‘Corruption Getting Worse In Nigeria’ — Transparency International Releases 2017 index
Corruption is getting worse in Nigeria, according to the latest corruption perception index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI) on Wednesday. While the country scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the latest CPI scores Nigeria 28/100 but with a rank of No. 148 out of 180 countries surveyed — a significant 12 places […]
Real Madrid Fight Back To Win Without Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo was rested as Real Madrid came from behind to win 3-1 at Leganes on Wednesday and move back up to third place in La Liga. Unai Bustinza had put Leganes in front at Butarque, raising hopes that the home side could record another famous victory just weeks after they ousted Real from the […]
De Gea Stars As Man United Settle For Sevilla Draw
David de Gea deflected the attention away from Paul Pogba with another spectacular display of goalkeeping as Manchester United came away from their Champions League last 16, first leg against Sevilla in Spain with a 0-0 draw on Wednesday. De Gea made two breathtaking saves to deny Steven N’Zonzi and Luis Muriel at the end […]
FG Commences Investigation Into Dana Air Mishap
The Federal Government has commenced investigation into the accident involving an airline operated by Dana Airline. The investigation is being carried out by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). AIB under the Federal Ministry of Transportation is set up to investigate any civil aircraft accident and serious incident in Nigerian airspace. It is aimed at improving […]
Over 50 Schoolgirls Missing After Boko Haram Attack, Yobe Govt Confirms
Yobe State government has confirmed that over 50 schoolgirls are missing from the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) located in Dapchi, Headquarters of Bursari Local Government area of the state. The girls went missing after gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists invaded the school days ago. Governor Ibrahim Gaidam in a statement made […]
Two Abuja Pupils Die After ‘Eating Biscuit At Party’
The police in the federal capital territory have confirmed the death of two pupils of the Local Education Authority (LEA), Kubwa II school after eating biscuits at a party. The two pupils identified as Nehemiah Yahaya and Yahaya Garba, of primary 5 and 4 respectively, died after eating biscuits at a party allegedly organised by […]
FirstBank Launches Its Virtual Community For Women
Barely two months after First Bank of Nigeria Limited celebrated the one year anniversary of FirstGem, its life style offering for women, the Bank has announced the launch of a website specifically designed to build a virtual community of like-minded women in order to encourage interactions among them, whilst importantly focusing on key areas of […]
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 […]
