Culture of secrecy in governance is stale
During colonial rule, the British evolved a convention that Nigerian public servants were expected to be seen but not heard. The convention facilitated the inclusion in the General Orders and later the Public Service Rules (PSR), the requirement for public servants to take oaths of secrecy not to disclose any information obtained in the course of their duties. The pioneer civil servants imbibed the convention and handed down to posterity, the culture of secrecy for official business in Nigeria.
2016 Budget: The road to the diversification of the economy – James, economist
Mr. Bassey James, an economist, is the Chief Executive Officer, Bascon Nigeria Limited, Telecom Master Limited and the founder, Southern Youths Development Forum. He speaks on the 2016 Budget being a tool for diversifying the economy, pay cut for senators, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) management of the Naira, the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to head the petroleum ministry and what government can do to boost industrial development in Nigeria
Federal, state govts can reap bountifully from the mining sector — Ekperigin
CHAIRMAN and Chief Executive Officer of Solid Mines Ltd, Mr. Frank Ekperigin, in this interview, wants Nigeria to see the present economic crisis as an opportunity to harness its potentials in the mining sector. To achieve that, he urges Nigerians to support President Buhari’s efforts at diversifying the economy. He also speaks on how government at all levels can become self sufficient.
Pipeline vandals, cultists: Lagos deploys security operatives to Ikorodu on 24-hour surveillance
Residents of Ikorodu area of Lagos State, yesterday, woke up to find heavy presence of security operatives in the area and environs.
Rotary’s policy on women is taking a toll on our membership – Ayanwale
For Mrs Olayinka Ayanwale, life without compassion is meaningless. This virtue has remained the force behind her tenacity towards the mandate of Inner Wheel International, a worldwide social service organisation comprising women since 1986 when she joined the organisation. That mandate is improving lives all-over the world.
N-Deltans warned Jonathan against northern friends — Joseph Evah, INC leader
Comrade Joseph Evah has remained a loud voice in the emancipation of the Niger Delta. As Coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) and Publicity Secretary, Ijaw National Congress (INC), Evah fought doggedly for resource control in the heat of the struggle in the oil-rich region. In this interview, he speaks on why Jonathan was outwitted in the last general elections. Meanwhile, he believes former President broke the jinx that a Niger Delta indigene will not rule Nigeria. Despite this feat, he thinks Jonathan failed his people because he concentrated virtually all his energies on developing the North to the detriment of the Niger Delta which he describes as the “feeding bottle” of the nation
