The West African nation of Niger has been on the news for the past couple of days over the unfortunate military coup staged by the Presidential guards – “the enemy within”. The event has attracted international attention with condemnation from world leaders, calls for coup leaders to return...
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Acquiring a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) is often considered a crucial step in securing property rights in Lagos State, Nigeria. It grants the holder legal ownership of the property and provides a level of security against potential encroachments. However, despite possessing this essential document, property owners...
“Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.’” Nehemiah 2:17 The belief in some quarters is that...
It is pedestrian knowledge that Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, recently constituted 134 standing committees in the green chamber where Ibori Suenu, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member from Delta, was announced Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) committee. This announcement of standing Committees going...
After the 25 February 2023 Presidential election, I flashed back to the shape of things to come; remembering how politicians usually behave when their marabouts had told them victory would be theirs and it all came to nothing. I knew that the traditional and perennial aspirants and candidates would...
Nick Agule Twitter: @NickAgule Email: nick.agule@yahoo.co.uk Facebook: Nick Agule, FCA 01.08.2023 Introduction President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation yesterday, Monday, 31st July 2023 on the state of the economy which is great and a refreshing departure from the previous government where we hardly heard directly from the President. It...
By UKA NWAFOR – It seems the grammatical blunder is worse in the use of verbs than possible in others. It is NOT ‘felicitate with, clap for him, ordered for, requested for, emphasise on, comprise of, ’ etc, as a great many users usually say or write. Many don’t...
Investing in real estate, especially in a fast-paced market like Lagos, requires careful consideration and strategic planning. One option that has gained popularity in recent years is purchasing off-plan properties. These properties are purchased before construction is completed, offering potential buyers a chance to secure a property at a...
“Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise.” – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Before going to my topic, please allow me a little digression. I want...
Nigeria’s immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, has a tragic sense of humour. His unrelenting indifference to the condition of the humanity of his compatriots often came out in the things he decided to make important or ignore. One of them is his kinship attachment to Niger Republic. In the...
Fuel subsidy removal by the present administration of President Bola Tinubu has come with a thunderous alarm. Although the intention may be good, pure and sincere, and in fact it is even noble but the reality now is that it is severely haunting everyone. Both the haves and haves-not...
In Africa, losing elections can cause depression and psychological disorders. Such sense of loss arising from rejection by the people at times transforms otherwise cultured individuals into deranged activists attempting to assess relevance using the same deceitful tactics that initially accounted for their principal being booted out of office....
Information filtering in from the Republic of Niger indicates some unpleasant developments around the country’s highest political leadership. It should be quite clear to all players in the Republic of Niger that the leadership of the ECOWAS Region and all lovers of democracy around the world will...
TThe July 7, 2023, reported arrest of a vessel, MT Tura II (IMO number: 6620462), along Escravos River in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. by Tompolos Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd, with about 150,000 metric tonnes of stolen crude oil valued at about $86.8million, has...
I patiently listened to one Bala Zaka speak in his interview with Arise TV. He was described on the show as an “oil and gas expert”. I am not an “oil and gas expert”, but I have studied, published, and spoken about Nigeria’s oil and gas industry over many...
If the recent report on the investigation by the Department of State Security (DSS) into the discharge certificate feud between the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State surprised anyone, it wasn’t me. Even though I was of the view that both parties...
Last year, Mr. Ezekiel was looking for a small house to buy so that he can stay there anytime he comes to Lagos (his family is in Benin and he doesn’t want to keep renting an apartment because of his experiences with people). There was a signpost of a...
That President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ramped up the engine of governance in Nigeria and hit the waves immediately he was sworn in on May 29, 2023, is not news anymore. From Abuja to Zurich, the story is the same: a new sheriff is in town and he is...
As the wind of change sweeps across the financial landscape, embracing enhanced treasury management is no longer an option but an imperative. It is, therefore important, for institutions of higher learning in the country to recognise the immense value of treasury management and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to...
“Are you aware of the increasing political gang-up against Professor Pate?!” A caller using a foreign number thundered down the phone line before the call suddenly dropped off. While I expected the caller to return the call, I wondered which of the respected academics from Northern Nigeria he was...