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The Judiciary in distress

On January 15, 20199:09 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

THE two day meeting of the National Judicial Council will begin on Tuesday 15th January. It is a scheduled meeting which will be presided over by the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter S. Nkanu Onnoghen, who happens to be Chairman of the Council.

The last minimum wage (2)

On January 8, 20193:24 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

ON the conviction of an employer under this section for failing to pay to a worker wages not less than the national minimum wage, the court may make an order that the employer convicted shall pay, in addition to any fine, such sum as appears to the court to be due to the worker on account of wages, the wages being calculated on the basis of the national minimum wage : provided that the power to order payment on account of wages under this subsection shall not be in derogation of the right of the worker to recover wages due to him by any other proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, 4.-(1).

The last minimum wage (1)

On January 1, 20193:20 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

THE last minimum wage bill in Nigeria was signed on September 3, 1981, by Late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (1925- 2018). It was N125.00 per month, which is the equivalent of N45,000.00 now.

FIIRS- Collector of taxes by force in an era of poverty(2)

On December 26, 20188:32 pmIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by adekunleComments

ON July 10 this year, Joanna Slater published an article in the Washington Post. In the article, she claimed that “It is a distinction that no country wants: the place with the most people living in extreme poverty.

FIIRS – Collector of taxes by force in an era of poverty(1)

On December 18, 20182:17 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

THE Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Dr. Babatunde Fowler (62) is a man who takes his job seriously.

The huge debt burden and how we got there (3)

On December 11, 20183:44 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

WHEN General Sani Abacha (1943-1998) took over from Chief Ernest Oladeinde Adegunle Shonekan on November 17, 1993, he pegged the official rate at N21 to US$1. In the black market it was running close to N50 per US$1,that is if you can get it to buy. The official rate of N22 per dollar stayed throughout the tenure of General Sanni Abacha.

The huge debt burden and how we got there (2)

On December 4, 20186:06 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

ON getting to power on August 28, 1985, General Ibrahim Babangida told the nation that “the last twenty months have not witnessed any significant changes in the national economy.

The huge debt burden and how we got there

On November 27, 20184:59 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

NIGERIA’S debt stock increased by 3% from the N21.68 trillion recorded in December 2017 to N22.4 trillion recorded in December 2017 to N22.2 trillion ($73.21 billion) at the end of June 2018.

Toyin Olakunri in her words

On November 20, 20182:16 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

CHIEF Mrs. Olutoyin Olusola Olakunri was born on November 4, 1937. She attended primary school in Nigeria, and completed her secondary and tertiary education in the United Kingdom. In February 1963, Chief Mrs. Olakunri qualified as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales; and became a Foundation Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, in 1965. Chief Mrs. Olutoyin Olakunri is the first female Chartered Accountant in Sub-Saharan Africa and the second female President of ICAN. To date, there have been six female heads of ICAN, and quite a number of eligible women in line.

Alaafin of Oyo: Coping with a disintegrated empire

On November 13, 20185:14 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

ON October 15, IKU BABAYEYE IGBAKEJI ORISA, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo was 80. He is the Emperor of a lost Empire which in the 18th century occupied the whole of south west, part of north central and stretched to parts of the Republic of Benin and Togo.

Fashawe mum’s prophecy on Atiku

On November 6, 20184:53 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

THE emergence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the Presidential Candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has compelled me to re-read a book on him by a colleague Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo (1960-2017).

Allison Akene Ayida’s story

On October 30, 20187:40 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

CHIEF Allison Akene Ayida was born on June 16, 1930. He attended King’s College, Lagos, 1952, Queen’s College, University of Oxford, England, 1956, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, England, 1957; assistant secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, 1971-1975, chairman, UN Commission for Africa, secretary to the Government of the Federation and Head of Civil Service, 1975-1977. He died on October 12, 2018.

Mohammed Haruna on the electoral process and violence (2)

On October 23, 20187:22 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by Nwafor PolycarpComments

THESE include internal problems like lack of professionalism, relatively poor pay, or in some cases, no pay at all, and bad management. The threats also lie in external problems like a stagnant, if not regressive economy, a decaying infrastructure, widespread illiteracy, ethnic and religious divisions in society and over dependence on imports for plant and machinery and other inputs in an economy with a volatile foreign exchange regime.

Mohammed Haruna on the electoral process and violence

On October 16, 20187:25 amIn News, On the Spot with Eric Teniola by adekunleComments

WHEN my friend Mallam Mohammed Haruna presented a paper on Electoral process and violence on February 7, 2002, little did he know that 16 years after he would be implementing his proposals as a National Commissioner at INEC.

Sadly, we lost the war

On October 9, 20186:26 amIn On the Spot with Eric Teniola by adekunleComments

ON Tuesday March 20, 1984, the Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters, Brigadier General Babatunde Abdulbaki Idiagbon (1943-1999) launched the National Consciousness and Mobilisation Crusade. That was over 34 years ago during the tenure of Major General Muhammadu Buhari as Head of State. Brigadier Idiagbon was the number two man during that regime.