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 […]
Some people are blocking payment of N1.8trillion owed NDDC — Ekere, MD
We wrote to the President. Fortunately, we got his sympathy. He directed the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Budget and Planning to sit down with the NDDC, do a reconciliation, agree on the exact amount that the shortfall has become cumulatively over the years and then agree on an acceptable payment plan so that the money can be paid to us. Unfortunately, I will say we are not getting the kind of support we expected
Public Relations took a hit during economic recession – Ehiguese, PRCAN President
The relationship between PR agencies and the media should be a symbiotic one, a sort of partnership. But increasingly we find media practitioners who, in addition to their jobs also try to double as PR consultants.
2019: Buhari’s declaration will enhance PDP’s chances of reclaiming Presidency — Itihwe
Our votes must count and if our votes must count, bad leaders will be voted out by the electorate through the power of their voter’s card
Oyegun, Amaechi’s sins, by Hon. Irieka
We lack firmness in the Oyegun leadership; he comes from the South-South zone, but he never put on ground any machinery in the zone that will protect him
Non-completion of Ajaokuta hinders our industrialization — Izomor
GODWIN Izomor, an engineer, is Managing Director of MG Vowgas, an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) company based in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Recently, the International Standards Organization awarded MG Vowgas the ISO 901-2015 Quality certification, a development Izomor says will further boost his company’s presence in the marketplace. In the conversation below, Izomor speaks on the oil and gas industry, his operations, and industrialization in Nigeria generally. Excerpts:
Talk of Igbo Presidency on APC platform, a ruse — Ologbondiyan
National Publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan has tasked Nigerians of Igbo extraction not to be deceived by the narrative that the shortest route to the South-East Presidency is to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest for a second term in office in next year’s general elections. The Publicity scribe in this brief but exclusive interview with Saturday Vanguard urged the ruling party to dust up the 2014 confab report if indeed, it is desirous of Igbo Presidency.
How we’re achieving big results in Delta —Uduaghan
DELTA State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Vincent Uduaghan, in this interview, explains how the state government is responding to critical needs of the people. He also spoke on other issues.
I want to fasttrack trade discussions between Africa and the United States —Toyin Umesiri
Toyin Umesiri has been out of Africa for well over a decade; but Africa has not been out of her. Her sojourn in the United States of America has seen her married, start a family and work in two Fortune 500 companies.
How Olu of Warri reunited estranged Itsekiri communities – Chief Thomas Ereyitomi
THE Akatigba-Ayola of Warri Kingdom in Delta State and House of Representatives hopeful in Warri, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi, has disclosed how the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ikenwoli, restored peace to 80-85 per cent of Itsekiri communities across the three Warri Local Government Areas, which he met in disarray when he took over the reins of power.
I am returning to repair Fayose’s damages in Ekiti — Fayemi
Yes, you are right, I have been governor here in the state before now, but I feel a profound sense of unfinished business. Unfinished business in the sense that all of what I did in office, have been abandoned to rot, well, maybe some infrastructure have been sustained, at least you can still see some of the street lights, you can still see the Government House on top of the hill, you can still see all of the physical things, particularly our efforts in the areas of human capital development, entrepreneurship, tourism development, Health care have actually been severely damaged.
