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2016 Budget Passes Second Reading In House of Reps

SAN FRANCISCO, January 27, (THEWILL) – The 2016 Appropriation Bill on Tuesday passed the second reading in the House of Representatives in Abuja. The bill, which was extensively debated by the lawmakers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriation and its...

Fighting Corruption Should Not Be Your Only Agenda – Afenifere Tells Buhari

BEVERLY HILLS, January 26, (THEWILL) – The apex Yoruba socio-cultural group, the Afenifere has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against allowing the war against corruption to become the sole agenda of his government. It stressed the present administration should be more...

OMITTING CONSEQUENCES, OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE OF EDO STATE

Your Excellency Sir, best wishes to you and the good people of Edo State. “Let the people lead”, one of your many slogans in a bid to promote fairness and transparency in governance supports the train of thought that incites...

OPINION: GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S (UN)DIGNIFIED SILENCE

The quote, "I have proven to Nigerians that my political ambition is not worth anyone's blood" by Good luck Jonathan on every appearance and even on the lips of his crass supporters has lost touch with the present realities. The...

OPINION: BURATAI: WHEN CORRUPTION FIGHTS BACK

By now Nigerians, those eager for change among us, should have realised that they made one mistake about their assumption about how the anti-corruption fight would go under President Muhammadu Buhari. The assumption had been that corruption would be...

OPINION: THE NIGERIAN DREAM

Richard V. Reeves writing for 'The Brookings Essay' talks about saving Horatio Alger, Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream. The first few paragraphs got me thinking... On a warm spring evening in Washington, D.C., a fleet of limousines and town...

OPINION: THE LIFE OR DEATH OF NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY

A former parliamentary secretary of state in the German ministry of foreign Affairs and an erstwhile Commissioner of the European Commission RALF DAHRENDORF wrote that _“the life and death of democracy is an unusual and extraordinary magnum opus by...

OPINION: CAN WE ALLOW THE TRAVESTY IN KOGI STATE TO STAND IN A DEMOCRACY?

I am writing this piece as Joe Igbokwe not as APC Publicity Secretary Lagos State. I am writing as an independent writer and a public commentator on national affairs. Please permit me to air my views before we swear...

FG To Recover Another $750m Abacha Loot

SAN FRANCISCO, January 26, (THEWILL) – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, said efforts were underway to recover additional $750 million 'Abacha loot.' and £6.9 million 'Ibori loot' on behalf of...

Naira Firms Against Dollar As CBN Keeps Rate Unchanged

SAN FRANCISCO, January 26, (THEWILL) – The naira on Tuesday strengthened against the dollar across all foreign exchange (FX) market after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) kept the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) unchanged. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in...

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