THE alarm sounded recently by the Central Bank of Nigeria on the economy effectively poured cold water on earlier optimism that the country was poised to emerge from recession to significant growth. Like the apex […]
The International Monetary Fund concluded its review of Nigeria’s economic policies, in line with its Article IV Consultations, by July 30, 2017, and warned that although Nigeria’s economy might just grow marginally this year, the […]
It is obvious that these are not the best of times for Nigeria. Sadly, the leadership and the led are pretending that all is well. Do we wait for the inferno to get out of […]
Pastor Tim Gbasha of Sheperd International Assembly, Jos, has advised men to always resist the temptation to spank their erring wives, “no matter the provocation”. Gbasha gave the advice while delivering a sermon on Sunday. […]
Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, says the demands of the civil society groups that are staging a protest in Abuja, are not known to the laws of Nigeria. In […]
Compared with today’s affluent, much of mankind may be poorer. But against yesterday’s upper classes, a few of today’s poor are relatively well off. Our task as managers of economic spaces may, thus, not be […]
Over 200 members of the House of Representatives have taken delivery of brand new exotic cars, though all 360 lawmakers have yet to receive their July salaries. The PUNCH learnt that the non-payment of their […]
Judging from the amplitude of the Biafra advocacy, one would think that the Igbo are of one voice in support of an independent Igboland. In reality, it is, of course, not so. Yet, the ferocity […]
An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern, has said Nigerian ladies need to avoid dressing in provocative ways in order to reduce the rate of rape incidents in Nigeria. MURIC was reacting to a protest staged […]
The Presidency has withdrawn the nomination of Maimuna Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu from the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission, ICPC. The two nominees were named by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo […]
11. Another argument that has been advanced against the oil producing areas getting any special consideration is that the state or the people concerned have not contributed a kobo towards winning the minerals; unlike agriculture […]
Truly, money can buy them position and influence, but it can never buy them integrity. If integrity is a commodity being sold in the market, they may be able to afford it, but unfortunately, this […]
There are good reasons why Nigerians should take more than a passing interest in the controversy generated by the actions of members of the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs and that of the […]
In the more innocent past, the Igbos had a way of denouncing a steward or guard who committed the treachery of stealing the very thing he was hired to manage or secure. They called him […]
Leading United Kingdom newspaper, Dailymail, has been forced to tender an embarrassing apology to prosecutors for publishing false claims made by Mr. Bhradresh Gohil, lawyer to the convicted former Delta State governor, Mr. James Ibori. […]
No fewer than 70 lecturers have resigned from the University of Maiduguri since the outbreak of Boko Haram insurgency in the North- East, SUNDAY PUNCH, has learnt. Also, while five lecturers have been killed, three […]
A Saudi-bound flight operated by Medview Airline was on Saturday night aborted at the Ilorin Airport due to birdstrike. The airline confirmed the development in a statement by its media consultant, Obuke Oyibhota, on Sunday […]
What is fiscal federalism? In economics, it is a subfield of public finance that studies the financial relations — revenue and expenditure — between the different levels of government in a federation. In his 1959 […]
In response to the growing number of candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country, smart business people are making brisk business. I’m told that some 260+ new “universities” are awaiting the nod of […]
Ben Bruce, a senator from Bayelsa state, says Nigeria has not made any progress in the past two years. The lawmaker said he was proposing that the senate meets with President Muhammadu Buhari when he […]
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