Perspectives
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Opinion: As ministers gear up to render their stewardship, by Kola Amzat
The present Federal Executive Cabinet (FEC) was constituted about five months ago, not quite long after the president got inaugurated. No doubt, the time is ripe for the ministers to start rolling out their achievements for the period they’ve been in the office, particularly as New Year commences. In accordance with the President Tinubu’s avowed commitment and promise to run…
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Code of conduct for public officers, By Okoi Obono-Obla
Undoubtedly Nigerians are tired of bad governance, corruption and therefore yearns earnestly for good governance and improvement in their living standard. This can be discerned from the outraged response to the scandal that broke out in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Allievation which is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) by Nigerians. As…
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SUPA: the new frontier for shared prosperity, By Temitope Ajayi
With the increasing demand for blue-collar workers in Europe,, North America and Asia, the Federal Government, through the Industrial Training Fund, is now working to up the skills of artisans in Nigeria which, in turn, would boost the nation’s economy through skilled manpower and labour export. Of recent, Denmark, Germany, UAE, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland and many other countries are…
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Why Nigerians should give Betta Edu a second chance, By Olufemi Pedro
I first met Betta when she was introduced to me as a candidate for Women Leader of our party in Abuja in early 2022. Shortly after, she was in Lagos on a courtesy visit and I immediately liked her style, her carriage and comportment. She exuded confidence, was articulate, knew what she wanted and appeared to me as focused, determined…
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Tinubu’s big stick as sign of what to come, By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
“I took an oath to serve this country and give my best at all times. Like I said in the past, no excuse for poor performance from any of my appointees will be good enough…Within the first quarter of this new year, Ministers and Heads of Agencies with a future in this administration that I lead will continue to show…
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Humanitarian ministry as cesspit of corruption; the ways out, by Kola Amzat
In response to the widespread hunger and poverty in the land, the immediate past president created the Ministry of Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation at the commencement of his second term tenure in office mainly to address the immediate needs of the downtrodden and less-privileged members of Nigerian society. Technically, the initiative was a creation of circumstance. Meanwhile, on assumption of…
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The scandals in Abuja, By Lasisi Olagunju
Some cabinet members went to Western Region premier, Samuel Ladoke Akintola, to complain about the corruption of one of their colleagues. They said the man was stealing their party’s funds and eating government money with reckless abandon. They said the gentleman’s impunity knew neither the fear of the law, nor of the party and the people. “He is even building…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Why Ministers must listen to Permanent Secretaries, By Okoi Obono-Obla
I thought when the present crop of ministers were appointed, that was a retreat held to prepare them for the onerous responsibilities that they were saddled wit I expect that ministers and other top government functionaries should be exposed to knowledge concerning the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;1999, the Code of Conduct Provisions of the Constitution,the Federal Government…
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Akwa Ibom’s N32 billion Yamoussoukro Basilica, By Festus Adedayo
One single thread links Umo Eno, self-styled pastor governor of Akwa Ibom State, his predecessor, Emmanuel Udom and Felix Houphouet-Boigny. It is the religious bigotry and senselessness behind the Akwa Ibom International Worship Centre and the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire. While Eno and Udom constructed a worship centre said to have gulped a frighteningly…
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Corruption: What is good for the goose is good for the gander! By Tahir Ibrahim Tahir
The present APC Administration is in a catch-22 situation as far as fighting corruption is concerned. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has since declared that he had inherited fPMB’s assets and liabilities, signaling that he is ready to embrace both the good and the bad from his predecessors government. The lofty projects including the AKK gas pipelines, the railway rejuvenation, both…
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