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‘Germany ready to assist Nigeria’s ailing power sector’
Abdul Bin Rimdap is Nigeria’s Ambassador to Germany. In this interview with AUSTIN IMHONLELE and KIRK LEIGH in Germany, he speaks on current plans by German government and businessmen to invest Nigeria’s Excerpts.
Dealing with challenges of diversifying the nation’s economy
The federal and state governments are being challenged to evolve policies and strategies that will clearly define Nigeria’s industrial path, writes NGOZI UCHE...
Back home to arrest the unemployment monster
Jude Eze Nosagie, an indigene of Edo State, left Nigeria in the 1980s for the United States of America. In response to the urge to contribute to efforts at addressing the looming unemployment situation, he is aiming to create at least, 10, 000 job opportunities and give a voice to the youths back home writes MARTINS AZUWIKE...We will resolve Ghana, Nigeria residency issues -Envoy
In this interview with GODWIN NNANNA in Accra, Nigeria’s new High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro speaks on sundry issues affecting both countries Excerpts:...
Assessing government's effort to tackle rising cost of food
The poor performance of the agriculture sector which places majority of Nigerians on the food insecurity index has prompted the federal government to embark on measures to stave off looming food crisis. HORATIUS EGUA in Abuja examines the details of the plan and assesses its likely impact on the war against hunger...
'Farming' as new name for worsening kidnap enterprise in N/Delta
Kidnap of persons including toddlers and old persons which is on the increase in the Niger Delta is now known as 'farming' in criminal circles; an epithet meant to erase scruples from the face of the culprits, writes IGNATIUS CHUKWU, Asst Editor, Port Harcourt...Dealing with the plight of Niger Delta women
Interventions in the Niger Delta by NGOs such as the Escravos Women Empowerment Foundation (EWEF) will go a long way in assuaging the feelings of the people of the area, writes CHIDI NDUKA AJA...Ending hardship, carnage on Lagos-Benin Road
There is a need for the government to embark on a comprehensive reconstruction of the Lagos-Benin Road as a means of improving the economic fortunes of the people and ending the continuing mayhem and bloodshed, writes ELAIGWU AMEH...Ending hardship, carnage on Lagos-Benin Road
There is a need for the government to embark on a comprehensive reconstruction of the Lagos-Benin Road as a means of improving the economic fortunes of the people and ending the continuing mayhem and bloodshed, writes ELAIGWU AMEH...
Tackling Nigeria's high rate of graduate unemployment
As Nigerians brainstorm on how the country should absorb its teeming workforce OYIBO EGWUONISO and ESEOHE IGHILE write that the government should provide the enabling environment for job creation by fixing infrastructural decay while educational institutions need to restructure their programmes to inculcate entrepreneurial skills in students ...Log in
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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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