When will justice and fairness return to the Nigerian Army?
AS the year 2016 comes to an end, Nigerians are faced with an opportunity to reflect on the performance of government agencies and institutions. One of these institutions is the Nigerian Army, which is saddled with the onerous task of protecting the nation from external aggression as well as maintaining internal security.
2016: How recession dealt big blow to nation’s auto sector
SINCE the Nigerian economy officially slid into a steep recession in the second quarter of this year, most sectors have been performing below capacity due to shortage/high cost of buying foreign exchange, especially the United States dollar, needed to import either finished products or raw materials for local industries. The auto sector in the country is not immune to the vagaries of the recession as the new forex regime in the country has not been favourable to many auto firms.
Lessons I’ve learned in 2016
Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the current Minister of Transport and former Governor of Rivers State, was my bosom buddy for many years; and before, during and after the 2015 elections, I supported Amaechi to the hilt, sometimes reluctantly.
Tevez becomes world’s highest-paid footballer
Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has officially become the world’s highest-paid football player after signing a whopping $41million-a-year contract at Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.
SEC C’ttee recommends shake-up of CAMA, FRC boards
A committee set up by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, to review investments laws has made recommendations for the amendments of the Companies and Allied Matters (CAMA) Act, Financial Reporting Council Act, and three other Acts.
Fire razes Odopetu market in Ondo
Akure—A mysterious fire outbreak gutted the popular Odopetu Market in Akure, the Ondo State capital and destroyed food items worth millions of naira.
