Business

 Marketing guru, Kotler, defined  product as  anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that might satisfy a want or need. It includes physical objects, services, persons, places, organization and ideas”.   This definition falls short of capturing unethical goods that are advertised to …

The Barter System is back, following a redesign of the Naira, which gave rise to  currency  scarcity across the country, thereby calling up the application of the barter system   into the Nigerian economy. Villagers are said to be hardest hit by the persistent scarcity of Naira, as several of the  …

The scarcity of the new Naira note persists despite the central bank’s promise to make it available. POS, which serves as relief to customers, has been shut down as security agents go after them on allegations of connivance with bank staff that hoard new notes and sell them to them …

Some Igbos living in Europe and America are the major causes of the problems in southeast Nigeria today are the result of some Igbos living abroad who seek fame by spreading unsubstantiated single stories or fake news. Recently, an Igbo lady who opposes Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Ipob, has …

Police checkpoints in the southeast serve as toll gates for the police, with commercial vehicles and even private vehicles allegedly paying as much as N200 as a toll fee to the police. Failure to pay will result in the police deeming you unnecessary for flimsy reasons. Rather than being delayed …

The use of firewood for cooking has returned to many homes, as the cost of cooking gas and kerosene has skyrocketed. Some families who can afford it use sawdust or charcoal, while others use firewood obtained from nearby bushes.se they inhale the unfriendly smoke emitted by firewood, most households are …

Abakaliki is not immune to the high cost of gasoline. Although Ebonyi State is  ranked the third poorest in the country, the state is now experiencing the worst of the high price of premium motor spirits. A state with the worst transportation system, lacking urban taxis and commercial buses and …

The Evolution of Money in Igbo Land The Naira () is the official currency of Nd Igbo, but did you know that the Naira was not used by Nd Igbo and the rest of Nigerians until 13 years after independence? Prior to the arrival of the British in Nigeria and …

Airpeace lowers the cost of the Uyo-Abuja flight AirPeace’s current fare from Uyo to Abuja is 45k. Ibom Air was billing over 100k. AirPeace arrived with 50k. Ibom Air was cut to 65k. They were still without clients. They cut back to 55k. AirPeace has now dropped to 45k.  Monopoly …

Some people, particularly young people in Nigeria, want wealth through any means possible. Several of them have been duped by the so-called money ritual, which they were duped into investing in as part of their get-rich-quick plan. Money is not created by persons posing as ritualists who abuse people in …