Dangote Group has commenced the disbursement of more than N850m as compensation to land owners affected by its sugar refinery project in Tunga, Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The 60,000 hectares was acquired by the group for the…
The Federal Government has saved a total of N108.1bn from charges imposed by banks for managing funds belonging to its ministries, departments and agencies since the commencement of the Treasury Single Account in September 2015. The amount represents the various…
The talk amongst the civil society community now is about the obnoxious bill at the House of Representatives seeking to regulate the operational environment for Nigerian non-profits. Civil society actors feel badly about this. And they are justified: non-profits open…
In a show of endorsement of Sterling Bank’s sustainability campaign known as Sterling Environmental Makeover (STEM), senior officials of the Lagos state government have paid glowing tributes to the initiative, saying it is in line with the state government’s vision…
In recent times, Tony Elumelu has become the face of developmental entrepreneurship in Africa. Solomon Elusoji revisits his message at the Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit in Washington DC This month, Tony Elumelu delivered the keynote speech at the Mandela Washington…
The emerging markets are set to post faster growth in revenue than their counterparts in developed countries, making them integral to the expansion strategies of some of the world’s leading hotel developers. The hospitality sector in Africa’s emerging markets looks…
As the Lagos West Senatorial candidate of the Gani Fawehinmi-led National Conscience Party, I led a campaign team of the Party to Iyana Ejigbo main market during the 2003 elections. The market leaders could not understand our audacity and told…
#FollowTheMoney by CODE has impacted 26,811 lives in 5years Funds meant for capital projects haven’t gotten to prescribed states. See what we’re doing to #FollowTheMoney at #CODEAt5 Follow The Money is an initiative of Connected Development [CODE], founded by Hamzat Lawal and Oludotun…
It’s 100 days today, since the president left the country to attend to his health, and this will be the second instance this year alone. It must be noted that the president had earlier spent about 50 days during his first medical vacation this year. Anyone can fall sick, no doubt. However, we…
When you think of the best universities in the world, images of the US’ Ivy League schools, such as Harvard and Yale, or the UK’s University of Oxford and University of Cambridge will likely spring to mind. These institutions have…
