Nigeria @66: The Otu Record — Beyond the Rhetoric
By Joseph Odok As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, the anniversary offers more than an occasion for patriotic speeches. It is also an opportunity to ask a practical question at the sub-national level: what has government actually done with the resources and opportunities available to it?In Cross River State, Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s administration […]
How to make NAFDAC a revenue spinner (2)
BILLIONS of naira can be generated by the agency as regulatory allowance annually. This is done in many developed countries. The Legislation will fine-tune all necessary details, especially concerning the mode of collecting the regulatory allowance and the range of products the allowance would cover.
On Boko Haram and the gang of ‘One-Nigeria-at-any-cost
SINCE the enthronement in 1999 of General Olusegun Obasanjo as the President of Nigeria, there has been a steady drumbeat of violence against Christians by Hausa-Fulani Moslems in Northern Nigeria. Some historical data are in order here.
Enenche: The grief for a young patriot
ENENCHE Okogwu, the Channels Television journalist, slain in the line of duty last Friday in Kano, was unwavering in his love for the country as encapsulated in his facebook page.
How to make NAFDAC a revenue spinner
THE nation is, no doubt, smarting from a six-day (January 9-13 and 16) shut-down by the organised labour and civil society organisations due to the sudden removal of fuel subsidy which was announced by the Federal Government on January 1, this year, through the instrumentality of the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).
Ojukwu: Nationalist or rebel? (2)
I ALSO recall that in preparation for Aburi Conference, some of them submitted memorandum. The position of the Eastern Region at that time was that there should be a loose confederation in the absence of true nationalism.
