Zacch Adedeji:Â Behold the tax man
Over dinner at the restaurant of the latest five-star hotel in upscale Lagos that Saturday, there was a pervading sense of confidence in the tax ecosystem expressed among diners, a motely crop
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Solving Nigeria’s airspace challenges
The state of Nigerian airspace infrastructure has raised a lot of concerns among aviation stakeholders.
Winding back the hands of the clock
For forms of government, says the poet, let fools contend. Nearly 64 years after independence from British colonial rule, we are still contending with a form of government best suited to our
China-Nigeria’s evergreen relationship tree
March 2021, with a lofty mission on my shoulder and great excitement in my heart, I landed in Abuja and my journey as the 14th Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria and the 6th
Now trouble is awake in the neigbourhood
Two weeks ago, Thursday, March 14, 2024, soldiers of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of Nigerian Army went on patrol in Okuama community of Delta State, where the people had been pitched in
Reflection, not revelry time
It is in our character as human beings to turn every anniversary into a celebration. There is dancing and rejoicing. Easter is here and what will happen in Christendom was already foreshadowed
Who else but Benjamin Nwabueze (1931-2023) (3)
On November 1, 1977, Professor Nwabueze was appointed the chairman of the business of the Constituent Assembly.
A call to embrace evidence-based thinking
As the morning sun's warm embrace gently skims the horizon, I find myself perched upon my balcony, enveloped in a symphony of sights and sounds that define the tapestry of Nigerian life.
Oramah’s developmental commercial banking idea needs Elumelu’s Africapitalism
Professor Benedict Oramah’s recent articulation of Development Commercial Banking is very compelling. According to him, Development Commercial Banking is “… a careful blend of investment banking and commercial banking aimed at delivering
After the pain comes relief
These are the philosophical lyrics of a popular song by the Jamaican reggae star, Jimmy Cliff, in the early 1970s.At about the same period another trending reggae group, The Pioneers, released their
Why budget padding has been a perennial crisis – Part 3
Keeping that in mind, and being familiar with President Tinubu’s leadership style of always prioritising matters that need urgent solutions and not tackling all issues in one fell swoop, one is quite