by Sonala Olumhense If the objective of the US is to help the people of Nigeria, it needs to bear in mind that the challenge of recovering looted funds, indeed of assembling resources for Nigeria’s development, has become inferior to implementing policies that would ensure those resources go into development. I wish to congratulate the... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The impending cabinet reshuffle by President Goodluck Jonathan, a continuation of what was started last year, will be a sweeping one, sources have said. The new list of ministerial nominees is said to be ready for Senate approval and only 4 current ministers might be retained. The new development will see even... Read More
by Abigail Anaba Even NOI’s ‘enemies’ will acknowledge that she is an uncommonly brilliant and intelligent woman whose economic weight cannot be taken for granted. She definitely understands the world’s economic terrain, having at a point in her career contested to be president of the world bank; she has brought her deep understanding to play... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The website Sahara Reporters yesterday published an article claiming that the First Lady, Patience Jonathan had received waivers on a number of BMW vehicles last year. However, according to the office of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the allegations are totally false. In a statement released... Read More
by Isi Esene The Future Awards Africa 2013 will be formally opened by Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan at a special event celebrating the ‘Best 100′ – past winners at State House, Abuja, on Sunday 15 December. The series of events will hold across the week until the 2013 awards ceremony, which holds on the 20th... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A press statement has been issued by the camp of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The statement was released for the purpose of addressing what has been termed as “high profile media attacks.” It was signed on Dr. Okonjo-Iweala’s behalf by her Special Adviser, Paul... Read More
by Emma Okocha In the circumstances, the infantile Ministers of Education from the day, they approved the banning of the study of History in our schools, shoved our country away from the road of progress to darkness. The next Minister of Education we strongly recommend should be a History teacher. Until the last cabinet shake... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The latest edition of Y! Magazine is out – and as usual, it’s a celebration of ideas, issues and culture, headlined by two inspiring Nigerians, the songwriter and musician Timi Dakolo, and beauty entrepreneur and chief executive of House of Tara, Tara Fela-Durotoye. “It’s a special edition that celebrates the continent’s biggest... Read More
by Akan Ido The minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has accused an online news publishing platform, SaharaReporters of carrying out a deliberate campaign of falsehood against her. In a statement signed by Paul C. Nwabuikwu, the Special Adviser to the minister, Okonjo-Iweala, who was accused of being instrumental to... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa They are forced to live in the shadows of the successes of the 2nd term performances of the Obasanjo years when Nasir El-Rufai and Oby Ezekwesili made huge differences. Now some ministers have to litter the city with billboards just to get the people to know they are indeed still around. In... Read More
by Isi Esene The meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities which took place today in Abuja ended in a deadlock as both sides failed to reach an agreement. The meeting which held at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim was attended... Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday faulted the statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, that the union demanded for N92bn, describing the claim as false. ASUU said it never demanded such amount as earned allowances in the 2009 agreement it reached with the Federal Government. Okonjo-Iweala had on... Read More
Hopes of quick resolution of the present face-off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities were dashed on Tuesday as the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the government has no resources to meet the union demands. Foreclosing possible truce to the five-week old industrial action that has paralysed academic... Read More
by Saatah Nubari Though there’s nothing wrong in being a musician, we should know that we can’t all sing. We also need our fair share of Einstein’s, Dora Akunyili, Charles Soludo, Nelson Mandela and Chinua Achebe, and we seem not to be getting that bigger picture yet. Some weeks back, a friend of mine on... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, revealed earlier this week that the country was losing 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day to illegal bunkering and vandalism of oil pipelines. With figures like this, there are concerns in government circles that the country’s revenue projection for the... Read More
by Simon Kolawole I am not interested in who is the chairman of governors’ forum or Speaker of Rivers House of Assembly. That will not reduce the price of garri. In my list of priorities, I am more worried about the looting and incompetence going on at all levels of government. Did you watch the... Read More
by Uche Igwe There is no sense in blaming the oil companies alone about the menace of oil theft. Or, as President Goodluck Jonathan did the last time, blaming the international community for the menace. It is an open secret that Nigeria is the world’s capital of oil theft. At least, so says The Economist... Read More
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