By Habib Aruna There’s no doubt that the presence of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, officials on our roads in the state over the years has been more beneficial and auspicious. The agency has indeed contributed, in large measure, in ameliorating traffic congestion in most parts of a city that is growing and expanding […]

By Dele Sobowale “Nigeria drops to 14 as Egypt tops Africa’s investment destinations”   News Report, December 5, 2021. Very few variables determine national economic competitive advantage. One of them  is  Foreign Direct Investment, FDI. In every continent, but Africa, the country with the largest population and one of the largest Gross Domestic Product, GDP, invariably […]

By Ishola Balogun Following a Joint Venture Agreement between Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation (AKICORP)  and a South Korean company, Kumbit Global Limited, to establish a $600 million industrial park in Nung Ikot Obiodo, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state, the President of the company, Mr. Ji Jung Hyun, has arrived Nigeria to begin […]

By Chidi Odinkalu A democracy counts and accounts for three things. First, the people; second, the votes and third, the people’s money. For the first, we conduct a census. The second is done through elections; while the third is the focus of public accounts. Through legitimacy conferred by counting the votes, government acquires the mandate to […]

By Sharon Ivovi The Delta State Government has reiterated its commitment to continue to support any project and efforts that would enhance the efficient use of scarce resources for the maximum benefit of Deltans. This was made known by the Commissioner for Primary Education, Hon. Chika Ossai while declaring open a two day workshop for […]

Despite efforts by the insurance industry to ensure that motorists carry genuine motor insurance policies, huge number of vehicles have continued to ply Nigerian roads with fake or no insurance certificates.

“No flag or anthem of Russia will be used in matches where teams from the Football Union of Russia participate.”

By Owei Lakemfa Some parts of Nigeria are becoming increasingly ungovernable. The news everyday is, in some cases, grave and the prognosis not so good. The United Nations Development    Programme, UNDP, reports that in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, insurgency-related conflicts had in eleven years from 2009 claimed    almost 350,000 lives. Direct insurgency, it […]

By Joyce Ifeanyi Omoniyi Onifade, an accomplished finance executive and management consultant based in Minneapolis, has been awarded the distinguished title of Fellow by the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC-Nigeria). The Fellowship is a recognition of Mr. Onifade’s extraordinary professional accomplishments, as well as his demonstrated commitment to promoting the highest standards of ethical and […]

THE Federal Government must consider the safety and security of Nigerians trapped in Ukraine a matter of utmost priority and take direct action. The statement released by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, declaring that Nigerians trapped in the country under the onslaught of Russian military action “are responsible for their safety” is too hollow […]