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Many Nigerians do not seem to understand the role of the CBN in an economy. Some believe that the CBN is an authority in itself and does not take instruction from government. Yes, it is true that the CBN enjoys some autonomy; that is as far as its management is concerned. The CBN is the […]

Have you ever wondered why an individual chooses poverty over legitimate wealth in the absence of religious or moral constraint? Ever wonder why a leader chooses to suffer his team members for the sake of the opponent? No, this article is not about legal entanglements rather about basic common sense in our collective actions and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2016 national budget before a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, the presidency has revealed. The revelation was made to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC)  meeting held on Monday in the council chambers of the Presidential Villa. The meeting was scheduled in order […]

President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that his administration was taking urgent and appropriate actions to restore order, due process and probity to the procurement processes of the nation’s Armed Forces.   Speaking at a meeting with the British Secretary of State for Defence, Mr. Michael Fallon, Buhari lamented that the procurement of equipment […]

The fuel subsidy scam probably broke the ceiling in a room crammed with some of the worst corporate perfidy. Nothing could more sabotage the economic interest of a nation, many Nigerians thought. But then came the rice import quota scheme, an unholy romance between politicians and businessmen, at the moment stretching corporate bad practices in […]

The Federal Government on Monday described as hoax, the figures being bandied by ISIS concerning the number of attacks carried out by Boko Haram and the number of people killed by the terrorists in Nigeria in the last two months. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji […]

So much has been said about the December 12 confrontation between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria led by Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Shia in Nigeria. I guess the point has been well-made that there are faults on both sides.  There seems to be a consensus, however, […]

For condemning the lawlessness of the Shi’ite Muslim members that led to a clash between them and the Nigerian soldiers in Kaduna recently, the Islamic movement has said the state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, hates them and sees them as enemies of state. El-Rufai had in a state broadcast on Thursday condemned the activities of the […]

Less than 48 hours after the Punch Newspapers Nigeria announced that  it has suspended its membership from the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Sun Newspaper, a major tabloid in the country has returned the N9 million it was given by the body as compensation for some of the newspapers destroyed by officials of […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said his administration is passionate about the future of children in the state just as he charged parents to guide their children to grow up and become useful to themselves and the society at large. Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja during the 2015 […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has urged labour leaders in the country to protect the interests of Nigerians, especially their members against government’s anti-people policies, saying; “Labour leaders must not allow the welfare of the people to be compromised.” Fayose, who was speaking against the backdrop of the plan by the federal government to increase […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has annulled the gubernatorial election held in Akwa Ibom State won by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmauel Udom.  Justice Adedotun Adefope, the lead judge of the appeal court in Abuja gave the verdict on Friday. Adefope lead the five-man panel to order a fresh election […]