Taxation: Ignored second fiddle to ‘easy’ oil money
The Federal Government earned N2.2trillion as opposed to N1.9trillion it targeted in 2009; N2.9trillion as against N2.5trillion in 2010; N4.7trillion in 2011 as opposed to N3.6trillion and N5trillion generated in…
Why Stephen Keshi resigned and rescinded decision to quit
With no car, no official accommodation and four months of salary arrears, relations between Keshi and the NFF had degenerated to the point that Keshi had contemplated quitting on the…
$620,000 Fuel Subsidy Bribe: Otedola, Lamorde, to Testify against Lawan
When the trial of Farouk Lawan and Boniface Emenalo resumes next April 10, the Chairman of Zenon Oil and Gas Ltd, Mr. Femi Otedola and the Chairman of the Economic…
Nigeria’s present Leadership: The Worst offspring of Lugard’s Predictions
Although Frederick Lugard’s curse-prediction/definition of the characteristics of the several ethnic groups which Britain eventually compelled into the near-century shame called Nigeria has been the discourse of several analysts for…
Babangida should have been a good politician
There appears to be no agreed definition of a politician. Some said it is one who seeks or holds public office; others said it is a person who is in…
NHRC Set for Campaign against Anti-Human Rights Laws
The National Human Rights Commission has disclosed its readiness to undertake a comprehensive review of the country’s legislation with a view to blacklisting laws that tend to negate the fundamental…
Recover N6trn NNPC Revenue, Reps Tell AGF
The Federal House of Representatives on Wednesday directed the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) to recover over N6trn revenue generated by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).…
Supreme Court Upholds 14-Year Jail Term for Rapist
The Supreme Court has affirmed the 14-year prison sentence concurrently passed on one Habibu Musa by the Kano State High Court and the Court of Appeal, Kuduna Division, in 2011…
Minister Explains 2013 FCT Budget, Alleges Smear Plot
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Bala Mohammed has finally reacted to controversies surrounding FCTA’s budget for the 2013 fiscal year concerning the Abuja City Gate, the African…
NUPENG, PENGASSAN Oil Abandon Proposed Warning Strike
The Joint Action Committee of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have agreed to…