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Deep Offshore (Amendment) Act and Tinubu’s politics
Since President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law on November 4, 2019, the amendment to the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act,  Cap D3, Laws of the Federation (LFN) 2004, it has become the swan song for Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Lord of Bourdillon. Specifically, he has found in it an attack…
15 Nov  
Needless delay of Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs’ funeral
8 Nov  
“How can I be responsible for the delay? How do I bury my father when I don't have the body? If I decide now to bury my father and Seinye still has action in court in Ghana, how do I do it?”’ – Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, as reproduced by his spokesman and publicist Ijuye Dagogo…
Resolving LADOL’s indigenous ownership confusion
29 Oct  
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari from inception realised that Nigeria is in dire need of foreign and local investments to create employment and boost the economy. This informed the president’s aggressive drive for investments. Since 2015, President Buhari has introduced a lot of incentives to woo local and foreign investors. His efforts have paid…
Who are real owners of LADOL?
23 Oct  
With the controversy trailing the indigenous status of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), it is heart-warming that the federal government has resolved to enforce the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI’s) guideline on Beneficial Ownership register to reveal the real owners of oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria. The implementation of EITI’s guidelines will…
Seinye Lulu-Briggs as the metaphor for repugnant widowhood practices in Africa
21 Oct  
The travails of Dr. (Mrs.) Seinye O. B. Lulu-Briggs is nothing strange. As Africans we are accustomed to these things. Stepmothers are often the ‘cause’ of the estrangement of stepchildren with their fathers. The matter is made worse if the age difference of the children and their stepmother is not much. You know the typical…
Gains of Yadudu’s reign as FAAN MD
18 Oct  
At a time it is widely acclaimed that one of Nigeria's biggest needs is to get purposeful leadership at the helm of affairs in several sectors in the country, the stewardship and commitment so far displayed by the Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, is highly commendable, despite long…
FG to unmask Janus-faced comapnies in Nigeria
17 Oct  
With the controversy trailing the indigenous status of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), it is heart-warming that the federal government has resolved to enforce the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI’s) guideline on Beneficial Ownership register to reveal the real owners of oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria. The implementation of EITI’s guidelines will…
LADOL’s lack of commitment to Nigerian economy
16 Sep  
Despite being the greatest beneficiary of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act of 2010, Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) has not made a serious investment to develop local facilities and manpower for the benefit of the Nigerian economy. NOGICD Act makes it mandatory for foreign companies that win contracts in the industry…
School Of Life’s six-week online course now open for registration
31 Jul  
The School of Life spearheaded by Motola Oyebanjo has begun its registration for the 6-week online course tagged 'The Super Successful Career Professional'.  Motola Oyebanjo is a force to reckon with in career development in Nigeria. She was one of the Top 50 Leading Ladies in Corporate Nigeria for 2019 and has a wealth of…
Africoat – a bright hope for American investment in Nigeria under threat in LADOL
30 Jul  
Africoat, a Nigerian-registered pipe-coating company with United States citizen ownership, investment and management, is a bright hope for foreign investment in Nigeria. But Africoat has alleged that its staff and management have been barred from Africoat’s facility by LADOL and its free zone management company – Global Resources Management Free Zone Company (GRMFZC) by virtue…
Abba Kyari’s rendezvous with history
20 Jul  
In governments the world over, leaders have devised strategies to ensure that the divergent tendencies which affect hitch-free delivery of governance are streamlined. Recent history has shown that Presidents, Prime Ministers and Heads of Government have used the office of the Chief of Staff to achieve harmony, stability and effectiveness. The position of Chief of…
How Nigeria, Africa can compete with the American-Chinese duopoly
11 Jul  
Africa, with a landmass of about 30.3Million km2 and population of over 1.3Billion people is the world’s second largest and second most populous continent, occupying 6% of the earth and yet it contributes just around 6% to the world economy. In the latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) – a report compiled by the World Economic Forum – African countries…
A prayer for Chief of Staff, ‘General’ Abba Kyari
11 Jul  
One of the key challenges of governance in Nigeria and the rest of Africa has been the failure of different agencies of government to operate with cohesion. Since the return to democracy in 1999, the Nigerian public sector has appeared to Nigerians as a visionless conglomerate with disparate units and organs working at cross purposes.…