REVIEW OF THE KADUNA STATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (SDP 2016-2021) AND BLOCKAGES TO BE ADDRESSED
By Yusuf Goje For keen observers of happenings in Kaduna state over the past four years and counting, it should be common knowledge that a number of governance reforms have been initiated by the State government, largely driven under the Public Financial Management (PFM) system and Open Government Partnership (OGP). These reforms have been deployed […]
Kaduna – Abuja Train: New Time Table
Following the launch of 10 new coaches and two locomotives for the Abuja-Kaduna train service, a new time table for trips on the train route has been released. The time table is as follows: ABUJA TO KADUNA (4 trips) 7:00am 9:50am 2:20pm 6:00pm KADUNA TO ABUJA (4 trips) 6:40am 10:35am 2:00pm 6:00pm An express service […]
The Top 5 Risks of Crypto-Currencies
By Kayla Elliot Crytpo-Currencies — Are they worth the risk? Everything we do comes with risks. It is our job to determine if the rewards outweigh the risks. This is the same philosophy when it comes to digital currencies, like bitcoin or monero. However, the concept of a digital currency is rather new, therefore, our society […]
UBA’s Leo launched on WhatsApp
Pan-African Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the commencement of its chat banker ‘Leo’ on the WhatsApp platform. With Leo on WhatsApp, customers who are users and lovers of the app can now can perform basic banking services including checking their balances on the go, transferring funds, paying bills, among other services. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, UBA, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, who expressed […]
How much would it cost to switch to plastic alternatives? Richard Gray crunches the numbers.
By Richard Gray Walking along a short section of stony beach, Claire Waluda stoops briefly to pick up something from between the rocks. It is a brightly coloured plastic bottle top – just one of hundreds of bits of plastic that she finds washed ashore on the remote, windswept island of South Georgia. Located in […]
Tales from the crypto
The rise and fall of Bitcoin Investors in Bitcoin are learning some very old lessons THE great Sir Isaac Newton may have revolutionised our knowledge of the world but he still had his blind spots. He was sucked into the great mania of his day, the South Sea Bubble (pictured) and lost a lot of […]