nigeria

November 14, 2012

#2Reasons: Why Nigerians get their visa applications denied – US Consulate

by Isi Esene The United States Consulate on Tuesday said the reason many visa applicants get their applications rejected is because they are yet to visit other countries. The vice-consul, US Consulate, Christopher Richardson said this while speaking at a program tagged, ‘American Visa Regime: the role of lawyers’ organised by the Immigration Lawyers Forum... Read More

.US, Christopher Richardson, Immigration, nigeria, Titus Ajijola, US Consulate

November 13, 2012

Ope Adebanjo: The hope deferred (Y! Superblogger)

It cannot be so bad that we throw away the baby with the bath water. Now that the knife has cut the child, do we then throw away the knife ? The state of our country has long been a cause of worry. While many still hold on tenaciously to faith, many have long given... Read More

development, future, hope, nigeria, Ope Adebanjo, Y! Superblogger

November 13, 2012

WATCH: “Lock Oritsejafor, Adeboye, Kumuyi… up in prison” – Tunde Bakare

by Isi Esene Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and the pastor in charge of the Latter Rain Assembly recently spoke about the complicity of Nigeria religious leaders in the corruption and gross mismanagement of the country’s resources saying he has for long advocated that all church General Overseers should... Read More

Ayo Oritsejafor, Enoch Adeboye, nigeria, Save Nigeria Group, Tunde Bakare

November 12, 2012

Opinion: On pastors and jets – Let’s not get carried away as Christians

by Olayinka Olorisade Criticisms are flying all over the place and emotions are running high, but bottom line is, many think that ‘pastors’ have become day-time robbers. I think that people need to re-evaluate themselves and I have a few (maybe not a few) questions I want us all to answer. There has been so... Read More

Christianity, Church, corruption, nigeria, Private jet

November 12, 2012

“Real and potent danger”: Obasanjo predicts a youth revolution due to unemployment

by Isi Esene Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed fears at the alarming rate of unemployment in the country saying the danger is “real and potent”. While speaking at the West African regional conference on youth employment in Dakar, Senegal during the weekend, Obasanjo predicted a revolution unless urgent measures are taken to halt the... Read More

Bank of Industry, Evelyn Oputu, nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, senegal, West Africa

November 11, 2012

#SoFarSoGood: Dangote led Presidential Flood Relief Committee raises N11bn for flood victims

by Rachel Ogbu Aliko Dangote, co-chairman of the Dangote-Agbakoba Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and the Federal Government has donated to raise funds for flood victims. So far, the committee has realised over N11 billion in what was described as the first leg of its fund raising. Dangote and the FG donated the sum of... Read More

Dangote, flood victims, News, nigeria

November 11, 2012

“Stop going there for prayers” – Zimbabawe first lady says Nigeria is war-torn and hunger-striken?

by Isi Esene The first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe has advised citizens of the country to stay in the country and seek spiritual help saying there are also anointed men of God in the Southern African country. She maintained that she sees no reason why Zimbabweans should go outside the country and spending exorbitant... Read More

Amai Guti, Ghana, Grace Mugabe, nigeria, Zimbabwe

November 11, 2012

Opinion: Gays are here to stay

by hounge Given all these variables, I believe it’s only a matter of time before the law becomes favourably disposed to gay rights in Nigeria. I know this topic will shock, surprise, or amuse you but please allow me finish before you vent your anger. Thank you. When I say ‘Gays’ it’s not just Adam+Adam... Read More

Adam, Eve, Festac, gay, legislation, nigeria, united states

November 11, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Obama is an inspiration, any day

Nigeria is like this today because the enemies of progress have been calling the shots in critical positions. No, no, no. I am not about to write a tribute to U.S. President Barack Obama for winning a second term, although he more than deserves some praise. In 2008, his victory owed largely to the novelty... Read More

barack obama, elections, INEC, nigeria, simon kolawole, Voting

November 11, 2012

“I don’t have a private jet yet” – Pastor Sam Adeyemi denies rumours

by Isi Esene Sam Adeyemi, the senior pastor of the Daystar Christian Centre has denied rumours that he owns a private jet. He said this, yesterday, during the annual Excellence in Leadership (ELC) conference organized by the church. Adeyemi reportedly denied the rumours saying, “I do not own a private yet.” “It is a rumour... Read More

Ayo Oritsejafor, Daystar Christian Centre, Excellence in Leadership, nigeria, Private jet, sam adeyemi

November 9, 2012

Opinion: How to lose $35 billion: A Nigerian handbook

by Simon Allison Predictably, Ribadu’s report was not exactly met with enthusiasm by other officials in the Nigerian government. Particularly harsh criticism has come from two members of the committee that helped draft it. In Nigeria, Nuhu Ribadu occupies the same position that Thuli Madonsela does in South Africa: an island of principle and moral... Read More

Goodluck Jonathan, government, nigeria, nuhu ribadu, Steve Oronsaye

November 9, 2012

The Economist: The sacrifices the poor make to keep mobile phones, spotlight on Kenya

by The Economist Some would, for instance, forgo meat at meal time, in the hope of making a call or sending an SMS that would enable them to put more food on the table later. Africa’s “mobile decade”, when telephones at last reached most corners of the continent, has meant a huge improvement in the... Read More

africa, mobile phone, nigeria, telecoms

November 8, 2012

Broken Record: “Improve service quality or get sanctioned” – FG threatens telecoms companies

by Isi Esene The Federal Government has threatened to stop all marketing promotions run by telecommunications companies which tends to increase its customer base. The minister of communication technology, Omobola Johnson, said this in Abuja yesterday explaining that the uncontrolled increase in customer base exerts undue pressure on the network resulting in poor service quality.... Read More

nigeria, omobola johnson, service quality, subscribers, telecommunications

November 8, 2012

Microsoft launches Windows 8 in Nigeria at Open Door Event

by Isi Esene Microsoft Nigeria on Tuesday unveiled Windows 8 to its customers and partners at its Open Door event held at Harbour Point Event Centre, Victoria Island. This followed the global launch, which took place on Friday, October 26. This gives consumers and businesses an opportunity to experience all that Windows 8 has to... Read More

Business, Information Technology, microsoft, nigeria, Windows

November 8, 2012

#2ndTermChant: “Jonathan is not a show man, or a principality” – Doyin Okupe

by Isi Esene There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan might run for a second term in 2015 as Doyin Okupe, the senior special assistant to the president on public affairs, said the president’s transparent leadership and concrete performance is enough to persuade Nigerians to seek his return. According to him, although the president has... Read More

2015, boko haram, Doyin Okupe, elections, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria

November 5, 2012

Yemi Idowu, Ohimai Amaize, others make reconstituted board of Nigeria Academicals Sports Committee

by Isi Esene The minister of sports and chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has reconstituted the Board of the Nigeria Academicals Sports Committee (NASCOM). Businessman, sports philanthropist and enthusiast, Yemi Idowu, is the chair of the new Board. Idowu is a non- executive Director at Sterling Bank and the immediate past... Read More

Bolaji Abdullahi, NASCOM, nigeria, ohimai amaize, Yemi Idowu

November 5, 2012

Opinion: Barack Obama’s coming victory and the African alliance for New Order

by Lai Labode New political leaders will emerge from Africa under a new Alliance called African Alliance For New Order been touted by a new Youth Wing of Africa Largest Political Party called the Peoples Democratic Party Youth Circuit. And it will come to pass in a time not too distant from the time you... Read More

africa, barack obama, election, Mitt Romney, nigeria, PDP, south africa

November 5, 2012

Opinion: Who are we? We are no longer normal

by Dolapo Aina Justice most of the time is sold to the highest bidder and the law is simply a mirage. “Who are we? We are no longer normal…. Nigeria is a giant embarrassingly trapped in dwarfish height.” –Dr Oby Ezekwesili (the immediate past Vice-President, Africa Region of the World Bank), guest speaker at the... Read More

Aluu, citizen, Justice, law, mob, nigeria, social media, UNIPORT

November 5, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: The beggars, the fence and the country (YNaija Frontpage)

From another perspective it is super-depressing news. President come president go, fuel scarcity remain, corruption remain. Nigeria’s problems seem destined to outlive every Nigerian, and certainly every government. I’m currently reading The Supreme Commander, Olufemi Ogunsanwo’s 2009 biography of former Head of State Yakubu Gowon. I don’t need to tell you it’s a fascinating read.... Read More

Biafra war, corruption, nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo, petrol scarcity, tolu ogunlesi, YNaija Frontpage

November 5, 2012

“I am one of those praying for Nigeria’s oil to dry up” – Oby Ezekwesili

by Isi Esene Oby Ezekwesili, the former World Bank vice-president for Africa, over the weekend said she prays for Nigeria’s oil and gas resources to dry up soon so that the government can stop its over-reliance on petroleum. She urged the federal government to do something urgent about the spate of unemployment in the country... Read More

entrepreneurship, nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili, Petroleum, unemployment, World Bank

November 4, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: NCC set to fine telecos for failure to provide instant call bills by sms

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Communications Commission recently threatened that it will demand a fine from any telecommunications company that fails to provide free instant SMS call bill to all subscribers from November 1, 2012. According to the NCC, erring telecom companies will be fined a sum of N5m. It insisted that a further N500,000... Read More

billing, ncc, nigeria, SMS, telecommunications

November 4, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Scrap the Ministry of Information (YNaija Frontpage)

Simply put, the Minister needs to see that scarce funds are being wasted on this pointless tour of states, which will not change any Nigerian’s perception of government performance. As I watched the NTA network news on Thursday, November 1st 2012, I was caught between disgust at the unnecessary display of emptiness I was witnessing... Read More

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Labaran Maku, Ministry of Information, nigeria, YNaija Frontpage

November 4, 2012

Boko Haram ceasefire: Gowon urges Buhari to take mediator offer

by Isi Esene Several prominent Nigerians have called on former military president of the country, Muhammad Buhari, not to ignore the call of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to act as a mediator in proposed talks between it and the Federal Government. The group had on Thursday reportedly named “trusted Nigerians” who it believes... Read More

boko haram, ceasefire, Goodluck Jonathan, Jerry Gana, Muhammad Buhari, nigeria, terrorism, Yakubu Gowon

November 4, 2012

Tomi Oladepo: All intellect, no action (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Irrespective of whether Africans are coming home or not, one constant is that Africa is in dire need of development, and we need to do something to change the status quo. I have a few suggestions. I have spent the past few weeks mulling on what my voice on Y!Naija should be about. I juggled ideas... Read More

africa, development, ideas, intellectual, nigeria, researh

November 4, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Indeed, there was a starved country

Gowon and Awolowo could have done much more to help the dying and diseased civilians. And, clearly, Ojukwu fatally erred by refusing to accept the conditions for the delivery of relief materials. There has been some mayhem over Professor Chinua Achebe’s civil war memoir, There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra. Achebe accused... Read More

Biafran War, blockade, chinua achebe, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo, simon kolawole, starvation, Yakubu Gowon

November 3, 2012

Opinion: No escape from the sceptre looming over us

by Kenechi Uzochukwu This generation is largely confused. From the biased accounts, many of the generation believe the war was fought between Awolowo and some hapless Igbo women and children who he allegedly starved to death. A sceptre has been looming over our heads, a sceptre called Biafra. For 42 years it has defied gravity... Read More

Biafran War, chinua achebe, future, generation, nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo

November 3, 2012

Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to reveal my favourite segment on CNN. It is called Future Cities. If you have access to satellite television and stable electricity at home, you must endeavour to search for this exciting program. You will be awe-struck by the spectacular advances of man in a world where... Read More

civil servants, corruption, Dele Momodu, nigeria

November 2, 2012

Opinion: Africa is rising! At least its one per cent is

by Zainab Usman As the African middle-class goes shopping with their swelled-up wallets and designer purses in Lagos or in London, many more Africans go to bed hungry as the gap between the nouveau riche shoppers and the underclass in the urban fringes grows wider. Africa’s economy may be booming, but this will do little... Read More

angola, Business, economy, GDP, growth, nigeria, unemployment

November 2, 2012

No money: Revenue commission says new formula isn’t ready due to “insufficient funds”

by Isi Esene The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) which was mandated to formulate a new revenue sharing formula for the three tiers of government have complained of insufficient funds. The commission which admitted to twice postponing the completion date of the important assignment says it is unsure as to when the new... Read More

Elias Mbam, Federal Government, nigeria, revenue, RMAFC

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