Society
The world about to end? By Gbogun Gboro
Do you remember that this world was supposed to come to an end on Friday, December 21, 2012? Yes, a big noise was made about this in the months, and even the years, before that […]
Year: 2016
Economy
STILL ON THE VALUE OF THE NAIRA …… THISDAY
There is need for the Buhari administration to unfold a coherent economic agenda The naira, which has been volatile, tumbled further significantly at the parallel market recently, hitting N400 against the dollar as foreign exchange […]
Economy
Electricity crisis dangerous for economy ….. PUNCH
MANY disturbing issues seem to be conspiring against the effectiveness of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. At a time when public finance is in a terrible shape, owing to falling crude oil prices and deepening currency […]
Education
NUC, the years won’t make a doctor By Paul Onomuakpokpo
With so much disparagement of the nation’s education in recent times on account of an often-decried crash of its standard, the National Universities Commission (NUC) would not have provoked so much controversy if it had predicated […]
Issues/Policy
Sanity on the highways By Yakubu Mohammed
The other day the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, seemed to me to have temporised in its drive to introduce a speed control device on commercial vehicles to curb the excessive speed of the devils […]
Economy
A Reset for Nigerian-South African Relations, By Chukwudi Enekwechi
This reset of bilateral cooperation appears to be a reciprocal action for Nigeria’s many decades of support to South Africa, especially during the years of anti-apartheid struggle. With a population of about 53 million people […]
Politics
Trump and Islam By Femi Fani-Kayode
Fathers and the Patriots, right through to the times of deeply courageous men who were blessed with a powerful intellect and huge moral suasion like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison and Benjamin […]
Economy
The Unbundling Of Problems By Abba Mahmood
The economy is critical to any society. The welfare of all individuals in any polity is based on the economic performance of that entity. Here, we have a Central Bank that is just experimenting with […]
Economy
CBN’s Intervention Funds …… LEADERSHIP
In addition to its main function of formulating and monitoring the implementing of monetary and fiscal policies, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the present Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has expanded its scope to […]
Society
Mile 12 Mayhem: Ambode Bans Okada In Ikosi-Isheri LCDA …… LEADERSHIP
For precipitating the mayhem that claimed many lives and properties in the state, Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday banned activities of commercials motorcycle operators popularly known as Okada from operating within Mile […]
Health
Eight skin super-foods for radiant complexion ….. GUARDIAN
•Carrots, avocado, oily fishes, cabbage, pumpkin top list Blemish free, radiant young-looking skin is something all women long for.Millions are spent across the world on creams, lotions, serums and other potions – all promising the […]
Security
Suicide bombers kill 24 in Borno ……. NATION
It was bloody yesterday when a suicide bomber entered a mosque during the subh (early morning prayer) and detonated her bomb, killing all the people at prayer, except the Imam, who was seriously injured. The scene […]
Politics
Anger After Senate Rejects Gender Equality Bill ……. THISDAY
Saraki: Bill should be reintroduced The Senate has been condemned for rejecting a proposed bill aimed at eliminating “all forms of discrimination” against women. The Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill was thrown out on Tuesday […]
Economy
Saraki Promotes BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira Syndrome, Adorns Aba Products …… THISDAY
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, wednesday made real his campaign that Nigerians should patronise made-in-Nigeria goods as he adorned himself with made-in-Aba attire wednesday. During the recent Made in Aba Trade Fair in Abuja, […]
Politics
N3.1b probe: Confusion in Jonathan’s camp ……. NATION
There is confusion in ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s camp on how to refund the N3.1 billion allegedly shared by six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chiefs. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is battling to recover […]
Economy
FG targets 4,000MW from nuclear energy March 17, 2016 ……. PUNCH
The Federal Government is working towards generating 4,000 megawatts of electricity from nuclear energy. The plan is to start a programme in the coming years that will give the country 1,000MW in the first instance, […]
Politics
N’Assembly committee detects fresh errors in 2016 budget ……. PUNCH
The Senate and House Joint Committee on Appropriation has detected fresh errors in the 2016 budget, investigations by The PUNCH have revealed. It was gathered that the errors were responsible for the failure of the […]
Economy
NNPC faults Auditor-General, says it’s owing N326bn, not N3.24trn …….. VANGUARD
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, described as erroneous claims by the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF) that it failed to remit N3.235 trillion to the Federation Account for the period ended December 31, […]
Economy
Buhari’s battle to clean up Nigeria’s oil industry …… BBC
The revelation by Nigeria’s auditor general that $16bn (£11bn) of oil revenue went missing in 2014 has emphasised the scale of the task facing President Muhammadu Buhari in his efforts to clean up the oil […]
Society
UN report: Denmark is happiest nation in the world ……. Al Jazeera
Denmark is the happiest country in the world with Burundi sitting bottom of the 157-nation UN-sanctioned World Happiness Report 2016. The Scandinavian nation, with a population of 5.6 million, has topped the list twice before […]