Rising Times for NGX
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has received a significant vote of confidence, with FTSE Russell confirming Nigeria’s return to Frontier Market status from September 21, 2026. The decision reverses the country’s relegation to “Unclassified” status in 2023, when foreign-exchange liquidity problems, difficulties in repatriating investment proceeds, and concerns about market accessibility made Nigeria increasingly unattractive to […]
Options for developing our railway system
ONE area the President Muhammadu Buhari regime appears to have recorded noticeable impact is the transport sector, which has Hon Rotimi Amaechi as the Minister in-charge.
Whither the elusive ‘looters list’?
VERY early at the start of his tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari voluntarily promised to release the list of those he called looters. On 12th December 2015 the President said the only thing holding back the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from publishing the list of those who looted Nigeria and have returned parts of the loot was to avoid jeopardising investigations and further recoveries. Till today, he has not fulfilled that promise.
A day to share and be joyful
Merry Christmas! Today, Monday December 25, 2017, is the day to pause from the complex frenzies of the Yuletide season. It is a day of worship, celebration, relaxation and sharing.
Don’t politicise the #ENDSARS campaign
EVERYTHING possible must be done to avoid bringing politics into #ENDSARS, the campaign by some social activists to have the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Nigeria Police scrapped. The campaign, which took off in the social media made a worrisome landfall in the streets of some cities such as Abuja, Awka in Anambra, and Port Harcourt in Rivers State at the beginning of last week.
Service Chiefs must work harder
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s extension of the tenures of Service Chiefs is not only an endorsement of their services since the past 31 months of this administration it is also a call to work harder in securing the nation.
