple after engaging their abductors in a gun battle in Sanga Local Government Area...

Romance scam: South Africa hands six Nigerians over to US authorities

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Romance scam: South Africa hands six Nigerians over to US authorities

Six Nigerian nationals arrested in South Africa over alleged romance scams targeting more than 100 women in the United States are set to be...