Growth without relief: Nigerians cannot eat GDP figures
By IVO TAKOR By any reasonable measure, an economy that is growing while its people are becoming poorer is an economy that has failed to deliver justice. This is the contradiction staring Nigeria in the face today. Government officials may point to improving growth figures, better macroeconomic indicators and signs of economic recovery. Economists may […]
APGA: A time for consolidation
When the Enugu Appeal Court nullified the election of Dr Chris Ngige as governor of Anambra State in 2006 and brought in the government of APGA led by Mr Peter Obi, it took him two years to plan and another two years to lay the basic foundation for the development of the state. Peter Obi took time to plan, analyze and lay the foundation and started the execution.
Kogi is bleeding: A call for collective rescue mission
Today, empirical and observatory facts have clearly shown that kogi state is in a state of coma and economic doldrums that require an urgent attention.
Much ado about Buhari’s speech and the rodents’ invasion
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja House in London on 19 August for Nigeria after a 105-day medical vacation. On arrival, all nooks and crannies of the country were lighted up in euphoria, pirouetting and funfair particularly the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and All Progressives Congress, APC-controlled states.
Ativie’s counsel seeks forensic experts to vary Oshiomhole’s signature
COUNSEL to the embattled former Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mrs Elizabeth Ativie, Mr Olayiwola Afolabi has called for forensic experts to compare the signature of former Governor Adams Oshiomhole with that in the letter he allegedly wrote the former Deputy Speaker, giving official vehicles to her to authenticate whether they were genuine or not.
On the crisis of TSA ownership…
The Treasury Single Account(TSA) has been a major talking point in the Nigerian political sphere for the past two years.
Future of Nigeria is in the 2014 Confab report
Something very bad that we do as Nigerians is that we deceive ourselves a lot and we are never truthful and honest with ourselves
Ekiti: A season of betrayals
If Ekiti PDP members fling next year’s governorship election, they will have themselves to blame
Mambila Power: Buhari’s big bang project set to take off by Garba Shehu
Wednesday, August 30th approval by the Federal Executive Council, FEC for the award of the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the 3050 MW Mambila Hydro Electric Power Project reflects President Muhammadu Buhari’s strong commitment to the development of infrastructure in the country.
Why ASUU is playing politics with TSA exclusion
The summation is that our universities have not displayed the maturity that independent management of funds – even internally generated funds – demands.
Edo House: Claims and counter-claims
There is an apparent similarity between the impeached Okonoboh/Ativie Speakership and the revolt of the animals against their human handler in George Orwell’s Animal Farm
