ONE thing that pains me badly is how forgetful we are. The other is our complex over white skin which I made an issue before they signed foreign coach to replace Amodu Shaibu. I recalled the style of Berti Vogts two...
The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades. We reached the edge of the oil spill near the...
Exactly one month after the 2010 budget was passed, the Federal Government and legislature have beaten a hasty retreat to the drawing board. Both sides have accepted that the budget would have to be revised to reflect...
“Dividends of democracy” is a frequently misused political parlance. Those in government claim they are delivering “dividends” in response to people’s expectations in a democratic...
To discuss press ownership and freedom in Japan is to discuss Japan Press Club popularly known as “Kisha club”. Kisha clubs are drawn from Japanese nationals ready to work within the dictates of government...
* Stricter regulation of mergers and acquisitions* New rules for corporate bond issuance* Tighter corporate disclosure requirements ABUJA, April 28 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
* Elections chief to hand over responsibilities to deputy* Iwu faced widespread criticism for his role in 2007 poll ABUJA, April 28 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the...
On Tuesday, the National Economic Council (NEC) spent much of its time during its meeting on the problems associated with the continued subsidy made on petroleum products by the Federal Government. The statistics are...
The National Assembly recently passed the 2010 Appropriation Bill ith huge adjustments in the total sum to be spent and the key macroeconomic indices on which the budget estimate was predicated. Under the new...
Ethnic Heritage Question Number 9 of the U.S. CensusIf you or our parents emigrated from Africa, identify yourself as being "African" on the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire and to be more specific about your...
Could wiki technology find Osama bin Laden? Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the authorities suggesting where to look. Each location could be plotted on a map. The dots would be...
Yes, you heard me right: the time has come to rethink fuel subsidy. All my life I have argued in favour of fuel subsidy, but now I am shifting my position. My pro-subsidy argument has always been based on two critical...