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Berthing reforms at Nigeria's ports: Hadiza Bala-Usman and the journey so far - BusinessDay : News you can trust
For a country whose median age is 17.9 years, there is an obvious lack of adequate youth inclusion in Nigeria’s political leadership. Any keen observer could in fact be forgiven for believing an unwritten rule exists among the ruling class in Nigeria that young people are not to be trusted with power. Being a young woman, there, in what is in practical terms a largely patriarchal gerontocracy as the reality suggests in Nigeria’s political setup, is an absolute double jeopardy.
The Cost of Reforms: Hadiza Bala Usman as a Case Study - PM NEWS Nigeria
Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority By Theophilus Opaleye The evolutionary trend of Nigeria’s socio-political journey since Independence has shown a clear path for the permeation of corruption, from an alien concept to the statutory way of getting business done. Corruption has become the existential reality of the ordinary man or woman in Nigeria trying to eke out a living for himself or herself.
The Cost Of Reforms And Hadiza Bala Usman |
The evolutionary trend of Nigeria’s socio-political journey since Independence has shown a clear path for the permeation of corruption, from an alien concept to the statutory way of getting business done. Corruption has become the existential reality of the ordinary man or woman in Nigeria trying to eke out a living for himself or herself. The effect of this moral decadence is evident in both the political dysfunctionality and economic debilitation of the Nigerian state.
The Acts Of Apostle Suleman By Rudolf Ogoo OkonkwoNaija247news | Naija247news
Few days after he was born, some Prophets came from Warri to Benin (the place of his birth) with a message from God. When his parents desired to know what the message was, they said God told them “a prophet who would minister in God’s presence has been born.” His parents refused to listen further because they were Muslims and did not see the possibility of their son leaving their fold.” From Apostle Suleman’s website biography.
Our All-Are-Welcome Political Parties, By Ayisha Osori | Naija247news
“Yar’Adua said he was going to be careful with the type of people he would have in his party. Dubious people will have no place and he even mentioned names. I said well, I am sorry General, you cannot be a politician. He said why? I told him that a politician must be ready to work with everybody. If you are not prepared to accept every Jack and Harry in your party, then you cannot play politics. Every one of them has his own role.
The Appalling State of Nigerian Airports by Tony Ogunlowo | Naija247news
From the 8th of March the Nnamdi Azikwe International airport, in Abuja, Nigeria’s second busiest airport will close for approximately six weeks for repairs. It is to enable the authorities carry out essential maintenance work on the facilities and pot-holed runway. Julius Berger, contracted to do the job, are ready and have promised to have it ready in time. As an alternative all flights are being re-routed to Kaduna, a small regional airport, about two hundred kilometres away.
Falling oil prices may Frighten Nigeria’s earnings, reserves | Naija247news
Due to the rise of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings and build-up of external reserves, which began five months ago, may be under threat from exogenous shock arising from the recent fall in oil prices, reports.
2019 Elections On the Horizon: the Return of Hate Campaigns, By Yohanna Bwala | Naija247news
Our current political class can’t keep sowing seeds of hate in their constituents for political gains, without considering the long-term implications of such a strategy. The current state of acrimony and mutual suspicion between ethnic and religious groups in Nigeria is enough to retard the growth of any nation in the world, no matter how great it presently is. As beautiful and promising as Nigeria’s diversity is, therein also lies her Achilles’ heel.
The Forex Debate: What Is Emefiele Up To This Time?, By Theophilus Opaleye | Naija247news
When scarce supplies are met with limitless demands, allocation of resources in the most judicious ways are employed to ensure prices don’t spiral out of control. While in the long-term, demands are either managed or supplies increased. This is essentially what the CBN has been doing over the last 18 months to ensure Nigeria does not witness a total collapse of the naira.
Saudi Arabia, U.S worries increases as oil fell again | Naija247news
Saudi Arabia continues to worry over the fell oil again today Indicated to OPEC its production had increased to 10.011 million barrels per day in February. The markets immediately took this to mean that the Saudis had reversed some of the cuts it had made the previous month. According to (CNBC news) But in statements issued in the middle of the day, the Saudis reiterated that they were “committed and determined to stabilizing the global oil market.” And that production increase?
OPEC anticipate increase in world oil demand in 2107 | Naija247news
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) awaits the world oil demand to increase by 1.26 million barrels per day to average 96.31 million barrels per day in 2017, the cartel stated in its monthly oil market report published March 14. It is higher by approximately 70,000 barrels per day from the previous month’s projections. The upward adjustments were due to more optimistic expectations for oil demand in OECD Europe, as well as Asia Pacific.
OPEC project growth in 2017 non-OPEC oil supply | Naija247news
Opening data shows that the world’s oil supply decreased in February by 0.21 million barrels per day, as compared to January to average 95.88 million barrels per day, OPEC said in its March Oil Market Report. According to source In 2017, non-OPEC oil supply is expected to grow by 0.40 million barrels per day, backing an upward revision of 0.16 million barrels per day, to average 57.74 million barrels per day, said the report.
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