Redeveloping Obudu Resort to burnish Nigerian tourism
The 25-year concession signed by the Cross River State Government with Living Curation Real Estate Limited to redevelop Obudu Ranch Resort marks a welcome return to the original vision of Obudu as a world-class tourism destination driven by private investment, professional management and commercial discipline. Under this public-private partnership, the government retains ownership while the […]
Fighting One Corruption
CORRUPTION has been a buzzword for years. Political correctness demands some general noise about corruption. Politicians are more interested in “one type of corruption”, not the other, the one that affects them.
Measured Anti-Corruption Fights
THERE are enough reasons to fight corruption. The enormity of the dangers corruption imposes on our entire well-being justifies legal measures to keep it in check. Anti-corruption messages were a major plank of Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari’s change campaign. Since his election, there have been hints about limiting the new government’s fight against corruption.
Messy Amendments
ONE of the assignments the out going session of the National Assembly set for itself very early in the day was to ensure certain sections of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria were amended.
Will Adesiyan Keep His Promise?
IF you do not remember Alhaji Abduljelili Adesiyan, we would not hold it against you. As introductions go, he is the Minister of Police Affairs. His most remarkable action in office could be a promise he made to Nigerians in April 2014. It had nothing to do with improving the police.
Minimal Presidential Disruptions
PRESIDENTIAL security is priority everywhere, so it is not out of place for the same rule to apply in Nigeria. We commend decision of President-elect Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari that his convoy would obey traffic rules, but many situations would see the presidential convoy roar through the streets without Buhari knowing what colour of traffic light it obeyed.
