The old squirrel, according to an ancient Edo riddle, habitually sips from the gourd of iniquities. His lineage is forbidden from eating the palm kernel near its warren. But out of ancestral curse, the duplicitous […]
Before the Presidential and National Assembly polls in the 2019 general elections, there was an expectation that a ‘third force party’ would emerge to challenge the dominance of the two main political parties in Nigeria. […]
The life of a cat in Europe is much more valuable and protected than the life of a Nigerian living in Nigeria. In fact, there is a European convention for the protection of pet animals. […]
Henry Boyo (lesleba@lesleba.com) Regrettably, banks seem to perceive customer deposits as a burden, which must be taxed, rather than the actual base on which their total lending and ultimate profitability is primarily predicated. For example, […]
While some Nigerians are proud of their country, most bemoan their citizenship for many reasons. Many people have adduced tribalism, religion, zoning, class, gender, age, and resources mal-allocation as the causes of our lack of […]
This week’s write up was prompted by a Nigerian “health tourist” eager to explain to me the advantages of spending millions of his hard-earned naira for medical treatment in London. He said: “First of all, […]
Azuka Onwuka The news that Nigeria was rated as the sixth most miserable country has been on the lips of many Nigerians since the weekend. As usual, politics was brought into it, as anybody who […]
Regarded as Nigeria’s premier exhibition, the Lagos International Trade Fair is rapidly becoming a jot in the memory. Its deterioration reflects brutally in the condition of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, which normally is […]
The world heaved a collective sigh of relief when local liberation forces, backed by a United States-led coalition, recently routed the Islamic State terrorist group from the last sliver of territory it held in Syria. […]
Data compiled by Steve Hanke, an economist from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, US, has classified Nigerians as the sixth “most miserable people in the world”. The Misery Index was calculated using economic indices including […]
Into the future Dr. Hållén and his colleagues in the English and Creative Writing Department of Elizade University will be collaborating on digital publishing and street literature in Africa in general and in Nigeria in […]
Such was his versatility that after he joined the United Nations, he worked in agencies with very different and quite complicated mandates, like the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has officially declared his intention to run the for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr Gbajabiamila made his declaration in Abuja […]
On Twitter last week, Nigeria leader Muhammadu Buhari wrote: “Happy Birthday to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of our great party, the APC; pillar of democracy; and father of modern Lagos State. His best […]
Obeahon Ohiwerei, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Keystone Bank, has resigned his appointment. According to a statement by the bank, Ohiwerei is leaving to pursue other interests. Abubakar Danlami Sule has been […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has given the go-ahead to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in its suit seeking “an order for leave to apply for an order of mandamus compelling […]
A Nigerian man was killed on Sunday after being hit by a stray bullet fired by police officers during a raid in his neighbourhood in Lagos. PREMIUM TIMES learnt through social media posts and a […]
Chisco Transport Nigeria Limited has dragged the administrators of the estate of Chief Joseph Akanbi Oyelowo, Mr Oladuuni Oyelowo and Mr Olatunji Oyelowo before a Lagos High court, Igbosere over the property situated at no […]
At the 2019 International Petroleum Conference held in London, recently, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, was reported to have copiously highlighted major investment opportunities not only in […]
Just recently, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (the “FIRS”) suspended its very controversial mandate to banks. The Mandate appointed banks as collecting agents, authorising them to freeze taxpayers’ accounts for alleged tax default (“Freeze Mandate”). […]
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