The 2016 Appropriation Bill, has probably generated wider public interest and debate than any other annual budget in recent memory. The projected spending of over N6Tn is by far the highest ever, but will also require an exceptionally heavy loan of almost N2Tn to fund this budget, in which capital expenditure is allocated an unusually high, though still modest provision, of 30% of government’s total spending this year.

Maximum Career Success International (MCSI) a Lagos based career and human development Company, has targeted to train and to financially empower 4,000 job seekers and small business owners this year.

The contribution of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises,SMEs is vital to any country, lack of access to relative cheap and effective source of finance for SMEs is the major factors hindering their contribution to economic growth. In this chat, Chude Jideonwo spoke on the integrated Marketing communications, IMC, industry and related issues. Princewill Ekwujuru reports.

President Buhari committed a blunder which is costing his government and Nigeria dearly early in his tenure. And, it cannot now be changed. Was it not Agathon, 447-401? BC, who had truthfully but irreverently told us that “Even God cannot change the past”? When Buhari delayed the appointment of his Ministers, dismissing them as “noisemakers”, he not only demonstrated his contempt for those he was about to select but his own ignorance about how government works in a democracy. Today, the charade over the 2016 budget playing out in various committees of the National Assembly, NASS, represent the inevitable consequences of Buhari expecting his own Ministers to perform a task which had defeated other cabinets, given five months, in one month. Mr President, asked for this mess. Even a team made of geniuses could not have succeeded.

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh will defend his team list and preparations for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt on March 25, when he meets the Nigeria Football Federation technical committee on Friday. Oliseh, only last weekend groaned about his inability to make contacts with the players he intended to invite for the must win double-header against the Egyptians, due to financial constraint.