Recession blues
IT is no longer news that the economy of Nigeria is officially in recession. Did we envisage or prepare for this? I will say yes, given the ‘profligacy’ of the past sixteen or so years and the futile attempts made by Dr. Okonjo Iweala and others in the Goodluck Jonathan government, including the present emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, to remove fuel subsidy and save for the rainy day that we are now experiencing.
Edo election: Save democracy, conduct credible election, Secondus tells INEC
The Immediate past Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Prince Uche Secondus has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to do everything to ensure it conducts free, fair and credible election in the September 28, 2016 Edo state gubernatorial election.
Kwara govt shuts 25 illegal Schools
Kwara Government said on Monday that it shut down 25 Private Schools across the three senatorial districts of the state for operating illegally.
Sale of assets: Selling the state’s jewels
THE Senate a short while ago spent a few short hours debating the State of the economy. They asked for a new economic team because they thought that the ministers of Finance and Budget were not up to the task of pulling Nigeria out of recession. They recommended the selling of national assets such as NLGN, parts of NNPC; so as to holster up our foreign exchange reserves: reduction of government spending, boosting agriculture etc.
Avengers force Shell to shut down Nigeria’s major crude oil export line
Nigeria’s crude oil production suffered fresh set back Monday as Trans Niger Pipeline, (TNP), which exports about 180, 000 barrels of crude oil per day was shut down as a precautionary measure after a fire was seen on the “right of way” at Gio community in Ogoni land, one of the two pipelines that export Bonny Light crude oil.
Stop bombing oil installations, Niger Delta militants told
The Network of Grassroots Elite for Capacity Development (NGECP), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),
has urged Niger Delta militants to stop bombing the nation’s oil installations and save citizens from further hardships. The South South Coordinator of the group, Adele Jombai, made the call during the group’s national conference in Awka on Monday.
