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Legacy of modern technical colleges: Oborevwori in the eyes of history

Legacy of modern technical colleges: Oborevwori in the eyes of history

By Edafe Ofotokun History is a patient judge. It does not judge leaders by the noise of politics, but by the institutions they build that outlive them. When the history of Delta State’s educational transformation is written, one chapter will be devoted to technical and vocational education, and in that chapter, two names will be […]
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2019: Between ease of doing business and ease of doing fraud

2019: Between ease of doing business and ease of doing fraud

Election campaign begins tomorrow, November 18, ninety days to the vote, and something of great interest to citizens and international observers alike is what kind of contest to expect. There is no gainsaying that this is an immensely important election.

Random birthday thoughts as Buhari gives Zik a befitting burial

Random birthday thoughts as Buhari gives Zik a befitting burial

After driving  through the  road to hell  that is Enugu- Onitsha Express Way, ( I better forget the inferno that tortures the soul   between Obollo – 9th  Mile) cursing myself for ever putting my personal car to the road from Abuja, my mood swung to delight, biting my lips,   as I entered Onitsha and discovered that the long abandoned Zik’s Mausoleum has taken the shine off the nearby towering pinnacle of the All Hallows Seminary Church.

Nigeria’s tax ranking and its high-profile tax dodgers

Nigeria’s tax ranking and its high-profile tax dodgers

THE World Bank has recently upgraded Nigeria in its tax collection ranking from number 171 to 157 in the world. This improvement is the outcome of the efforts by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to raise tax revenues from a dismal six per cent of the Gross Domestic Product to a higher level commensurate to the size of our economy.