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“The wise woman (man) builds her (his) house, but the foolish pulls it down with her (his) hands.” (Proverbs 14:1) Recently, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s media office released a press statement wherein the curiously acclaimed national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) wrote what has been severally described in many quarters, and rightly so, […]

The Senate has rejected last week’s recommendation of National Executive Council (NEC) call on the Federal Government to sell the country’s national assets.  It had been recommended by the NEC that the sale of the assets would help in raising capital to shore up foreign reserves. The whole essence of the recommendation is to save […]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN), federal judicial officers and State Judicial officers have in the last one year guzzled the sum of N33.47 billion as emoluments and other allowances, checks by Economic Confidential has revealed. The report obtained and computed by the Economic intelligence magazine showed the annual salaries, regular and non-regular allowances of 934 […]

Nigeria’s current Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah was on Tuesday linked to a $13.9 billion money laundering scheme by MTN.  The allegation was made by the  Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye during a plenary session.  “The senate notes with serious concern the illegal repatriation of $13.92bn out of Nigeria by […]Read More

With the stage set for the Edo State governorship poll next Wednesday, September 28, Nigerians are waiting with bated breath for a free, fair and transparent election process. But once again, the build-up has been marred by allegations of fraud, even after the elections were postponed. An allegation of connivance to rig the polls was […]

The Pan-Delta Coastal States Consultative Forum, led by former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark has been criticised By the  Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) for rejecting the Niger Delta Summit proposed by the Federal Government. Jomo Gbomo, the spokesperson to the group stated this in a statement released on […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $1 billion loan towards meeting the deficits in Nigeria’s 2016 Budget, believed to partly responsible for the country’s economic crisis. AfDB President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after meeting with Vice President and other members of the Economic Management Team (EMT) at […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved   the appointments of new Chief Executive officer in 13 Federal Government agencies. The appointments was contained in a statement issued by Bolaji Adebiyi,Director (Press) in the office Secretary to the Government of the Federation. According to the statement,the appointments are as follows:  S/N         ORGANIZATION         DESIGNATION         APPOINTEE 1 Industrial Training Fund […]Read More

In recognition of his immense contribution to human capital development in Africa through the establishment of businesses across the African continent, a United States of America based Organization, Africa-America Institute (AAI) has honoured the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote with the “2016 African Business Leader Award.” The business guru was named and presented the […]

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday demanded the resignation of the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. Tinubu’s reason was that Oyegun has derailed from the path of progressives. Tinubu made the call in in harsh statement issued from his media office. The former Lagos State […]

Very few Nigerians will be amazed by the way the House of Representatives handled the allegations of budget padding and abuse of office which Abdulmumin Jibrin, former Chair on Appropriation, levelled against a fraction of the House leadership including the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun, Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado […]

Acting National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank  has asked Nigeria’s former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan to go clear her name before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) rather than resorting to cheap tactics of intimidating the anti-graft agency into dancing to her tune. Frank in a statement […]