BY JESUPEMI ARE Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the quest for bribes by the agency’s investigators has become “too embarrassing”. In his New Year address to the staff of the commission on Thursday, Olukoyede said the “major objective” of the war against corruption and financial crimes globally is…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo says individuals parading themselves as traditional Rulers without certificates of recognition from the State Government risk jail sentence. Speaking at the Governor’s lodge Amawbia when he received the traditional Ruler of Awka Community, Obi Gibson Nwosu and some prominent Awka people, Governor Soludo who described as an abomination for one to parade…
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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, in commemoration of his 58th birthday, on Sunday, paid unscheduled visits to the Nigerian Red Cross, Enugu branch, the Mother of Christ Hospital, Enugu, Cheshire Home, Uwani, Enugu and the Home for the Elderly, Awkunanaw, Enugu, to identify with the residents. Gov. Ugwuanyi, during the visits, which were in…
By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja. Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Southern part of the country have insisted that the party’s presidential candidate must be from the south.Rising from an emergency meeting that dragged from Friday night to the early hours of Saturday, the governors said though they were committed to the…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday 17th December, 2019 presented a budget proposal of one hundred and sixty nine billion, five hundred and fifty seven million, six hundred and fifty eight thousand, three hundred naira (N169,557,658,300) for the 2020 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Presenting the…
For all Nigerians, this is a time for deep reflection. It is also a time to re-examine our assumptions, even as we reaffirm our hopes. Let us calmly review our aspirations, in order to recalibrate our expectations and pin down the causes of our missed opportunities and disappointments. We stand at that critical moment in…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by -6.10 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2020. This is according to the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report (Q2 2020) published on the NBS website on Monday. The report said that the decrease in GDP ended…
By Oluyemi Ogunseyin Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano, His Highness Khaleefa Muhammad Sanusi II has been selected as the Co-Chair of the newly-inaugurated Abia State Global Economic Advisory Council (AGEAC). Former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is also one of the Honourary Advisors…
Whenever regulatory agencies and law enforcement bodies in Nigeria identify and nab counterfeiters, whether of foods and beverages or designer brands, phones, electronics or pharmaceuticals, we should not just send them to jail and throw away the keys. Instead, we should have an agency to legitimise these people. If you can counterfeit the real thing,…
