Can Nigeria build new millionaires through Dangote IPO?
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA Nigeria has a long, painful, and largely unreported history with shares. The promise of ownership has repeatedly been used to separate ordinary citizens from their savings, and the consequences have rarely been visited upon those responsible. Between 2007 and 2009, an estimated N800 billion was funnelled into private placements that promised future […]
Nkem Ndem: Valentine’s Day not a do-or-die matter
I am going to be completely honest: I am a huge romantic. I love love…and as such, I certainly adore the idea of a specific day being set aside to celebrate love. Unfortunately, though, I haven’t had much luck with Valentine’s Day!
Senate vs SGF: A storm of mischief?
NIGERIANS are never shy to interrogate their leaders. Query their policies. Pry into their history. Place them on the scale of integrity and draw divergent conclusions. With President Muhammadu Buhari, however, there is one settled opinion. Most, if not all, agree that the man from Daura, in Katsina State is not corrupt. Almost all believe he is incorruptible and incapable of shielding corruption in any form, no matter the personage involved. And this is why his letter read in the Senate on Monday, January 23, carried acoustics of caution and concern, if not consent.
For Gbadamosi, bouquet of arts for the Lagos dream
In the far country where he now resides, in company with his Creator and ancestors, Rasheed Gbadamosi will be a happy soul.
Boko Haram is broke, UN envoy tells Security Council
The destructive Boko Haram insurgency group is currently plagued by financial difficulties, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, has said.
Wike: Two years of stormy sail
AFTER the 2015 elections, discerning political observers knew that the newly elected governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, would face a turbulent time in office particularly with the victory of the then opposition party, the All Progressives Congress , APC, at the centre.
