As host to the headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Rivers State government has, once again, shown that it is accommodating and understanding by providing the necessary platforms for the development of the Niger Delta region.

Dr. Tony Ofoyetan is the Director-General of the International Institute of Professional Security, IIPS, a professional security establishment that provides training and certification of protection professionals. In this chat with Saturday Vanguard, he speaks on why the African continent must not depend on technology transfer for her development because the kind of technology transfer African leaders have been clamoring for, is a mirage. He notes that the exodus of young, vibrant, intelligent African professionals from Africa, and the talk about AI taking over jobs, is not a coincidence. Excerpts

Mr Ikponmwonsa Edward Osayande, is the Managing Director of Benin Enterprise Park Limited (BEPL). He spoke on the mandate by Governor Godwin Obaseki, to build an industrial park designed to boost the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Edo State, provide opportunities for training and employment, and to enable efficient, effective, responsive and innovative utilisation of the natural and geographic endowments of the state.

After coming under criticisms for demanding a media blackout on the Chicago State University, CSU, certificate saga of President Bola Tinubu pending the Supreme Court decision on the matter, former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, bares his mind on a number of issues bothering on the socio-economic, dollar dominated economy, offering ideas on how to reduce the price of petrol to N300

In this interview, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, defends plans for upward review of emoluments of the President, Governors and political office holders which has been interpreted in many quarters to mean ‘jumbo pay’. Shehu also speaks on some other issues of national importance. Excerpts:

“As it is, the law puts a burden on the petitioner who isn’t responsible for the conduct of the election”

Poet, playwright and Associate Dean of Humanities at the University of Port Harcourt, Obari Gomba is one of the three playwrights with eyes on the NLNG’s $100,000 cash prize of the Nigeria Prize For Literature 2023.

“When the game began, Pele was roving round the pitch, playing round but when the time came for him to shoot, nobody saw when he was given the ball and he shot into the net”

My main calling till tomorrow, my businesses revolve around oil and offshore support services but farm is for today, tomorrow and the future.

On Tuesday, the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN  held its 28th Annual National Conference in Abuja with the theme:  The accounting Profession and the Challenging Dynamics of the Ecosystem, with over 4,000 accountants from across the country gathered at the International Conference centre to discuss new trends in the accounting profession. It also afforded ANAN members opportunity to interface with private sector and policy makers to chat new frontiers and gain from knowledge sharing.