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NPERA Act: Between economic regulation and NPA’s statutory mandate

By Okey IBEKE The new Ports Economic Regulatory Agency could bring discipline, transparency and competition to Nigeria’s port economy. But unless its powers are carefully separated from those of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the legislation could open a new front in the country’s long-running problem of overlapping maritime mandates.Okey IBEKE, a maritime expert, x-rays […]
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Nigeria: What’s God got to do with it?

I am sorry Mr. Acting President but I humbly and respectfully disagree. We must not use God’s name in vain. Worse still you have based your assertion on a false premise. I am afraid that you got it completely wrong. The truth is that our country is about people that the British, not God, put together.

The trouble with buying Nigerian

Quite recently, I visited the one- time headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost) in Marina, Lagos. The décor was far from modern, and one got a sense of the front desk being much larger than it is required to be. Nonetheless, a consistent buzz assured of the functionality of the organization.

What life is all about to me — Bishop Peace Okonkwo

Dr Peace Okonkwo, wife of Mike Okonkwo. founding pastor of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), has been busy with her Peace Campaign, a humanitarian service initiative that provides support for women with cervical cancer, men with prostate cancer, eye diseases, women and children with different ailments.

Terrorism: The world’s constant reality

The Imagery of Great Britain does not spark enthusiasm in a lot of Nigerians for attestable reasons. Generally, Africans in countries colonized by the British share similar sentiments. For Nigerians, Britain, the former colonial master, is at best, a symbol of exploitation and the underdevelopment of Nigeria.

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