Abuja satellite towns where pregnancy is death sentence
First time visitors to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,are usually impressed by the well paved roads and other top quality infrastructure. And to meet the health needs of the residents of the only planned city in Nigeria, the authorities made provisions for the setting up of hospitals in all the districts of Abuja. Although the increase in the population of the capital city means that the facilities there are stretched beyond their limits, they still offer services that, by Nigerian standards, are better that what is obtainable in many states of the f
Heineken LFDW 2016: How Heineken changed the fashion game in four days
International premium beer brand, Heineken, was the headline sponsor of the 4-day Lagos Fashion and Design Week which took place from October 26 to October 29, at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, Victoria Island, Lagos. For four straight days, the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week held Nigeria – and, to a large extent, […]
Malawian singer who stormed AFRIMA almost naked gushes over her dress
The AFRIMA (All Africa Music Awards) event which held in Lagos in conjunction with Lagos State Government last Sunday at Eko Hotel and Suites may have come and gone but the echoes are still reverberating in the minds of people who have described the night as a night for the good, the bad and the ugly.
YOUR BUSINESS & YOUR BANK: Preparing Security/ Collateral for Bank Loan
Last week we began discussions on this aspect of getting bank loans under the title, ‘’How to Prepare your Business for a Bank Loan’’, which was essentially dealing with how a borrowing customer should prepare to have his loan application scale through what should ordinarily be a simple process but which has become almost a nightmare to most businessmen especially the small and medium scale entrepreneurs.
Pastor’s Corner: Steer Away From The Bait
“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith” Prov. 15:16.KJV
Looming financial crisis after Senate rejection of loan request
After campaigning vigorously against the $30 billion loan request by the Federal Government and waking up a few days after to read that the Senate had rejected the request, the feeling should be one of elation.
For once the Senate of Nigeria had done the right thing. But, economics is full of paradoxes and economists can sometimes find themselves being right and sad at the same time. Beating back Buhari and his Economic Management Team, EMT, provides as much joy as beating up on an old man who shuffles into a sucker punch. Buhari had that humiliation coming because he had assembled an incompetent team of economic advisers and managers. Unfortunately for the President, that might not be the last drubbing he will receive as long as nobody on his team knows how to play this game. And the name of the game is persuasion.
