Day: March 3, 2024

Nigeria Drops to Eighth Happiest Country in Africa

Ravaged by political and social economic challenges, Nigeria has dropped to the position of eighth happiest country in Africa, according to the 2023 World Happiness Report. The latest report showed that as of March 2023, Finland was the happiest country in the world for the sixth consecutive time. Only two decades ago, Nigeria was ranked […]

Nigeria’s economic mess: Sins of omission of the past are catching up with us– Osunkeye, ex-Nestléé, GSK CHAIR

Chief Olusegun Osunkeye has a rich profile. An accomplished captain of industry, Osunkeye occupied top offices at blue chip companies in Nigeria including West Africa Portland Cement, WAPCO, where he was the Company Secretary/Accountant from 1969 to 1972, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Nestlé. He retired from executive positions in 1999 but was recalled from retirement and […]

Oronsaye Report: Uncertainty over 48 Ministers

Dr Dasuki Ibrahim Arabi is the Director General of the Bureau of Public Sector Reforms, the body overseeing reforms at the federal level including the implementation of the Oronsaye Report. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced last week that […]

Mr Ibu’s death, one too many –  Musawa

The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has expressed sadness over the death of renowned Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu. The minister, in a statement through her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Nneka Anibeze, described the occurrence as “one death, too many”. Musawa said this was coming […]

Jobseekers eyeing care jobs abroad lose millions to Canada-based Nigerian

A Nigerian based in Canada, Kayode Stephen, has been accused of defrauding several people of millions of naira under the pretext of getting them certificates of sponsorship for care jobs in the United Kingdom. A home learning website — www.ncchomelearning.co.uk— describes a care worker as ‘a trained professional who supports other people in all aspects […]

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