Recession simply means negative growth in an economy over a specific period of time. I am not in a position to quantify the damage but I am in a position to know that a lot of things slowed down in line with the slowing economic growth, because the banking industry is a melting point of what goes on in the economy.

The person, right now, who the North believes in, is Buhari.  If Buhari were to tell them that, ‘for the stability of Nigeria, in order for things not to fall apart, in order for us to even protect our gains in the North, the North has to give up certain issues

The aviation industry in Nigeria is not at the level we should have expected it to be, but it is still growing. There is a lot of improvement needed in the industry. When I was coming in, I was warned about the harsh environment under which Nigerian airlines were operating. I dismissed such warnings with a wave of the hand, but now I have seen it all.

His Royal Majesty, Pere S.P. Luke Kalanama VIII’s story presents an interesting result of turning missed opportunity into a success story. This, he was able to achieve by making the right choices, especially at a point when his major dream of becoming a soldier failed after being interviewed by a board headed by a former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), who was then a Brigadier General. The power of focus and persistence are brought to bear in his narrative. Today, apart from being a famous traditional ruler, he has achieved success in his endavours.

We intend to build on and strengthen what already exists; while we look for closer
cooperation and investment in the renewable energy sector

The journey of the Nigerian integrated cement manufacturing, which took a new course just over a decade ago, has seen Nigeria move from a nation with under 3 million tonnes of production capacity to a country that will have some 45 million tons of cement manufacturing capacity by next year – implying about 15 fold increase in capacities. This important feat has not only made Nigeria self sufficient in cement production but also a net exporter of the commodity

NBS is the only government agency involved in getting this work done.  Our work is not discussed with government agencies though some government agencies give us data

The reality is that the recession is worsening by the day. For example, the price of yam, which used to be the food for the common man, is very high, the people can no longer afford it. The same thing goes for garri and other food items

the month-long Let-God-Arise fasting and prayer programme. They rejoiced home from the service with fish and feeds for the five fishery graduands, manual/electric sewing machines complete with accessories for four fashion & design graduands, and complete makeover box for the five makeover graduands.

You left PDP and joined Accord Party during the PDP crisis because you didn’t know they were going to resolve the crisis..