The kulikuli and agbado melodrama: Do not look down on iya alakara

By Ven.Amb.Nelson Fadoju. It was late I.K Dairo that sang a Song titled “Ise Ori ran mi ni mo nse…Eniba jale lo bomo je” meaning that, “I am doing a destined business in order not to be a thief”. An idle hand is a devil’s workshop. Whoever refuses to work will steal (Eni o sise, […]

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Understanding the Petroleum Pricing Mechanism in a Deregulated Economy

By Dan D. Kunle For more than five decades, Nigerians have lived through one petroleum pricing policy after another. Since 1973, successive governments have attempted to moderate or control the pricing mechanism for petroleum products. This gave birth to the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), established to ensure uniform fuel prices across the country. Today, under […]

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PSC promotes 13 CPs to AIG, 80 others, appoints 162 ASPs1

Home News News PSC promotes 93 senior police officers, elevates 13 CPs to AIG The Police Service Commission has promoted 13 commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspector General. Besides, it elevated 80 other senior officers to higher ranks. This development followed the successful completion of written examinations and oral interviews conducted at […]

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Ondo assures accountants career progression

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Ondo State Government has assured accountants in the state’s local government service of career progression. Giving the assurance, the State Head of Service, Chief Segun Odusanya encouraged accountants in the local government service to continue to put in their best in discharging their duties as they aspire for higher positions. […]

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FG rolls out one million improved seedlings to revive Nigeria’s cocoa industry

The Federal Government has flagged off the One Million Improved Cocoa Seedlings Roll-Out Programme it called a landmark intervention to restore Nigeria’s cocoa industry and reclaim the country’s position among the world’s leading cocoa-producing nations. Launching the programme at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Oyo State, Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Senator […]

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Asabia’s Legacy Deserves Better: Why FirstBank Should Return to Idoani

By; Steve Otaloro History is often unkind to institutions that forget the shoulders upon which they stand. The greatest tribute any organisation can pay to its pioneers is not merely by engraving their names on imposing buildings or instituting academic endowments in their honour, but by preserving the ideals and enduring legacies they laboured to […]

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Presidency clears Gbajabiamila, says accuser an impostor

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga The Presidency on Wednesday dismissed allegations linking the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to an alleged appointment-for-cash scandal, describing his accuser, Adeniyi Matthew, an acclaimed Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council, as an impostor. As […]

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FULL LIST: CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks over breaches

CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso. Photo: CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks across the country, citing their failure to meet key regulatory requirements for continued operations. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Acting Director of Corporate Communications, […]

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New era of infrasratructure development in Osun as Adeleke commissions Lameco Flyover

By John Dile, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday commissioned the Lameco Flyover Bridge in Osogbo, describing the landmark project as a historic achievement that signals a new era of infrastructure renewal across the state. The commissioning ceremony, attended by government officials, traditional rulers, community leaders and residents, marked the beginning of the […]

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