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Can Nigeria build new millionaires through Dangote IPO?

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 […]
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Preventing cancer deaths

Preventing cancer deaths

THE inspiration for writing this article comes from a recent report indicating that the Federal Government has set aside the sum of $90 million to purchase high level radiotherapy equipment to fight the rising cases of cancer deaths in the country.

Creating jobs through rural electrification

Creating jobs through rural electrification

IWALI Odida is a young industrious lady.  At 23 she has become an employer of labour in her Utugwang community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. With a well equipped hair dressing salon located on Ogoja – Obudu road, she’s been able to employ four women.  This is besides the five girls […]

Ojukwu, Biafra of the mind

Ojukwu, Biafra of the mind

IN  his dramatic lifetime, the great Ikemba Nnewi, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, never bothered himself about the issues of immortality. He lived for the world that he saw.  But as he was lowered to mother earth in his Nnewi country home, it is only the flesh and the bones that would gone back to sand. The […]

NYSC: New wine in new skin

NYSC: New wine in new skin

IT had been hard for me, or anybody I had met, to explain the essence of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, beyond the claim that it is an instrument for national integration. But in truth,the service part of the scheme had long been just something the initiators had in their minds.

Allegation against Arunma Oteh wrong

Allegation against Arunma Oteh wrong

Efforts are made in this article not to compromise the difficult task facing the honourable House of Representatives and their mandate to cleanse the capital market riddled with corruption. However, I am afraid that the allegation against the DG, SEC, Arunma Oteh, is looking very much like a fight pitted in the wrong direction.