Opinion

OPINION: FINANCING BUSINESS IN A PANDEMIC IS CRITICAL: OVER 25 FUNDING AND CAPITAL RAISING OPPORTUNITIES EXPLAINED

In the country, apart from the known business challenges such as the decrepit infrastructure, inconsistent government policies, double taxation, regulation irregularities and the pandemic disruptions in recent times, overwhelmingly, lack of capital or funding issues contribute majorly to business...

Ibori, Okowa, Obasanjo, Ribadu, Atiku, UK: “Politricks” As Empire Strikes Back (2)

After reading last Sunday’s offering, scandalised readers asked what happened to Pentascope after it had ruined NITEL/M-Tel. Answer: Its contract was terminated February 2005, after 20 months; it had paid itself $7, 600, 000 instead of $5, 500, 000...

OPINION: SECURITY: ONSA, MILITARY STAND FIRM

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Frequently described as overstretched and underfunded, Nigeria’s military forces are fighting jihadists in the North-East and armed gangs in the North-West as well as dealing with communal conflicts in central regions, separatist tensions in the South-East and piracy in...

OPINION: BUHARI’S $1.5BN PLANNED PH REFINERY REHAB: WHAT A COUNTRY?

BEVERLY HILLS, March 29, (THEWILL) - The $1.5 billion approved on Wednesday March 17, 2021 by the Federal Government for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, as announced in Abuja, would have been celebrated as a welcome development but...

OPINION: ISSUES IN HIGHWAYS CONCESSIONING

The Federal Government has released a Ministerial notice for the commencement of the process of concessioning or leasing 12 highways in the six geopolitical zones to private sector operators. It is under the Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI), being...

BOLA TINUBU @ 69 AND 2023 PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, popularly called BAT, is a master strategist, generalissimo, who has dominated the politics of Nigeria's commercial capital for over two decades, Tinubu, has long been overdue and expected to make a run for the country's...

OPINION: WE NEED NEW ALLIANCES – NORTH WITH SOUTH; EAST WITH WEST

We need new alliances – political, social, and humanitarian concordat. But we must start from a foreground of truth to achieve this holy grail. Our history as dispensed in public discourses and by government hagiographers is largely revised and...

OPINION: YAHAYA BELLO’S PRO-WOMEN, REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS

Governor Yahaya Bello’s gender-friendly policy is unprecedented in the political history of Nigeria. It is a policy that other state governors should copy. By it, Bello has set a standard for a race on how best to run an...

OPINION: ANAMBRA 2021: WHY THE ELECTORATE MUST SET AGENDA THIS TIME

On 6th November, 2021, Anambra State electorate would go to the polls to elect a new governor to run the affairs of the state for another four years. Presently, many have indicated interest, aspiring to take over from the incumbent...

OPINION: HOW LACK OF CLEAN WATER IS DRIVING UP DISEASES IN LEKKI

Help! Lekki residents are exposed to water-related diseases engendered by sub-standard and unregulated sources of water supply. Increasing cases of dysentery and diarrhoea-induced pathogenic bacteria infections have sparked concerns on public health in the area. Water is an essential element...