A little over three years ago, stakeholders converged on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the third edition of the Financing for Development conference (FfD), a high-level meeting of heads of states, finance experts, business sector entities, […]
It is a matter of public record that we Lagosians did not choose Babatunde Raji Fashola to run as governor of Lagos State. Granted that he exceeded our limited expectations. Then again, we did not […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on December 9, 2017, concluded the most successful and peaceful National Convention in the history of conventions in Nigeria. Honourable Uche Secondus was revealed as the new National Chairman of […]
Popular fuji singer, Abass Akande Obesere has rebuked his colleague, KWAM 1 for his statement on Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State. A video went viral online, which showed KWAM 1 speaking in Yoruba saying, […]
I did not sit-in on September 14th as directed by the secessionist movement, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). I could not have because I am opposed to Biafranism in all it form and hue. I […]
The Federal Government’s renewed bid to widen the tax net by compelling the wealthy to pay their taxes appears to be making progress, but only very marginally. For a country desperate to rake in funds […]
President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly declared in China, last Sunday, that he believes in the idea of free and fair elections, and that he is committed to this pillar of the democratic process. I don’t expect […]
THE vigorous defence last week of the Federal Government’s borrowing binge by the Debt Management Office did little to assuage public disquiet over Nigeria’s rising debt profile. In response to growing fears of debt peonage […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken over Skye Bank Plc. Although details of the development are still sketchy, PREMIUM TIMES learnt the financial sector regulator has already approved a change of name of […]
It was two days before Christmas 2001. My family and I had just moved to Wisconsin from Minnesota. A Caucasian American woman I worked with broke the news. “Did you hear that your country’s Attorney […]
“We ask, Mr President, are we still one country? Southern and Middle Belt leaders criticising the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi as the Director-General of the Department of State Services.” –The PUNCH, September 13, 2018. […]
Since the report that HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services companies, took a dim view of the Buhari government’s economic policies, operatives and supporters of the government have been falling over […]
Kemi Adeosun was axed. She lost her job because she presented a fake NYSC certificate. She had worked with this certificate as Commissioner of Finance in Ogun State for four years and for three years […]
The much-talked-about Osun State governorship election is just a few hours around the corner. As usual, I find it very important to reach out to the people on the need to make it a worthwhile […]
EU member states lost almost 150 billion euros (177 billion dollars) in Value Added Tax revenues in 2016, with a third of that estimated to be due to fraud, the European Commission announced on Friday. […]
I had known Chief Olu Falae, former secretary to the government of the federation and minister of finance, only by reputation. When, on Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, he contested the presidential election […]
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has charged the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to resolve all feud with the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode to allow him run […]
Last Friday, September 14, 2018, marked another sad turn in the history of Nigerian politics. A second minister of finance resigned on that day. Her resignation was most likely in fulfillment of a private directive […]
Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications, reportedly failed to participate in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Premium Times is reporting that the minister skipped the compulsory programme despite graduating from the University of Ife […]
It’s not yet clear what finally did it or who. But it was clear, almost from the start, that the country could not bluff its way through this flight. Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi […]
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