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 […]
Apapa terrifying traffic: Tin-can port was built to handle 30m MT but now handles 80m MT — Mustapha, ANLCA BoT Chairman
There are many operational problems in the port today. And the problems keep mounting by the day as there seems to be a lack of political will to tackle them
June 12 mishap in the US : Papa Enahoro watched helplessly as wife nearly died after falling in snow — Activist Lanre Banjo
By the time I got back to the U.S., there had been several messages from papa. Most of the messages kept asking, in a voice laden with emotion, ‘Lanre where are you? I have an emergency’
How we’re repositioning Nigeria for greatness, by Lai Mohammed
We must share our experiences. To see what has worked for individual nations and see if they have applicability elsewhere. For the solutions are sometimes not the same
Internalising the spirit of June 12 will lead Nigeria to greatness — REC Mike Igini
l believe that the ills of democracy and its challenges can only be cured and overcome by more democracy with constant practice as we aspire towards the ideal of democratic maximalism
When our governor travels the state comes to a standstill – Okorocha’s former ally
Some three, four years ago, Mr Nick Oparandudu, a banker-turned-politician, was not only an ally of the now embattled Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo but also a confidant and trusted member of the governor’s cabinet where he served as a commissioner and later as chief economic adviser on revenue generation. While their sweet political romance lasted Oparandudu was a credible voice of the administration, articulating its economic direction and development objectives. To underline their closeness, when the governor who was elected into office on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, decided to seek greener political pastures by joining the All Progressives Congress, APC, Oparandudu and the rest of his loyalists went with him.
