Issues/Policy
Month: September 2016
Issues/Policy
Soludo Hits Back, Says Falana’s Allegation He Diverted $7 Billion ‘Blatant Lies’
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Soludo, hit back Saturday after a senior Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, accused him of unlawfully “doling” $7 billion of Nigeria’s reserves to banks as loan. […]
Issues/Policy
I’m Ready To Face Probe – Emir Sanusi
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has declared his readiness to face investigations into his tenure at the top bank. Mr. Sanusi’s comments came as a response to a call […]
Issues/Policy
Militants Attack Nigerian Troops In Bakassi, Kill 1 — Army
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that militants killed one of its personnel in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River on Saturday. Sani Usman, the Director of Army Public Relations, who confirmed the incident in […]
Business
Ping-Pong Tournaments Between Fiscalists and Monetarists, By ‘Tope Fasua
Anyone that suggests that this economy will pull out of this morass first by reducing interest rates, so that people can borrow more, and hopefully employ more, and build big businesses, and then pay taxes, […]
Issues/Policy
Revolving Doors: May In, Obama, Ki-Moon Exit, By Owei Lakemfa
Understandably, Obama was full of praise for his country and the world system it has helped to build; a system based on human exploitation in which the rich get richer, and the poor, poorer. He […]
CRIME
Falana Wants EFCC to Probe ‘Diversion’ Of State Funds By Sanusi, Soludo, Others | PremiumTimes
A senior Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, to promptly investigate a range of dealings involving alleged diversion of public funds over the years by government establishments, including the […]
Economy
Fruitful Engagement of Youths Solution to Recession – Saraki
SENATE President Bukola Saraki said yesterday that if Nigeria must get out of the present economic recession, it has become imperative to engage millions of youths in a very fruitful manner to increase the nation’s […]
Economy
Kemi Adeosun: A ‘Zuwo’ or a Nero? Dr Ugoji Egbujo
She is neither. Rigour has become outdated, noisy charlatanism reigns. Howlers are everywhere. So Kemi Adeosun scampered to safety. She left her case. The accusation of blasphemy by Nigeria’s ‘Almajiris’ , religious or political, is […]
Government
Buhari’s Only Agenda Is To Make Life Better For Nigerians – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is respected for his calmness, humility and ability to pay attention to all. With a calm mien and listening ear, Mohammed, has been able to serve at different levels. […]
CRIME
Culture Change: The Heart of the Anti-corruption Struggle, By Sam Amadi
You can only cure such systemic malady with more than a dose of tough law and melancholic prosecution. You need a culture and institution change. To succeed in this, we need to put down the […]
Government
Osun: Where the Mind and the Body Are Being Educated, By Niyi Akinnaso
True, the reward for Aregbesola’s educational revival in Osun may take some time to manifest. Nevertheless, a solid foundation has been laid for successive administrations to build on. On Thursday, September 1, 2016, President Muhammadu […]
Government
Recession: Governors Lavish Billions of Naira On Bulletproof Cars For Selves, Wives ….. Punch
There are indications that some governors, their wives and deputy governors have continued to ride in expensive bulletproof vehicles in spite of the biting economic recession in the country. Saturday PUNCH investigations revealed that the […]
Issues/Policy
The Partisans’ Portrayals of the Critic as a Hater, By Gimba Kakanda
…it’s funny when government appointees interpret civics as hatred of the government, even funnier when their partisan allies agree with such pedestrian acknowledgement of the appointees’ inability to play their designated roles beyond serving as […]
Issues/Policy
Yoruba Ancestry: What They Couldn’t See, What We Can See, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
If we get our acts together, educate our children to global standards, we could create a Yoruba regional miracle within the continent with the rapidly growing workforce. Our fathers say the war does not affect […]
Government
Change Begins With President Buhari, His Cabinet and Me, By Sunday Akande
Be part of the sacrifice – the change you want us to start and that we have started. You want us to be less wasteful, take a lead and be less wasteful. Compel your cabinet […]
Politics
DMO has exposed the lies of Edo Government — Ize-Iyamu
PDP candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday said he has been vindicated on his claim about the high debt profile of the state by the Debt Management Office, DMO. In that respect, the candidate has tasked […]
Economy
Economy On Its Knees As Recession Bites By Emmanuel Nwachukwu
It is hard to find anyone in Nigeria today that is not affected one way or another by the worsening state of the economy. The goodwill that ushered this government to power has all but […]
Government
Crucifying Buhari: Foul Play Or Fair Game (2) By Fola Ojo
If adherents of the President and backers of this administration are in search of men who will always concur and stand in agreement with all their steps and missteps in government; if they are in […]
Security
Policemen Kill Undergraduate While Chasing Internet Fraudster
Tragedy struck at the Ogoja Market, LASU-Igando Road, Lagos State, after operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad shot dead an undergraduate of a polytechnic in Edo State, Eldanojie Joseph. The 20-year-old business administration student was […]