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Is Mr. President's promise of additional 6,000 MW of electricity in 18 months achievable?
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Thinking a national tax policy …thinking the tax laws (II)
Government officials should restrain themselves from giving the impression that the National Tax Policy is tied to any person's agenda. It should be the other way round, i.e. the agenda of any administration should be tied to the National Policy.
Our House of summons
These are very exciting times for the political class. The excitement stems from the new found glamour that now characterises the business of law making. ...Obama, Kalu and African father-son relationship
Far away at the University of Alberta, precisely on the 2nd May 2008, Nduka Otiono made a poetic presentation that reflected the African person's pain, and at the end, almost about 200 people in the conference centre of the University had to buy his book as his signature was sought for by all....
Arsenal, not Enyimba, on my mind
It ended just the way it started: with aplomb. The end of the 2007/2008 English Premier League (EPL) last weekend was a fitting denouement to nine odd months of suspense, apprehension and unrelenting anxiety....Africa must produce or perish
Imagine that it is May 25, 2063, the 100th anniversary of Africa Day, a day for reflecting on Africa’s successes and failures. The newspaper headline announces, "Last Remaining Oilfield in West Africa’s American Territory Dries Up."...Thinking a national tax policy …thinking the tax laws.
The Federal Government seems to be paying more attention to its non-oil revenue sources....This Goje plays bad music
There is no music lover in Northern Nigeria who does not know the 'goje', a musical instrument that produces soothing music to the ears when handled by gifted instrumentalists. The quality of music produced by a 'goje' depends on the dexterity of the instrumentalist. A poorly gifted instrumentalist can only play unpleasant music on a goje. ...Vision 2020 and the World Bank's logistics (II)
Although there are a variety of studies that compare countries across other attributes, such as the influential Global Competitiveness Index from the World Economic Forum, the World Bank report offers perhaps the first Logistics Performance Index (LPI) that attempts to do the same for a country's logistics competence, cost structure, and infrastructure. ...
Now China, the rest of Asia, begin to sneeze
The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations Organisation has identified 36 countries as potential time bombs in the current global food crisis. Twenty-one of such countries including Nigeria are in Africa ....Airlines, flights and Cabin crew(II)
The plane took off on time and after the mandatory safety demonstration, I waited for the drinks to be served, which were served very well....Log in
- Etisalat, newest GSM firm, moves to acquire MTN
- Banks to raise additional N760.5bn capital this year
- Investors warned to be careful on attendant risk in the capital market
- Nigeria’s daily oil output down to 1.81m barrels on account of Niger Delta crisis
- FG foresees gradual rise in electricity tariff over 3 yrs
- Molue to be banned in Lagos, says Fashola
- Government aims at less role in power
- Your share certificates: Verify them now or regret later
- Real threat to Tinapa as Dubai World invests $800m in Senegal
- First Bank set to absorb N250-billion from offer
Sam Pam
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14 May, 2008 12:07:58
Two things amaze me, on the one side I can't imagine how brilliant government officials are not smart enough to notice that price-control mostly leads ...
Abiodun Oke
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13 May, 2008 09:06:04
From all indications,its apparent the dearth of competence in the management of this kind of projects both on the part of EPC supplier and the ...
Saka Idowu
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13 May, 2008 07:26:05
How can someone get cscs account opened?
Ariere Idholo
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13 May, 2008 07:15:51
I just think it's high time we stop waiting for federal government intervention in everything. What I think Cross Rivers state government should do instead ...
Oye Akintoye
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12 May, 2008 03:22:36
I don't think Kingibe's comments amounted to buck passing!! Unfortunately, in Nigeria of today, we focus too much attention on what the FG can do ...
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