Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, 60, is a medical doctor and retired army captain. But he has not had a job after retirement 37 years ago. His day job since has been bandits’ advocacy. He has become so used to get...
I had been hearing about Alhaji Adamu Fika, Wazirin Fika since at least the early 1980s, when he was a Federal Permanent Secretary in Lagos, partly because many Fika Emirate students were my friends a...
“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banqueting ho...
Chio Zoe a fantasy writer and Mike Ekunno a writer of psychic short stories will feature at the iconic Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers Forum, on the 28th of October by 4:00pm at the Intern...
The point being made that the IMF and the World Bank lend ‘critical support’ to countries around the globe is well noted. However, the real issues go beyond ‘lending support’ to countries. More pertin...
Jibrin Ibrahim, Deepening Democracy, Daily Trust, 20th October 2023 The West African Sahel has recently been rocked by military uprisings and coups. In the past three years, rogue soldiers have taken ...
In a significant move to enhance transparency and efficiency, Kaduna Electric has commenced a comprehensive staff verification exercise. The exercise, which begun in September is expected to be conclu...
By Adewole Kehinde The news of the renewal of the pipeline protection contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited for another three years was all over the media on Monday, October 16, 2023. ...
Since their creation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), have always been mired in controversy and blem...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted foreign exchange, FOREX, restrictions on the importation of 43 items. In 2015, the Apex Bank put some imported goods and services on a list of items not va...
