Daily Archives: November 15, 2012
State creation: MASSOB threatens showdown
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has threatened to disrupt the 2015 general elections in the South-East zone if an addition state was not created for the region to be at par with other ... Read More »
Abiola Okoya exposes Nigerian artistes to the world
Abiola, the hardworking fashionable daughter of business mogul Alhaji Rasak Okoya, is currently working on a project, aimed at exposing Nigerian artistes to the international community through the annual Grammy Awards. Read More »
Oloye: Man in the news
Dr.Abubakar Olusola Saraki the Waziri of the Ilorin Emirate was born on the 17th of May, 1933 at Ilorin, Kwara State and died in Lagos November 14, 2012. His mother was from Iseyin in Oyo State and his father was ... Read More »
Disagreement greets PIB as debate begins
The House of Representatives yesterday commenced debate on the general principles of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) with majority kicking against certain provisions in the contentious Bill. Read More »
Geometric Power to the rescue
The other day, I had the privilege of undertaking a facility tour of Aba Integrated Power Plant (IPP), the signature project of Geometric Power Limited. It was a worthwhile experience. The Aba IPP, an ambitious project conceived by Prof Barth ... Read More »
Most AMCON debts are fictitious – Victor Ukutt
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently issued a circular on the prohibition of further credit facilities to debtors whose accounts have been assigned to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Read More »
NFF stops NPL Congress
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has directed the Nigeria Premier League to put on hold its 7th congress earlier scheduled to take place on Saturday. The Chairman of the NFF Media and Publicity Committee, High Chief Emeka Inyama, speaking in Abuja ... Read More »
Financial inclusion: FG to adopt agent banking framework
Federal Government, yesterday, gave the indication of adopting an Agent Banking framework with a view to deepening financial inclusion in Nigeria. Managing Director of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr Umaru Ibrahim, in his opening remarks at the Read More »
How to create credible jobs in Nigeria
Nigeria is currently witnessing some of the worst scenarios of joblessness especially of her productive populace who come out of former educational trainings without any sustainable hope of gaining credible and well-paying jobs. Read More »
