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OPINION: CLOSING THE WEALTH GAP: ECONOMISTS CALL FOR NEW APPROACH

From “Africa Reeling” to “Africa Rising,” there’s a new narrative for the African continent, now showing promising signs of sustainable growth under more stable governments. McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, predicts that Africa’s combined GDP will be...

OPINION: A HANDSHAKE ACROSS THE NIGER

On December 5, 2017, three wise men came from the East. They had come to see me at the State House, Abuja. Who were they, and what message did they bear? Surely, not gold, frankincense and myrrh. Those are...

OPINION: COMBATING AFRICA’S INEQUALITIES: NEW UNDP STUDY HIGHLIGHTS CHASM BETWEEN RICH AND POOR

Nelson Mandela, shortly after becoming the first democratically elected president of South Africa, spoke to both his countrymen and women—indeed, for Africans everywhere—when he declared, “We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power...

OPINION: BENUE KILLINGS AND BUHARI PRETENSES

FEW hours after the massacre of over 50 innocent persons; injuring twelfth of a hundred more and setting alight innumerable homes in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State by the Fulani herdsmen militia on the 3rd of January...

The Mandate From Mr President Is To Maintain Fuel Price At N145 – Kachikwu

SAN FRANCISCO, January 05, (THEWILL) - Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has denied news reports that the Federal Government was planning to jack up the pump price of petrol which sells at N145 per litre. Kachikwu,...

OPINION: BUSINESSES & INTER-ETHNIC MARRIAGES MAY SUPPRESS AFRICAN SELF-HATRED

Businesses have always contributed a haven where you find people of different ethnic groups in pursuit of economic salvation. Any business that wants to expand its market share must expand to gain more people to patronize its goods and...

OPINION: BUHARI’S NEW YEAR SPEECH AND SAGAY’S OUTBURSTS

I was reasonably impressed with the overall tenor of President Buhari’s 2018 New Year’s message. Compared with some of his previous speeches, the broadcast was non-combative and represented an attempt to talk to Nigerians – instead of talking down...

OPINION: THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING OF NIGERIA POLICE

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris last year called on the Federal Government to allocate the annual sum of N1.13 trillion from the Federation Account to the Nigeria Police Force in order to enable it to provide...

OPINION: BELLO’S KOGI WHERE ‘SPIRITS’ DRIVE

January 1st this fresh year of our Lord 2018 afforded serious minded national papers to announce the winner of their Person of the preceding year and one of the best newspapers that money can buy in Nigeria known as...

Manchester City, Arsenal Richest Clubs In The World

Premier League leaders Manchester City have more financial muscle than any other club in world football, according to a study that sees English clubs dominate the top 10. The Soccerex Football Finance 100, which ranks the world’s top teams based...