by Dele Momodu If you fail all of us from similar background would have been put to shame. When tomorrow comes and we say illiterate rulers ruled and ruined Nigeria, we’ll be reminded that a PhD holder also misruled and destroyed Nigeria. If we blame Northerners for the underdevelopment and terrible woes in Nigeria we... Read More

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Opinion: No orchids for Sanusi? Who cares about orchids anyway?

by Aare Ago The moment Sanusi stepped out to challenge “alleged corrupt practises” of some fund managers, who coincidentally are Southerners and mostly Christians, the news about attempts by this Northern Muslim to islamize Nigeria broke out. [READ: No orchids for Mallam Sanusi by Dele Momodu] This must be a carefully written prose. Otherwise, cynics,... Read More

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February 18, 2014

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Opinion: NNPC controversy- Between CBN and the Ministry of Finance

by Olusola Daniel Evidently, this should provide Nigerians with a definitive verdict on the controversy. We would recall that a similar forensic audit was deployed to investigate subsidy claims and this produced good results and a better tighter process against fraud. With this firm stance on fairness, transparency and accountability maintained by the Finance Minister,... Read More

$20 billion, CBN, Fraud, kerosene subsidy, Ministry of Finance, nigeria, nnpc, Olusola Daniel, opinion, ynaija

February 17, 2014

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Missing oil funds: NNPC returns N7.61billion out of N3 trillion to federation account

by ‘Jola Sotubo Following a series of back and forth arguments about how much money is being owed to the nation’s federation account by the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the latter is said to have returned a sum of N7.16 billion to the said account. The allegations of misconduct were first levelled against the... Read More

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February 15, 2014

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Perry Brimah: $20 Billion stolen, now we all cannot buy shoes #OccupyNigeria

by Peregrino Brimah With $20 billion stolen, Nigeria could have purchased 40,000 Armored Personnel Carriers, APC’s to successfully finally decimate Boko Haram and be prepared for any future battles within and outside our borders. Before attempting to digest what $20 billion is, it is important to mention what the $20 billion missing is not. $20... Read More

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February 12, 2014

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Opinion: How to stop Jonathan from bankrupting Nigeria

by Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú This rape of our land should offend us and move us to action. If we do not act, if we do not remove these amoral instincts of dispossession and primitive acquisition from our national psyche, we may remain a country but we will not be recognizably Nigerian. The mistake of former President... Read More

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February 5, 2014

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Sanusi to NNPC: $20 billion in oil funds still missing

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite recent assertions that only $10.8 billion in oil funds was unaccounted for, the Governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said that the figure is actually $20 billion. The CBN governor disclosed this to members of the Senate Committee on Finance at the National Assembly. He said: “It is... Read More

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