As the economic hardship facing Nigeria rages on, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the country and African richest business man, has incurred the wrath of Nigerians for making an unpopular advice to the Federal Government to sell off the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas company, NLNG. Â Â The multi-billionaire business mogul has been receiving torrents of backlash from…
Nigeria’s controversial Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has constantly been in the news for wrong reasons. At a time when the ruling party he represents is quickly losing the trust and loyalty of Nigerians largely because of its abysmal economic policy deficiencies, the Minister has equally failed to live up to expectations,…
When Tope Alabi started her gospel music career professionally in the early 2000s, year 2001 to be precise, it was crystal clear that she would become one of the greatest exports of that genre. Her debut album titled ‘Ore ti o Common’, released same year was a monster hit.Still basking in the euphoria of the…
People tend to be alarmed when the Nigerian Presidency takes certain decisions. They don’t think the decision makes sense. Sometimes, they wonder if something has not gone wrong with the thinking process at that highest level of the country. I have heard people insist that there is some form of witchcraft at work in the…
You were at one time the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, looking back now, how well do you think the law profession has done since that time? Before I became the NBA president, I was Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, but I thank God for the NBA. But to me, the…
On October 8, 2016, ntel, Nigeria’s fifth mobile network and, according to their website and social media platforms, Nigeria’s first pure play 4G/LTE advanced network will celebrate 6 months since the commencement of commercial operations on 08-04, 2016. In those 6 months, ntel has attained full network coverage in Abuja, across large swathes of Lagos…
Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi west at the national assembly, has accused Okechukwu Enelamah, minister of industry, trade and investment, of colluding with ‎MTN to illegally move $13.92billion out of Nigeria. Melaye alleged that the money was moved out of the country between 2006 and 2016. In a motion on the floor of the…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA), Africa’s leading Pan-African bank, recently hosted a cocktail reception for US and African business leaders at the Essex House in New York City. The event was held alongside the UNGA and right after the US – Africa Business Forum(USABF) which was organized by Bloomberg and the United States department…
