Opinion: Private security as a driver for economic growth

The global private security industry is estimated to have a total value of about US$68 billion. It is also one of the highest employers of labour. In Nigeria, the demand for private security has risen over the last decade, no thanks to the rising tide of insecurity across the country and the consequent strains on... Read More

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March 24, 2014

Opinion: The problem with Nigeria’s fuel subsidy programme

by Ifeanyi Uddin At this point, I can think of a dozen reasons why the fuel subsidy should stay. Easily the first is why any Nigerian should trust this government with any fiscal savings that arise at his/her expense. We ought not to endure further increases in our tax burden without a palpable scaling up... Read More

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December 10, 2013

Opinion: Guarantees are a broad brush with toll roads and the public account

by Ifeanyi Uddin First, governments could opt to build the roads cheaply, deploying tax revenues for this purpose. In this case, tolling will be part of a cost-recovery scheme. Another option is to allow private developers to bear the demand risk from the roads without a revenue guarantee. This scenario does allow government to offer... Read More

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November 20, 2013

Private jet owners begin ‘strike’ over new aviation price regime

Private jet owners in the country yesterday commenced an indefinite strike over a directive from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) announcing a new price regime for all private airlines operating in the country. In a circular dated November 18, 2013, and signed by the agency’s director of operations, Mr J.C. Onyegiri, on behalf of... Read More

August 6, 2013

Opinion: ASUU strike – A case for choosing a private university

by Ifeanyi Uddin Unable to answer these questions, I have committed to sending my child to a private university. The ambience of these remind of mission-run secondary schools of yore. But at least I am able to assign resources to the critical project of educating my child in the assurance that if she concentrates on... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Opinion: Nigerian universities and irregular admission processes

by Obinna Akukwe This non-transparent process have made many parents to sell family land, properties and life savings to send their frustrated wards to schools in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Russia while few buoyant ones send theirs to UK for admission. The processes of gaining admission into Nigerian universities have been bastardized by the trio of... Read More

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March 29, 2013

Teacher arrested for private sex sessions with teenage student after he blackmails her (PICTURED)

FOX 26 HOUSTON Teacher Kathanna Culp of Northbrook Senior High School in Texas is accused of having sex with a male student. He says she also gave him marijuana. A high school teacher had regular sex sessions with a student who then tried to blackmail her into giving him cash so he would keep quiet,... Read More

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February 1, 2013

Joyce Banda, president of Malawi auctions off her private jet to help her nation’s poor

By Victor Trammell In a world filled with national leaders who stifle their citizens’ rights, abuse their authority, and squander their nation’s money, it is good to be able to see a case contrary to the norm. Joyce Banda (pictured) is the president of the African nation of Malawi. She is only the second woman to become president... Read More

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Joyce Banda, president of Malawi auctions off her private jet to help her nation’s poor

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