Leader of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, and Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, said yesterday that any government that cannot provide security for its citizens had no moral justification to exist. He spoke on a day the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, asked the Federal Government to rise to its responsibility of … [Read more…]
Sequel to the spate of violent attacks and weekly Monday sit-at-home in Anambra, Governor Charles Soludo, Sunday, said his administration has offered “amnesty” to agitators in the state. But Ohanaeze in a swift reaction yesterday took exception to the use of the word amnesty, saying it connotes that the youths have been committing an offence … [Read more…]
WARREN Gamaliel Bennis (1925-2014), an American author and scholar, regarded as one of the pioneers of contemporary leadership studies, famously said: “Leadership is the ability to translate vision into reality.” The deduction that could be made from this statement is that a leader who has a dream must have the passion to pursue it. Former … [Read more…]
Opinion: Many More Women Wanted M.O. ENE Women are reemerging worldwide as strong leaders. Germany’s Angela Markel wowed. Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand rocks. Croatia, Taiwan, Finland, Tanzania, Denmark, etc. have successful and young female leaders. Nigeria is not so lucky. No state has a female governor. No state has the 35% female affirmative threshold … [Read more…]
An indigenous player in the energy sector, Mr. Victor Ekpenyong, has urged the federal government and oil firms to maximise oil production and leverage on the expertise of Nigerian tech firms to check oil theft. Ekpenyong, who made the call in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, noted that there was a need to raise … [Read more…]
Federal government has directed telecommunication companies, (MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile) to bar all outgoing calls from unlinked Subscriber Identification Module cards, SIMs. Disclosing this in a statement signed by the minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, FG stated that it’s directive will take effect from the 4th of April, 2022. Read part … [Read more…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at the weekend, warned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to immediately desist from bringing mutilated banknotes as part of their deposits. Composed banknotes or mutilated Naira notes comprise several parts of different banknotes of the same denomination. The parts of such currency notes are usually put together with the intention … [Read more…]
Enugu 2023 Guber Race: Bart Nnaji joins race, as group presents purchased PDP forms to him Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu A group known as Coalition for Good Governance in Nigeria, has purchased and presented the PDP Governorship nomination and expression of interest forms to a former Minister for Power, Professor Bart O. Nnaji, calling on him … [Read more…]
David Okelue Ugwunta, Ph.D., is the Enugu State Honorable Commissioner for Budget and Planning. In this interview, he explains the budgeting process, measuring the efficiency of a budget and other budget allied issues. Dateline: March 10, 2022. There seem to be so much politics around the preparation and presentation of budgets, nationally & at the … [Read more…]
Breaking News: I don’t know whether there will be 2023 election yet -Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says he doesn’t know whether there will be an election in 2023 yet. The 80-year-old cleric said God has not told him whether there would an election next year. … [Read more…]
The United Kingdom (UK) has advised against travel to seven northern states. The states listed by the United Kingdom included Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) gave the warning in its travel advisory on northern Nigeria posted on its website. “FCDO advise against travel to Borno, Yobe, … [Read more…]
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, yesterday advised Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to adopt consensus in choosing its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. Babangida gave the advice while briefing journalists after a closed door meeting with three PDP presidential aspirants for 2023 elections. The aspirants at the meeting include former Senate President, Dr. … [Read more…]