Wike: Every Compound Needs A Tough Child
By Suyi Ayodele This is a true life story. There was once a Yoruba traditional ruler who talked down on his subjects. His tongue was so acerbic that even his council of chiefs avoided him. His hubris was his penchant to extend his bag of insults even to the parents and family members of whoever […]
Tale of VAT, the lazy grasshopper and the ant – Festus Adedayo
There is this ancient fable of the ant and grasshopper that best explains the Nigerian fiscal federalism duel. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, amplified it recently. Ants, you know, are one of the most hardworking, organized and purposeful animals on earth. Extremely hardworking and industrious, myths that have existed for ages about these insects talk […]
The Real Issues In The Just Concluded Kaduna State LG Election
Whenever someone approaches you to say PDP was robbed in soba, Kachia, Jaba , Jema’a , Sanga And Kaduna North Local Governments, the question that should readily come to your mind is how? It will interest readers to understand and appreciate the dynamics of each local government and why the PDP believes it’s performance rather […]
World Bank/FRILIA Project: Kaduna State develops toolkits.
Kaduna State has developed toolkits for implementation of the World Bank-supported Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investments (FRILIA) principles. Dr Yahaya Ibrahim, one of the FRILIA consultants, made this known in Kaduna on Monday, at the training of key government officials on how to administer the toolkits to investors. Ibrahim explained that the […]
Check out Kaduna State Government 2021 Approved Budget – Capital Expenditure by Programme
(Highest to Lowest) 1.Enhancing Skills and Knowledge (General) – N41.9 billion Covid-19 – N22.4 billion Housing and Urban Development (General) – N22.4 billion Economic Empowerment through Agriculture (General) – N15.1 billion Reform of Government and Governance (General) – N14.1 billion Improvement to Human Health (General) – N10.8 billion Environmental Improvement (General) – N9.5 billion Climate […]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE FIRST EDITION OF CIVIC-TECH: GOVERNANCE, INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT SERIES HELD ON THE 11TH SEPTEMBER 2021, IN KADUNA STATE
Preamble On the 11th September, 2021, the Coalition of Associations for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED), IHIFIX Technologies and School of Personal & Marketplace Leadership (SPML) facilitated the first edition of the Civic-Tech: Governance, Innovation & Development Series in Kaduna state. The participants were young people drawn from the Private Sector, Tech Community, Civil […]
Smoking Weed & Sipping Hennessy: ESOTERIC COGITATIONS: WE DO NOT KNOW THE DAY OF RECOMPENSE
There once was an Akara seller, who was making very brisk trade, frying her akara under a baobab tree. From this business, she had built two houses, and had sent her children to the best schools available in the neighbourhood. You could say she was doing very well. Now, there was a madman who was […]
BOKO HARAM SPONSORS: United Arab Emirates Names Six Nigerians Among Global Sponsors Of Terrorism
The United Arab Emirates on Monday designated six Nigerians as financiers of Boko Haram and other criminal activities. The decision was made when the Emirate federal cabinet met in the capital Abu Dhabi on Monday, according to state-run WAM news agency. Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali […]
GOVERNOR ABUBAKAR SANI BELLO HAILS ETSU NUPE, ALHAJI YAHAYA ABUBAKAR ON HIS 69TH BIRTHDAY AND 18TH ANNIVERSARY AS EMIR
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has hailed the Etsu Nupe and Chairman Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar as he marks his 69th birthday and 18th anniversary on his ascension to the throne as the 13th Etsu Nupe. The Governor in a congratulatory message, described the Etsu Nupe as a true, […]
WHAT PRESIDENT BUHARI SAID (DIDN’T SAY) IN IMO STATE
By Femi Adesina We have observed that President Buhari’s concluding remarks at the meeting with South East Leaders during his one day visit to Imo State is being deliberately contorted and twisted out of context. The purveyors of disinformation want Nigerians to believe that the President bluntly told Governor Uzodinma, ‘‘I’ll be careful with your […]