FG to replicate RUFIN scheme in 36 states
ABUJA—THE Federal Government has concluded plans to replicate and expand the Rural Finance Institution Building Programme, RUFIN, in the 36 states of the federation, following the success recorded in the pilot scheme in 12 states in the last six years.
Amnesty International: A Stitch In Time
A stitch in time saves nine is a time worn expression but the extent to which we live by this dictum as a nation is to be seen in the way we address issues of national importance.
WAI, a war for the poor
ON Monday, August 8, 2016, we were told that the Federal Government had revived the War Against Indiscipline, WAI, a priority programme of Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s 1984/85 military regime. It was under the control of the late Major General Tunde Idiagbon, his Deputy (Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters).
PDP has recruited militants causing mayhem in Rivers— Obaseki
GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the APC, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday raised an alarm that the PDP, had recruited the militants, who caused mayhem in Rivers State, with a view to perpetrating violence during the election.
Path to economic recovery
IF the truth must be told, Nigeria today is on the edge of a precipice – with its economy hanging perilously on the balance. The situation is so precarious that President Muhammadu Buhari will be seeking Emergency Powers to tackle the economy as soon as the National Assembly resumes from its vacation on September 12, 2016.
