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The recent announcement by the Saudi Arabian Kingdom, barring foreign countries from participating in the 2021 Hajj has come as a rude shock to pilgrims globally who are suffering such restrictions for the second year. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, founded in 1932, indeed dashed the hope of over 2 million prospective pilgrims across the…
Highly respected African statesman, Kenneth Kaunda passed away at 97, on the 18th of June 2021. Zambian President Edgar Lungu revealed this and declared 21 days of national mourning in honour of the “loving founding father” of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda, popularly known as KK was a courageous leader who actively participated in the independence movement…
Some governors from the opposition party, after a recent meeting in Uyo, have raised alarm over what they call Nigeria’s rising debt profile. The grumbling governors were raising an alarm that Nigeria’s debt to GDP ratio is becoming very unhealthy. The debt to GDP ratio is defined as a benchmark that compares “a country’s public…
Owoeye Oluseyi Stephen Dr. Owoeye Oluseyi Stephen is an outstanding financial controller with years of experience at the top levels of the accounting profession in Nigeria. He is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Preciousgate Technologies Limited, which was birthed in the month of October 2020. The company represents one of the…
Ben Akabueze, director-general of the Budget Office of the Federation, stated recently at a World Bank event in Abuja, where the need for the government to raise additional revenues was discussed, that Nigeria is considering introducing an excise tax on telecoms airtime charges. Akabueze said, “Last year, we found that 51 countries in Africa have…
Fraud in the banking sector isn’t a new phenomenon neither is it peculiar to any nation. It affects all nations in all the continents of the world. Nigeria’s banking sector has faced a lot of crises and failures, which can be traced back to the 1930s. During this time, all indigenous banks, except the National…
The International Criminal Court was founded in 2002, to investigate and, where necessary, prosecute individuals or bodies accused of crimes like genocide, war crimes, hate crimes, and others usually tagged “crime against humanity”. The Court is taking part in a global campaign to abolish injustice, and through international criminal law, it hopes to bring those…
The high cost of governance in Nigeria has become a very disturbing phenomenon and has been widely acknowledged by many as one of the country’s most niggling problems. Regrettably, for one inconsequential reason or the other, many state actors at all levels in Nigeria do not seem to understand the importance and expediency of cutting…
The gesture made by popular Portuguese soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, during a press conference heralding the match between Portugal and Hungary at the ongoing EURO 2020, has continued to generate debate among brand analysts and stakeholders. At a press conference last Monday, prior to Portugal’s game against Hungary, the superstar removed two bottles of Coca-Cola from…
Samuel Chiedozie Nwagbaraocha is a Business Development Manager in information Technology with interest to the oil and gas sector and has demonstrated in the last couple of years that he is a personality to be reckoned with. Imbued with skills that include customer orientation, strategic relationship development, cultivating business partnerships, and amplifying profit channels, Samuel…
