FG and the big lie on poverty in Nigeria

FG and the big lie on poverty in Nigeria

By Dele Sobowale I have quoted President Buhari extensively in order to demonstrate, beyond reasonable doubt, how far this Federal Government will go to purvey falsehood as fact – hoping that repeating it will make it true.  I honestly have the greatest sympathy for Buhari who has been vastly diminished by his six years in […]
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Economics and the better angels of our nature

Economics and the better angels of our nature

By Obadiah Mailafia Economists have become increasingly interested in the factors underlying insecurity, war and violent conflict. These factors include the role of wealth, trade levels as well as the costs and possible benefits of violent conflict. Public choice and game theory in particular has shifted the debate from the costs and benefits of war […]

Combating open defecation

Combating open defecation

By Yusuf Olukolu NATURE can never be cheated; when it  calls, we can’t but respond. Bowel movement is an important aspect of human anatomy that helps the body get rid of waste products. Significantly, it gives no notice; it can happen at anytime and anywhere. It sometimes happens in the most unexpected places. The most […]

Drop draconian NPC, NBC Bills

Drop draconian NPC, NBC Bills

THE media and civil society advocacy sectors have had their hands full battling the many draconian policies and legislations which have routinely ruffled the democratic space since the present regime assumed power in 2015. These include bills to strangulate the social media, shackle the citizenry through a new Quarantine Act, the Twitter Ban and the […]

Ndokwa APC leaders forge common front, eye party chairmanship slot

Ndokwa APC leaders forge common front, eye party chairmanship slot

It was a beehive of activities in Abbi, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, as the All Progressives Congress, APC faithful were hosted by a chieftain of the party in Delta State, Dr Eugene Okolocha, over the weekend with the purpose of uniting aggrieved party members who were hitherto in different camps in addition to positioning the party in Ndokwa nation preparatory to the forthcoming congress of the party as party leaders say, the state chairmanship position is a must-win for Ndokwa nation.

[SPONSORED] The Incoming Wealth Shift

[SPONSORED] The Incoming Wealth Shift

History has been a remarkably trustworthy guide to the patterns of wealth movement. Over time, the concentration of wealth has always been within the facilitators of industry. As the steam engine ushered in the industrial revolution, the world saw the rise of the industrialists and oil barons whose legacy then shaped the energy sector as […]

Fuel: Subsidy must go to move economy ahead — FG

Fuel: Subsidy must go to move economy ahead — FG

The Federal Government, Sunday, restated the need to deregulate the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry through market-driven pricing of products to boost the nation’s economy.