What is Peter Obi looking for in Yelwata? By Rotimi Fasan
Now that he has been given a fresh invite by so-called elders of the community to visit after last week’s botched attempt, I think it is legitimate to ask what Peter Obi, the National Democratic Congress’s presidential candidate, is looking for in Yelwata, a somnolent town in Benue State, at a time when he should […]
The Russian Revolution: A hundred years after
I HAVE always been partial towards Russia. Perhaps it’s on account of its writers who have been the passion of my youth: Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Pasternak, Akhmatova, Mandelstam.
Biometrics, BVN and Nigeria
THE introduction of Biometric identification was to stop different kinds of fraud. There were too many fictitious bank accounts; inactive bank accounts are raided by the employees. To stop this, the bank instituted a regime of dormant accounts.
Taking us on a jolly ride
I HAVE just finished reading a 280 page book titled The Debt Trap In Nigeria—Towards a Sustainable Debt Strategy. It was jointly written by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala while she was Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the World Bank Group, Charles Chukwuma Soludo while he was Executive Director, African Institute For Applied Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Mr. Mansour Muktar while he was a Senior Economist with the Africa Region of the World Bank.
Seriake Dickson’s moment of truth
THE Southern Senators Forum under the leadership of Senator Hope Uzodimma in quite a historic move stormed Calabar between 24-26 November, 2017 to find a perfect mix for unity within the concept of restructuring.
Poultry sector as metaphor for our problems – Dele Sobowale
Poultry sector as metaphor for our problems – Dele Sobowale
