When something goes awry with a project or a policy in a public or corporate sector organisation, it is always the case that, to save face, something or somebody must be blamed. That explains why […]
MUCH of Nigeria’s oil wealth is lost to illegal bunkering. It is an entrenched business because the authorities have been treating the phenomenon with kid gloves. With the downturn in the oil sector, however, following […]
LAST month marks the fifth anniversary of the “Afro-Arab Spring” in a region with a unique 30% youth unemployment. When an unemployed 26-year old street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi immolated himself in frustration against government repression […]
Hillary Clinton is the only candidate with the multi-theme and multi-issue campaign that can easily move to the centre (while maintaining her progressive vision) and unite the people. This is because the centre is about […]
I AM neither a lawyer nor a constitutionalist. What I would really like to be is a clown to make you laugh and take away some of the heavy burden of success which I […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his total support for a two-state solution to the Israel- Palestine conflict. The Nigerian President stated this during a meeting on Sunday with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hammad […]
Brexiters play down the difficulties of renegotiating trade and other deals, but the process of withdrawal could take years. For the first half century of its existence, joining the club of nations that became the […]
DStv is going on a binge of self-serenading; and appears quite pleased with itself! What would celebratory adverts not do: turn a regulator’s sanction into some self-purloined triumph? The facts: The Consumer Protection Council (CPC), […]
Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) may soon launch a mandatory takeover bid for minority shares in Tiger Branded Consumer Goods Company (TBCG) Plc. DIL last week concluded the acquisition of the majority equity […]
Shareholders of Oando Energy Resources (OER) Inc- the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)-listed exploration and production subsidiary of Oando Plc, have approved the proposal by Oando Plc to buy out the outstanding minority shareholdings in the […]
The Federal Government moved a notch higher in its anti-graft war, last night, with a confirmation that it was launching a comprehensive probe into the controversial Halliburton bribery case in which top Nigerian politicians allegedly […]
Nigerians have expressed outrage over the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru by one Yinusa, aka Yellow, who also forced her into marriage. Nigerians, who read the story of the helpless minor on The PUNCH’s […]
The Senate may issue a warrant for the arrest of a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, this week barring an unexpected reversal, our correspondent has learnt. This means […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Doha, Qatar, told member states of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non-OPEC members that the continued crashing of oil prices was no longer acceptable. He, as a matter […]
The Nigerian government has removed nearly 24,000 workers from its payroll after an audit revealed they did not exist, the Finance Ministry has said. The move has enabled a monthly saving of around $11,5m (£8m). […]
The United States has offered to send a special operations mission to Nigeria to help the West African country fight Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) said on Friday. African […]
Meg Whitman, the head of technology firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE.N), said on Sunday that Donald Trump was “unfit” for the U.S. presidency, and criticized New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, whose failed presidential bid […]
Australian Cardinal George Pell said on Sunday the Catholic Church made “enormous mistakes” and dismissed cases of sexual abuse of children in “scandalous circumstances”, as he became the highest-ranking Vatican official to testify on Church […]
Liberty Holdings Ltd., the insurer controlled by Standard Bank Group Ltd., said it wants to expand further in Nigeria as profit from its operations across the continent rises, outstripping sluggish growth in South Africa, where […]
Former CIA director Michael Hayden believes there is a legitimate possibility that the U.S. military would refuse to follow orders given by Donald Trump if the Republican front-runner becomes president and decides to make good […]
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