In September the World Bank announced it was “discontinuing” its “Doing Business” report, which ranks countries on the ease of opening and operating a company. It cited the outcome of an investigation that found the World Bank had changed the rankings under pressure of funding. This wasn’t the first time the rankings had come in for criticism. A […]
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By Ian Richards, UNCTAD economist © Jono Erasmus In September the World Bank announced it was “discontinuing” its “Doing Business” report, which ranks countries on the ease of opening and operating a company. It cited the outcome of an investigation that found the World Bank had changed the rankings under pressure of funding. This wasn’t the first […]
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GMD/CEO of NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari has been commended for transforming the fortunes of the NNPC from a position of loss-making into a profit- making venture. The Public Policy Research & Analysis Centre (PPRAC) gave this commendation while conferring its “2020 Zik Prize for Public Service Leadership’’ on the GMD, at the Eko Hotel, Lagos, at […]
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When the Endsars protest broke out, I spoke concerning the rights of young people, and indeed all Nigerians to peaceful protests, but I also knew that the larger demands of that movement for reforms, will require the political participation of a critical mass of young Progressives, as actors not as observers or critics only. For […]
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The general public is hereby adviced not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol. The NNPC has over 1.7 billion litres of petrol in stock and more product is expected to arrive into the country daily over the coming weeks and months. It is therefore unnecessary to entertain […]
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Troops of the Nigerian Army are currently in a gunfight with Boko Haram insurgents at Tamsukawu village in Kaga LGA of Borno state. A military source told TheCable that soldiers and insurgents are currently engaged in a heavy gun battle. He said the insurgents invaded the town to attack a military formation in the evening, […]
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Rappers Travis Scott and Drake have been sued over the incident at the former’s Astroworld Festival on Friday that left eight people dead. Fox News can confirm that Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry filed a lawsuit Sunday against Travis Scott, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster, as well as Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham. […]
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The Rectors of the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Dr Olufunke Akinkurolere, and Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Dr Oluremi Nurudeen Olaleye, have called for urgent reform of the education sector by prioritising vocational and technical training. They say no nation’s economy can survive without adequate funding of technical education. The duo made the call […]
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The mother of a former Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, Hajiya Abu, died Sunday in Ningi town after protracted illness. Hundreds of sympathisers from within and outside Bauchi State, including Governor Bala Mohammed, Emir of Ningi, and prominent politicians attended the funeral prayer held at the palace of the Emir of Ningi Alhaji Yunusa […]
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