Tinubu advised to invest in bio-circular economy to drive nat’l wealth
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja AS Nigerians continue to struggle with poor electricity supply, among other bottlenecks that have consequently hampered small-scale businesses, experts in the agricultural and water sectors have urged President Asiwaju Bolad Ahmed Tinubu, to utilize solid waste from agricultural products to boost the country’s economy. These experts, under the aegis of International […]
Presidential Tribunal: Peter Obi tenders results of 6 states, 115 LGAs in evidence
Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, who is insisting that he won the presidential election held on February 25, on Thursday, produced certified copies of results of the election from six states of the federation, to support his claim.
Crush oil thieves, other felons, Tinubu orders security agencies
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday told Service Chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies to crush anyone involved in oil theft, saying that his administration will not tolerate such menace.
Dousing DSS, EFCC feud
NIGERIANS may be in for a new era of prompt and proactive attention to important governance issues if what happened on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, was anything to go by. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu instructed men of the Directorate of State Services, DSS, to “immediately” vacate offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, […]
The homosexuality of cultural imperialism
I made acquaintance with a lady, Yeye Akilimali Funua Olade, about 1990. A few months later, my wife and I visited her in Ila Oragun where she was running a rural library, the African Heritage Research Library. She was an American who had studied at Fisk University from 1963 -1965, earned a Bachelor’s degree in […]
Your victory gives us hope – Imo NNPP guber candidate tells Gov Yusuf
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Hon. Uche Ben Odunzeh has described the inauguration of Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf as an encouragement and hope for the party. Yusuf was inaugurated alongside 27 other governors and President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, with Kano being the only state controlled by the […]
Naira exchanges at N464.67 to dollar
Naira remained unchanged on Thursday, exchanging at N464.67 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The local currency did not change from its value on Wednesday, while the open indicative rate closed at N464.64 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N467 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within […]
PPP: Snake Island Port set to attract $1bn investment
THE Federal Government has granted an approval for the development of Snake Island Port in Lagos by Nigerdock targeted at attracting $1billion private investment while enhancing operations in the Nigerian maritime industry.
The five stages of grief
By Donu Kogbara Dr Elisabeth Kubler- Ross (1926-2004) was an eminent Swiss American psychiatrist who first introduced a theory titled: “The 5 Stages of Grief” in a 1969 book titled On Death And Dying. The five distinct stages she highlighted were: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Kubler-Ross originally based this theory on her observations […]
Inflation: Household consumption expenditure falls 4.07%
The continuous rise in the prices of goods and services as well as the challenging economic conditions have compelled households to reduce consumption expenditure by 4.07 per cent in 2022 as against an increase of 25.6 per cent in 2021.
Subsidy: New players’ll make petrol price come down — Kyari
Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, said yesterday that the present high cost of petrol will crash in no distant time, allaying the fears of Nigerians about the development.
