Governance
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S.T. soap used to be a household brand name back then, but here is what happened that made the brand go into extinction. In 1979, with only Five Thousand Naira (N5,000), Alhaji Safiriyu Tiamiyu started S.T Soaps Limited from his home and later built a state-of-the-art factory in Ijebu-Mushin, Ogun State. Despite his limited education,…
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The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has told the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to consider the agony of Nigerians as a result of the naira redesign policy and work out ways to ameliorate their plight. Soludo said the current hardship is too much and called on the President to obey the ruling…
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Corporate governance failures in Nigeria can be attributed to two major factors. While the first is the adoption and usage of a formal legal system that is alien and unamenable to our norms and values (culture), the second which is related to the first is the acceptance and practice of a model of corporate governance…
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for N23.7 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ request for approval have sparked an uproar in Senate on Wednesday. The uproar which forced the red chambers into a close door session started when Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance presented the Committee report on “Approval…
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Ghana’s president finally addressed his bewildered country just over a week ago. For months, Nana Akufo-Addo has refused to speak comprehensively about an economic crisis that has ravaged confidence in his government. Instead, he chose to carry on as if it would blow over. The country is in intensive care. Inflation, officially, was near 40%…
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Xi Jinping secured a third term as China’s leader on Sunday, state media reported, after a week-long congress in which he cemented his control over the ruling Communist Party. President Xi was picked as the party’s general secretary for another five-year term in a closed-door vote, meaning he is almost certain to be elected president…
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The First Lady, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday apologised to Nigerians over the harsh economic realities and insecurity experienced under the Buhari-led government. Speaking during the 62nd Independence Day Special Juma’at prayer and Public Lecture themed Shura: The Islamic Foundation of True Democracy at the National Mosque Conference Hall, Abuja, Dr. Buhari said: “The…
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Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto said the expectation of Kenyans was huge, and he had no time to waste after chairing a meeting of elected officials from his alliance on Wednesday. Ruto said he was forging ahead with creating his administration and pledged that no part of the country would be excluded regardless of political party…
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A group, Concerned Catholics in Nigeria has cautioned Plateau State governor, and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, Simon Lalong against dragging Pope Francis and the Catholic Church into local politics in Nigeria. The organisation was reacting to the comment made by Lalong on Wednesday, where the governor had said he was…
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I “ Peter Obi” will wash away the pains that Nigerians have ever experienced in the history of Nigeria. I will be the president of all tribes, and in my government, there will be no discrimination. In my Government, the word, am Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa will be long forgotten, there will just be a…
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Boris and Carrie Johnson are no longer planning to host a wedding party at Chequers, which was reportedly to be held at the property despite the British Prime Minister entering his final days in office as caretaker leader. The pair married in a low-key, private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral last year. A small group of…
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has launched her campaign for a second independence referendum, arguing that Scotland will be economically better off outside the United Kingdom. Sturgeon, who leads the Scottish National Party as well as the devolved government in Scotland, said on Tuesday it’s the right time to revisit the case for Scotland to…
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Hong Kong voters headed to the polls on Sunday for the first time since an electoral overhaul and a sweeping national security law were imposed on the city. The Legislative Council election – in which only candidates deemed by the government to be “patriots” can run – has been criticised by some activists, foreign governments and rights…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has approved a formal investigation into Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, which has left thousands of people dead. Judges at the Hague-based tribunal said in a statement on Wednesday there was a “reasonable basis” to believe that the crime against humanity of murder had been committed in the…
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A report issued by the Taiwanese defense ministry claims China’s armed forces can “paralyze” Taiwan’s defenses and are able to fully monitor Taiwan army deployments. Beijing has recently increased military activities around the island, which it described as Chinese territory. Further, China has always been clear that it would retake Taiwan with force. In this…
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On Saturday, a Taliban official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the group is aiming to unveil a new governing framework for Afghanistan in the next few weeks. The framework would not be a democracy by Western definition, but “It will protect everyone’s rights,” the official added. The Taliban have sought to present a…
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