By Adewole Kehinde After some hours at the National Assembly on Monday, the Federal Government through the Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, backed down on its plan to remove petrol subsidy. Immediately I saw the headline and pictures of the meeting, I said to a friend that the APC led Federal Government is confronted with policies and politics of […]
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By Godknows Igali, PhD It was the Ancient Egyptians that entitled one of their intriguing literature “Book of the Dead”, adumbrating with rather awry poignancy, and the inevitable duel of humanity with mortality. Death visited its pangs on the nation of South Africa and the African continent as a whole as, Frederick William de Klerk, (1936-2021) who had once ruled […]
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By Adewole Kehinde “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him” – David Brinkley On Thursday, 6th May, 2021, the NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari and officials of Tecnimont SPA attended a kick off meeting on the rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC). The meeting signified the […]
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By Adewole Kehinde “President didn’t order fuel subsidy removal, Lawan clarifies” was the major headline in the media on Wednesday according to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, after meeting President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, stating that he had gone to convey the feeling of constituents to him on some concerns, including the proposed removal of subsidy. I […]
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By Okey Ugwu World over, great nations and societies are built by leaders who understand the place of empathy in governance and leadership. These are leaders who jettison parochial interest for the common good. Despite the pressures by sycophants and henchmen around them to compromise, they remain a shining armour and distinguish themselves by living above the fog of public […]
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By Adamu Abubakar Kumo Before the coming of the incumbent government in 2019, the health sector in Gombe State was in moribund condition owing to the inadequate infrastructure and lack of basic medical equipment and manpower which deprived the majority of the people of quality healthcare services. Consequently, Governor Inuwa Yahaya (Dan Majen Gombe) made it a priority in his […]
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By Uche Ugboajah A few days ago, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governor elect of Anambra State released the list of members of his transition committee. In that list were names of very distinguished Nigerian men and women from all walks of life and beyond the geography of Anambra State. The quality of the membership of that committee to be headed […]
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By Adewole Kehinde The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited put the amount spent on subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, between January and October 2021, at N1.03tn. This amount, if fuel subsidy is removed will go a long way to improve water supply, power and railways to airport terminals, communications, educational and agricultural processing. As of December 2021, the […]
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By Ismaila Uba Misilli “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” –Aristotle, Greek Philosopher The utility of the above summation by the great Aristotle emphasizes the need for political leaders to, above all, recognize the prime essence of performance and excellence for posterity while in public office rather than being consumed by […]
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By Adewole Kehinde Mallam Mele Kyari mounted the saddle as the Group Managing Director, GMD, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with a very rich oil and gas industry background spanning over 27 years at a time the corporation and industry were experiencing very difficult times. In the last 44 years of its operations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has consistently […]
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