I walked away from power rather than compromise my integrity —Octogenarian Eburajolo
Few Nigerians have witnessed the country’s economic evolution as closely—or participated in it as actively—as Victor Eburajolo. For more than five decades, the industrial relations expert,...
Art X Lagos is a catalyst for West African art
This weekend, at the Civic Center in Victoria Island, Lagos, Art X , the rapidly emerging annual art fair concentrating on the West African region will be once again packed full with some of the best contemporary art in West Africa as : 14 selected galleries drawn from Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, and the United Kingdom will be presenting at the second edition of the Art X Lagos . The first edition of Art X Lagos took place in 2016, attracting 5,000 visitors and the work of 65 artists.
Govt borrowings are driving interest rates upward — Chioke, CEO, Afinvest
The banking industry is growing and there will be specialization for everyone. Even from the report, the size of growth over the years using any of the metrics recorded double digit growth in the industry overall. But the tier-1 banks are growing faster. What will happen in the industry is that there will be areas of specialization.
Intel saga: We were billed in dollars for services we could have paid for in Naira — Amadi
Chief Reginald Amadi is the Public Relations Officer of the Delta/Edo Command of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Custom Agents. In this interview with Sunday Vanguard in Warri, Amadi speaks on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)/Integrated Logistics Services (INTELS) row, among other issues in the maritime sector. Excerpts:
Adebanjo takes on opponents of restructuring
It was an event that provided an avenue for some patriotic Nigerians including a leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, to air their views on some national issues and also x-tray the myriad of problems which have impeded the socio-economic development of the country.
Nigeria’s unity is desirable, but don’t tell me it is non-negotiable –Gov. Dickson
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson made history when he drove to Aleibiri in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State, the first time a vehicle would reach the community, thanks to the construction of Sagbama, Ekeremor, Agge Road.
We are worried that another massacre looms – Ujege
Elder statesman, Chief Edward Ujege, is President General of Mdzough U Tiv. He led the leadership of the umbrella bodies of the three major tribes in Benue State to raise the alarm over alleged impending invasion of the state by herdsmen ahead of the November 1 commencement of the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition Law in the state. In this interview, Ujege laments what he describes as the Federal Government’s indifference to the herdsmen menace in the country and its implication for national unity, the open grazing prohibition law, among other issues. Excerpts:
Our search for detribalised race with Father Kukah, Fashola, Yadudu, Obi, others has just begun — Prof Azinge
Prof Epiphany Azinge, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the 5th Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, is one of Nigeria’s most celebrated legal luminaries and scholars.
My father mocked me for being a Ph.D holder, not a medical doctor — Akinwunmi Adesina
When he was ushered into the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, last When he was ushered into the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, last week, for the conferment of the 2017 World Food Prize, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina received a standing ovation. The award was an endorsement of his activities over the past two decades with the Rockefeller Foundation, the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and as Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria.
Passage of PIB’ll end fuel scarcity, enhance our economy — Reyenieju
Daniel Reyenieju, former Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Inter-Parliamerntary Relations in the 7th House is a member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the 8th House of Representatives. In this chat, he spoke extensively on intrigues militating against the non-passage of the PIB, its importance to the governance of the oil sector, fuel scarcity and other related issues, excerpts…
Affirmative action for women is not democracy— Florence Ita-Giwa
Having been served the best of education from the best schools both in Nigeria and A former lawmaker, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa (OON) needs no introduction. Mama Bakassi, as she is fondly called for her fight for the people of Bakassi in Cross River State, she is one of the few Nigerian women who have risen above the odds limiting women in the political terrain .
