Business & Economy

What Happened To Nigeria’s $20 Billion?

Nigeria is subliminally going through perilous times. Unfortunately, the factors responsible forthese conditions are dangerously explained away politically. The people are hit by mute...

Banks Are Not My Business

Whenever I see any bank and the ill-assorted characters called bankers in their foppish coats I suffer an extravagance of laughter. The Poet does not...

How Decisive Monetary Policy Is Powering Nigeria’s Economic Resilience and Growth

In an era marked by global economic volatility, few nations have demonstrated strength and foresight of Nigeria’s Central Bank and its Monetary Policy Committee...

Nigeria’s Economic Predicament: Fate Or A Fault?

Why is Nigeria taking loans from China when we have foreign reserves? How much interest are we getting from our reserves and what are the interest rate charges by China? Is China becoming the new Colonial masters?

The Kenetic Pause Of Fraud In The Oil And Gas Industry – Red Alert

An investor must be very careful before investing in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry. Not only are there sharks in this market, but also there are snakes and all varying personalities...

Ibru, Soyinka, Maskin, Others Advocate Need for Human Capital Development In Nigeria

The need for government to introduce interventionist strategies aimed at developing human capital in Nigeria was the high point of discussions at the 2008 Oceanic Bank Global Leaders Forum...

Vision 2020: Can Solid Mineral Get Harnessed? (2)

 Nigeria has in the past largely focused on the development of its oil industry while neglecting the solid mineral sector. However, geological reports show that the country has a strong mining potential...

Vision 2020: Can Solid Mineral Get Harnessed?

 Nigeria has in the past largely focused on the development of its oil industry while neglecting the solid mineral sector. However, geological reports show that the country has a strong mining potential...

You Won’t Believe This!

Opportunities abound in Nigeria for those interested to invest, Nigeria is a goldmine for those who can see it, the natural resources are not being explored yet, the intellectual resource is second to none...

Mobil’s Oily Battle Over Intellectual Property Rights

The eight-year long battle between Commandclem Nigeria Limited and Mobil Producing Nigeria Limited, over ownership of patent and intellectual rights to a chemical invention for offshore drilling seems in sight…

Behold, The $ Billionaires Club!

The richest men and women list showed clearly that the rest of the world is making some progress economically and socially breaking poverty barriers and conquering wealth frontiers…

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Boko Haram Is Revenge Politics – Like It or Not

If you were to review the activities of the Boko Haram, and in spite of the fact that these killers have no clear cut demands apart from  demanding a suspension of the Nigerian constitution, a surrender and transfer of the instruments of power from Mr. President to them, and the closure of schools, two things stand them out as well...

Lebanon: Destruction Beyond Comprehension

There are those who believe that the actions of a state in pursuit of its national security objectives can not be considered terrorism. Well, that is false!

History Lesson 101: “Lugard And Colonial Nigeria – Towards An Identity?”

I am again merely reproducing this fine piece that throws more light on the feud and rivalry between our colonial administrators and which seem to have been passed down to us, and is the causative of most of the ethnic distrust and problems that still exist in Nigeria today…

Changing Times

America has a wonderful society with lots of opportunities yet it is a community of varying immigrants and this could be confusing to children being raised in the America society by parents of different or foreign cultural orientation.

The Declaration of State of Emergency: A Response to Paul Adujie

Why hasn't the president declared a state of emergency in Kano state, Lagos state, and in Kaduna, Benue, Kwara, and in the Niger Delta region? After all, lawlessness reigns supreme in some of these states. Now, let's see if Mr. Obasanjo can toy with Kano and Kaduna - without dangerous repercussions...

A Dream Sculpted From The Pulpit

Has Reverend Okotie demonstrated his possession of a political soul?

Elected Representatives: Servants or Masters?

“Not to know what happened before you were born...

Governor Fayemi and the Moneybag Syndrome

Big money is betrothed to big power. With plenteous...

Justice Ogebe and Justice at the Tribunal

At a time the Nigerian Judiciary in general is rising up to the occasion of doing justice to countless electoral injustices of April 2007 the whole world awaits the verdict from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which Justice Ogebe heads…

United States Financial Meltdown, A Special Report

No jaundiced writer should talk about a” Black Monday, week or month,” when referring to the current financial crisis because I do not see how the colour black contributed anything to proven white-collar incompetence...