Why govt must compel MDAs to use licensed auctioneers to dispose assets — Mafikuyomi, Unicorn Auctions CEO
*Says untrained officials, internal auction depts undermine transparency, revenue generation *Argues auctioneers can help recover billions in trapped assets By Nnamdi Ojiego Auctioneering is often associated with distressed assets, court orders and the sale of property. But Dr Ayodeji Fred Mafikuyomi, Chief Executive Officer of Unicorn Auctions Limited, says the profession has a much wider […]
Nigerian businesses are always upfront and loud — Burge, CEO, Commonwealth Council
I think the government still got to continue carrying on with promotional activities. But what we also got to recognize that what any government does when it is doing promotional activities is to simply talk about the investment environment. So, in the end, what all of us must do, including my organisation is that we have to be helping businesses find each other and actually talk about reality of doing businesses.
Two days after our wedding, my husband and I were almost homeless
I, Olabisi, I do not want to remembered as someone who never spoke above a whisper”. This was a vow Erelu Bisi Adeleye – Fayemi, the wife of the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, and a former governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, made sometime in 1998. She had just had an encounter with a friend who was bereaved.
2019: Nigerians will re-elect Buhari for second term — Okiemute
Former member, Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Essien Benjamin Okiemute, is a prominent leader and founding member of the All Progressives Congress APC in the state.
Human trafficking: How boat owners kill Nigerians, throw them into Mediterranean, by Newton Jibunoh, an explorer who crossed Sahara twice
Chief Newton Jibunoh is widely known as the explorer who crossed the world’s largest desert twice. He undertook his first Sahara crossing as a youthful adventurer and his second journey as an environmental crusader.
‘We can jail you for six months if you refuse to honour our summons’
THE Public Complaints Commission (PCC), established in 1975, was envisioned to restore the dignity of man through the enforcement of the rule of law and protection of the individual, organization against administrative injustice. In this interview, the commissioner in charge of the commission in Edo State, Felix Alari, speaks on the mandate of the PCC.
Benin people ‘owned’ Lagos, Aworis paid royalties to them —Erelu Abiola Dosunmu
He found a way to a roundtable discussion and was able to retain integrity for his kingdom, while still retaining the friendship of the colonial people.
No retired military officer who knows what he is doing should be poor — Rear Admiral Onah (ret.)
Rear Admiral Mike Onah retired as Chief of Naval Accounts and Chairman of Military Pension Board. Since his retirement, Onah has joined forces with people of like-minds to move Nigeria forward. The National President of Ndokwa Leaders Political Forum, in this interview, speaks on issues concerning his native state of Delta and Nigeria.
We can’t have peace unless we practice true federalism — Joseph Evah
Comrade Joseph Evah is the coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG. In this interview, Evah bares his mind on the need for Nigeria to have true federalism arguing that there can’t be peace until true federalism is practiced. He also warns of danger if the Federal Government attempts to further embarrass leaders of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF.
AISAGBONHI: Abandoned at 9 months, sent away at 13, now a wealth creator
The axiom that a man’s life is defined by the choices he makes, found practical expression in our today’s story. The import of the maxim manifested in Chief Omochiere Aisagbonhi, President/C.E.O. of Omais Investment Nigeria Limited. At periods when he had not attained the age of consent, life left him with mean choices. Rather than sulking when he was sent out of his home at 13, it was taken as a challenge to build a better future for himself. Hence, his journey to Benin, where he rented an apartment at that age while working as a petrol attendant.
We’ll name, shame tax defaulters after VAIDS in March, 2018 — Adeosun
Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, still pushing through the Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), scheme aimed at getting more Nigerians into the tax net voluntarily, in this interview throws more lights on the issues involved.
2019 is still a long journey – Tambuwal
2019 is still a long journey – Tambuwal
Budget implementation: It’s double-barrel disappointment for tourism – Hon. Ihama-Ogbeide
Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, a civil engineer and representing Oredo Federal Constituency in Edo State, chairs the House of Representatives Committee on Tourism. In this chat, he speaks on budget implementation, why Nigeria should tap into its tourism potentials, insecurity in the country among other national issues.
Why I did not stop Obasanjo from becoming President in 1999 – Alex Ekwueme (2)
Before the convention, Obasanjo told me (at the height of his impeachment crisis of 2002) that the North wanted the presidential aspirants on the platform of the PDP to sign an undertaking that they would do the bidding of the North
MAINA and 2019: Buhari’s anti-corruption legacy diminishing – Prof. Odekunle,
A lot of people are worried about 2019 because of this kind of saga. I’m worried that the legacy is being diminished. We are giving joy to the looters and enemies of the fight against corruption
Challenges of private security companies — Olaniran, Kings Guards’ boss
•Calls for synergy between private security firms, government security agencies By Ishola Balogun Sam Olaniran is the Managing Director, CEO, Kings Guards Nigeria Limited, a well-known private industrial security firm in Nigeria that has Chief Dele Fajemirokun as chairman. With strong presence in all the 36 states of the country including Abuja, the top security firm […]
