The Fuel Subsidy Conundrum (Part 2)
I ended the first part of this piece last week by asking on whose side President Jonathan was on the fuel subsidy debacle: the Nigerian masses or his oil-marketers friends?…
Dangote Named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Billionaire Nigerian businessman and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has emerged the winner in the master category of the Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 in the…
Jonathan And The $31bn
When I wrote an article in 2011, stating that the government of President Goodluck Jonathan was spending two billion naira every day, including weekends, on security without commensurate returns on…
Still on Dangote’s PhD drivers
A torrent of comments and discussions has trailed the recent announcement by the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, that PhD holders were among applicants for the position of truck…
Orubebe`s house gift from SETRACO under probe
The Federal House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Niger Delta Ministry Affairs and Committee on Anti-corruption Agencies to investigate the allegations of corruptly receiving a house gift…
Reps to Sanusi: Practice what you preach
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido is an economist with bias for political turbulence, the Federal House of Representatives said on Thursday. The lower…
$12.4B Gulf Oil Windfall: Court dismisses suit against FG, Others
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) on Thursday escaped being put on trial on the alleged mismanagement of the $12.4bn oil windfall that accrued to the nation between…
Right-of-Reply: Voter Registration Drive
Sir: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has read the Editorial piece in your newspaper issue for Monday, November 26, 2012 titled ‘ Voter Registration Drive ’. Much as the…
Reps Worried By Raging Insecurity, Says It Cannot Continue
The recent daredevil armed robbery in Edo State and the attack on the headquarters of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) got members of the Federal House of Representatives fretting on…
Sack CBN Governor – NLC
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the sack of Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on the basis of his “contemptible” recommendation to the…