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SPEECH OF H.E. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE 2017 BUDGET OF RECOVERY AND GROWTH AT JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 14TH DECEMBER 2016 Protocols It is my pleasure to present the 2017 Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Assembly: the Budget of Recovery and Growth. We propose that the...

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson had an interview session with journalists on some issues and his agenda for Bayelsans in 2017.  All manner of rumours are trending with regards to the N14.5 billion given back to the state by the Federal Government. What is the nature of this payment?...

Remarks by the President of the Senate, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, his Excellency, (Dr.) Abubakar Bukola Saraki, at the One-day Public Hearing on the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) 2016 organised by the Senate Joint Committee on the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, on Wednesday 7th December, 2016. Protocol; The petroleum...

As the battle for the soul of annuity business continues between insurers and pension operators rages in the wake of the recent circular by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) mandating life insurers to surrender the N145.05 billion annuity fund in their disposal to Pension Fund Custodians (PFCs), insurance sector  may...

By Nkem Ndem The Christmas bells are starting to ring and there is already merriment in the air as Nigerians are always eager to welcome the yuletide season, recession or not. As much as we love the Christmas parties, rice, chicken, and bottomless glasses of red wine, though, Christmas can...

Remarks of the distinguished Senator for Kogi West, Otunba Dino Melaye on the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria’s 10mw Solar IPP- November 28, 2016, Zaria Excellency, Your Royal Highness, Esteemed Vice Chancellor, my Professors, lords, ladies, gentlemen, graduates and under graduates of this august institution. I stand...

Lecture by His Excellency, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo At the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture Lagos, November 23, 2016 Protocol When my sister, ’Toyin Olakunri, phoned to alert me about this Lecture, the telephone connection was poor and I could hardly hear her but I got the name of Mr....

Recently, Business 247 News Online learnt that two Islamic (Takaful) insurance companies will commence operation in the country in the next couple of months, thus, becoming the first set of Takaful companies to operate in Nigeria. However, the concept is still battling a misconception that it's for the Muslims, and...

Former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar has insisted that his former boss, ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, wanted a lifetime presidency and not just a third term in office. Atiku said this in an interview with a quarterly magazine published by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) called Zero Tolerance. The former vice-president...

The newly installed 52nd president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Deacon Titus Soetan is of the view that Nigerian’s corruption cannot be tackled by accountants alone rather everybody should be involved with entrepreneurship and honesty. He encouraged more chartered accountants as entrepreneurs, running their own businesses...