BUILDING A DEVELOPMENTAL AND WELFARE STATE: TOWARDS A NEW NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR NIGERIA. BY JAYE GASKIA
THE CURRENT FAILED ECONOMIC PARADIGM Let us begin by trying to understand where we are at – at the moment, so that we can put things in their proper perspective. This is because a clear unambiguous understanding of where we are and how we got here is decisive with respect to moving ahead from here. […]
‘Petrol Queues, Power Failure’ll Persist Without Adequate Pricing’
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it was important for the country to address issues surrounding the pricing of petroleum products and gas if Nigeria must overcome the challenges in the supply of petrol, power and gas. It also stated that in attempting to fix the right price for petrol or any other commodity […]
Pipeline Sabotage Plunged Nigeria into Recession – Shell
Over 90 per cent of the oil spillage in the Niger Delta region is due to sabotage of pipelines and other facilities in the oil and gas industry, the Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, has said. According to him, the sabotage of facilities in the industry is the biggest challenge confronting oil […]
Premium Times Centre launches fact-checking websites
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) on Tuesday launched two fact-checking websites – Dubawa and Udeme. The platforms are meant to provide accuracy and fact-check publicly available information in order to deepen the democratic space. Yemi Kale, statistician-general Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), gave the keynote address at the occasion. He advised Dubawa […]
Buhari Visits Adamawa, Inaugurates Projects
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday visited Yola, the Adamawa state capital to declare open the anti-corruption summit in the state and to commission some other projects. The President was received by the State Governor, Bindo Jubrilla, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, among others. A crowd of supporters were […]
Dana Air Plane Overshoots Runway In Port Harcourt
A plane belonging to Dana Air overshot the runway in Port Harcourt on Tuesday after landing at the Port Harcourt Airport. The plane had flown to Port Harcourt from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the nation’s capital Abuja. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Henrietta Yakubu, confirmed the incident. She […]
Messi Rescues Barcelona From Defeat At Chelsea
Lionel Messi scores the equaliser as Barcelona came from behind to draw 1-1 with Chelsea at Stanford Bridge in a Champions League round of 16 first leg. Willian opened scoring for Chelsea in the 62nd minute of the game after an assist from Eden Hazard. The Brazilian had rattled the upright twice with the blunderbuss, […]
Banky W Announces Dissolution Of Record label, Restructuring of EME
Banky W has revealed that the record label arm of Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) was dissolved in January 2017. The singer/actor said the dissolution came after nine years of “helping discover/boost the careers” of many artistes in the music business. He said EME will now be in the business of marketing, advertising, public relations, branding, […]
Senate Condemns Demolition Of Kaduna APC Faction’s Secretariat
The Senate has condemned the demolition of the factional secretariat of the Kaduna APC located along number 11 B Sambo in the state capital has been demolished in the early hours of today (Tuesday). The building was reportedly demolished under the alleged supervision of the state governor Nasir El Rufai. Coming under a point of […]
R. Kelly Evicted From Two Homes Over Unpaid Rent
R. Kelly has been evicted from two of his houses because of unpaid rents. DailyMail reports that both houses are situated in the Johns Creek neighbourhood of Duluth in Atlanta, Georgia. The R&B legend had been served an eviction notice on February 13 after owing $31,000 as rent for both apartments. Court papers showed that […]
