By Otive Igbuzor – The importance of the budget for effective service delivery in any country cannot be overemphasized. It has been recognised that the budget is perhaps the most important instrument for the development of any modern state apart from…
By Eze Onyekpere – Budgets are not made in a vacuum. They are made within a context, being the context of implementing laws, plans and policies. They are also made with development and societal transformation in mind. Budgets are expected…
Civil society and indigenous forest communities have expressed concerns over the accelerating decline of forests in African countries, and called on drastic measures to reverse the trend. Around 100 participants from 20 forest-dependent countries across Africa are meeting on the…
Indications have emerged that Nigeria faces imminent population explosion if the country fails to address the current prevailing growth rate. Currently ranked seventh on the list of countries (and dependencies) by population,the total fertility rate (TFR) according to World Population…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) Osun State Council has condemned the attack on its members at Olomilagbala, Bolorunduro, Ilesa East Local Government, on Monday in totality, describing it as uncivilised and barbaric. Five Journalists, namely : Shitu Abdulfatai of the…
...A keener look into thriving economies shows that their foundations are built on people, not just on the size of their population, but turning them into assets.
Human Development Initiatives (HDI) in partnership with Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LSUBEB) today organized a sensitization training workshop for members of the School Based Management Committee from all the twenty Local Government Areas in Lagos State. The training…
When he was engaged to start writing a column for the Sunday Tribune late last year, he was given the blank cheque to christen it as he wished. Of all the names in this world, he chose ‘Injury Time.’ Everyone…
The Nigerian budget has over the years been a budget of mystery. It has been a ritual where public funds denominated in millions, billions and lately trillions, are reeled out to a bewildered citizenry, who with mouth agape wonder what…
By PAMACC News Agency – Since 2013, South Sudan has never known peace, and the country has been a beehive of foreign media reporting all manners of stories that depict a desperate, helpless and a bleeding nation. However, a recent…
