Crossing the red line by the Opposition and Government(4), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative on the Saturday, December 12, 1959 Federal elections with the results thus: In the Northern Region—3,258,520 (votes cast) and 89.4% (percentage poll); Eastern Region-1,929,754(votes cast) and 75.3% (percentage poll); Western Region-1,887, 209 and 71.2% (percentage poll); Lagos-110,072 (votes cast) and 76.2% (percentage poll). All prominent Nigerian political leaders were returned. […]
FIIRS- Collector of taxes by force in an era of poverty(2)
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)
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)
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 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
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
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 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
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
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)
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
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 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.
The Zambia in us
Paying back these debts is putting huge pressure on Zambia’s finances; the biggest item in the budget used to be education
Segun Agagu : Five years after
I LOST a friend Oluwasegun Kokumo Agagu (1948-2013), five years ago. To honour his memory, I attended his fifth memorial lecture at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday, September 13. The lecture was organised by members of the board of Trustees of Segun Agagu Foundation made up of Dr. Deji Adeleke (Chairman), Chief Pius Oluwole Akinyelure, Marie Ekpere, Prince Yemi Adefulu, MFR, Mr. Kayode Fawole, Alhaji Kashim Imam, Ms. Solape Adefala, Dr. Olumuyiwa Aliu, Mr. Akin Aruwajoye, Mr. Kayode Falowo, Mr. Femi Agagu and Mr. Feyi Agagu-the first and only son of Dr. Segun Agagu.
The once elegant Joseph Wayas
DR. Joseph Wayas (77) is the first Senate President to act as President of Nigeria. That was in 1983 following the absence of President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (93)and his vice, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (1932-2017)who both travelled outside the country.
