Remaining awake through a great revolution
I often feel as if we, in Nigeria, are stuck in a debtor’s prison. Before many of us are even born, to a certain extent, we owe debts which we must repay. Our very lives and livelihoods we often owe to other people who have the unequivocal power to decide, much like gods, who will be allowed to go further, who will prosper and who won’t based on arbitrary rules. This all begins because individualism is not acceptable in the Nigerian society.
How to figure out if you need insurance
To figure out if you need life insurance, you need to think through the worst-case scenario. If you died tomorrow, how would your loved ones fare financially? Would they have the money to pay for your final expenses (e.g., funeral costs, medical bills, taxes, debts, lawyers’ fees, etc.)? Would they be able to meet ongoing living expenses like the rent or mortgage, food, clothing, transportation costs, healthcare, etc? What about long-range financial goals? Without your contribution to the household, would your surviving spouse be able to save enough money to put the kids through college or retire comfortably?
Doctors urged to unite health professionals
A passionate plea has been made to medical doctors in the health sector to play a leadership role as head of the medical team with a view to ensuring harmony among all health workers and above all better medical outcomes in the management of patients.
Economy determines growth of a business —Tsolaye Inone, CEO Pencakes
The economic situation in any given country could either make or mar your business. For the growth and well being of any business, the state of the economy determines the financial state of families and their willingness to spend on wants as well as their basic needs. This in turn would lead to either an increase or decrease in the demand for cake and pastries.
2017 AFCON qualifiers: Amuneke, Kaita call for discipline, adequate planning
Emmanuel Amuneke, a former Super Eagles winger, has called for adequate investments and planning to enable the Super Eagles emerge victorious at its 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
SEC orders registrars to return unpaid dividends to companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, yesterday ordered all registrars of public companies to return all unclaimed dividends, which have been in their custody for fifteen (15) months and above, to the paying companies.
3 feared dead, 10 caterpillars burnt as gunmen invade Orient Petroleum refinery
THREE persons were feared dead and property worth millions of naira, including 10 caterpillars and houses, were destroyed when gunmen suspected to be from Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State invaded the facilities of the controversial Orient Petroleum Resources at Aguleri Otu in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State.
NIMR advocates more investment in Nigerian children
THE Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, Prof. Innocent Ujah, has stressed the need for governments to invest in children saying that, ‘children are the most nation’s valuable resource’.
DPAN counsels Buhari on probe of past misdeeds
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Due Process Advocates of Nigeria, DPAN, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to shun any urge to probe misdeeds of the past government, describing it as waste of precious time and resources.
Banker crushed to death by BRT bus
A banker, Segun Ajisebutu, was yesterday crushed by a BRT bus at Palmgrove bus-stop, Lagos, while dashing across the BRT lane.
Man docked over alleged $30,000 fraud
A 47-year-old man, Abdullahi Ismaila Mubarak, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining $30,000 by false pretence.
