ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE CORRUPTION RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING FOR HEADS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCIES IN THE AFRICAN UNION, AT THE STATE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA, MONDAY 10TH DECEMBER, 2018.

THE Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, manifests ambivalence in its dealings with the people of the Niger Delta region where it has explored and exploited crude oil for six decades beginning in 1956 when it struck fortune in Oloibiri. Shell (as SPDC) is generally and sometimes fondly called among the people of the Niger Delta region has become a significant index in the consciousness of the people. Shell registered its presence in many communities where it found oil and turned their fortunes around for good or for ill, but more of the later. Shell lubricated the economy of capitalist Europe, but turned our homelands, from Oloibiri to Olomoro, Ogoni to Ugono, Uzere to Evwreni, and many more into empty shells. However, as part of Shell’s ambivalent manifestation of fortune and misfortune, it also had a salutary effect on the region by way of boosting the local economy, creating new jobs and accelerating urbanisation.

Nigerian universities are now centres of casualisation where under-staffing and reliance on part-time and adjunct lecturers reign

I am a minister of God’s Word and when I minister, I discourage people from getting excited when I preach. I am not impressed when people clap for me or say ‘preach preacher’ when I minister. To me, that is an indication that I am telling people what they like. Jesus was not like that. He offended people with the truth and He made them ponder deeply after they heard Him.

 Amb. Stuart Symington, U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, says Nigerians represent the real and sustainable wealth of their country, saying true leadership must showcase the people