SSCE fee hike: Examination bodies would have generated N175bn annually — Investigation
By Joseph Erunke& Elizabeth Osayande If the Federal Government had not reversed the proposed N50,000 registration fee per candidate for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, the examination bodies would have been able to generate more than N175 billion annually. An analysis […]
Subsidy removal was long overdue – Amb. Ekewenu
Ambassador Karo Ekewenu is the UN Ambassador on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) meant to drive various economics in this millennium. The ambassador speaks with Gab Ejuwa at a forum where he sheds light on the fuel subsidy
Sleazy details from House of Reps subsidy probe
It’s been accusations and counter accusations as more details of how the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC is run emerge. The details are coming due to the protests that greeted the fuel subsidy removal by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Strike panicked Jonathan
WHEN on January 9, 2012, the Organised Labour made up of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) backed by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), made good their threat to shut down socio-economic life in Nigeria over the New Year Day shocking removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, very few people, especially government officials including those in Aso Rock, gave them a chance.
Labour was a ‘sell-out’ – Mohammed Fawehinmi
Mohammed Fawehinmi is the eldest son of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi. A critic,almost in the mould of his father, defied his condition and participated in the protest; a regular face at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos last week. In this interview, he explains why he joined in the rally among other issue and why he will continue to protest.
Much ado about fuel subsidy
To subsidise is to sell a product below the cost of production. Since the Federal Government has been secretive about the state of our refineries and their production capacity, we will focus on importation rather than production. So, in essence, within the Nigerian Fuel Subsidy context, to subsidise is to sell petrol below the cost of importation.
