Dapsy @ 60: Notes on the stainless steel
By Adewale Adeoye It is rare to have someone whose faults are like a pin buried in the sand amidst the vast ocean shore. I met him for the first time in the late 80s. Long before that time, I…
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Budget 2018: The good, the bad, and the logic of servicing debt with debt – @OluwamayowaTJ
On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari presented his third national budget since he became president. It was reminiscent of his previous ones, but had very fine subtle messages for Nigerians, international spectators and investors. By this time in the life of…
Dangote donates N.5billion to distraught Kano traders
Succor came the way of the over a thousand hitherto dejected traders affected by the Kano Market fire disasters few months ago as the renowned business mogul, Aliko Dangote made good his promise and donated a whooping sum of N500m…
Cele bus stop man admitted, responding to treatment
The Lagos State government has confirmed the admission of a man identified as Babatunde Adeola at the Alimoso General Hospital. The man, who was reportedly picked up on Tuesday in an unconscious state at Cele busstop on Akowonjo Road in…
President Kagame and Tony Elumelu to headline Young Entrepreneurship Day at the Africa 2017 Forum
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and chairman of Smart Africa, and Tony Elumelu, Founder of the $100m Entrepreneurship Programme, will be headlining the Young Entrepreneurship Day (YED) at the Africa 2017 Forum. The YED is a new addition to the…
INFOGRAPHICS: Nigeria’s 2018 Proposed Budget
2018 Budget estimates – BREAKDOWN
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented an appropriation bill of N8.612 trillion for 2018. While presenting the document before the joint session of the national assembly in Abuja, the president said the budget was meant to consolidate the achievements of…
Nigerian Senate urges Buhari to abolish excess crude account
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to abolish the operation of the controversial Excess Crude Account (ECA). The upper chamber also urged President Buhari to direct relevant government agencies to pay the amount above the…
Kaduna govt orders immediate recruitment of 25,000 teachers
Kaduna State Executive Council has directed immediate processing for recruiting 25,000 teachers to replace those who failed the primary four teachers’ competency test and examination conducted by the state government. Out of 33,000 teachers who wrote the primary four competency test…
2018 Budget: 10 major takeways from Saraki’s speech
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented a total of N8.612 trillion 2018 budget estimate to the joint session of the National Assembly. Earlier in his remark, the Senate President Bukola Saraki tasked the federal government over the 2018 budget; saying how…
