By CHARLES OZOEMENA IT IS important to understand the meaning of this phrase to fully grasp the persuasive nature of this call to action, which urges the Igbos to start thinking about bringing their wealth back to their homeland, Alaigbo. The phrase ‘Aku ruo Ulo’ is an Igbo expression that means: “let’s bring our wealth home”. […]

By KAYODE AKINMADE WATCHERS of developments in Nigeria’s Gateway State would not have been surprised as the key deliverables itemized by the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, when he laid the N703.03b n 2024 budget proposal before the state House of Assembly last week. A breakdown of the “Budget of Sustained Growth and Development” shows that […]

By Nick Dazang IT started as a chorus of voices. Then it became a litany. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, led the way. He announced at the Chief of Defence Intelligence Annual Conference, 2023 that: ”It is important for you to know that we inherited a difficult situation, literally a bankrupt economy”. He was followed […]

By ABDULAZIZ ABDULAZIZ IT was pin drop silence. All heads turned to his side of the hall listening as the man gently, but firmly, made a case for his country to this crème de la crème of the Saudi Arabian economic bureaucracy and business community. He grabbed attention with an off-the-cuff speech that exuded confidence, authority, […]

By Philip Agbese A lot has been said about the 2024 budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. I recall a mention of an empty budget submitted without details. I struggle to come to terms with such a position. It is a no-brainer. However, we must be assured that there is […]