A successful marriage does not happen by luck or chance even though some couples will disagree. In reality, it takes hard work, tenacity, and understanding which is where planning and …
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FG’s removal of tariffs, duties, VAT on pharmaceutical inputs
President Bola Tinubu’s move to check the unprecedented increase in prices of medicines in the country through an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and Value Added Tax …
Read More »The FCT senator’s promise
A fire incident happened at the old Karu market of the Federal Capital Territory and the senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, arrived at the site at the earliest time …
Read More »Another chance at another shot
There is a bugbearing and exasperating season in people’s lives when things around them may be neck-deep in the fiery furnace of affliction and confusion. It is like crawling down …
Read More »Sustain action on single-use plastics
THE Federal Government has taken a giant step forward to combat the menace of plastics in the environment. In this, the Federal Executive Council recently approved a ban on single-use …
Read More »Ojude Oba: Farooq’s far look beyond the grave
The flamboyant Ojude Oba festival of flourish and colours is nothing but the cat’s pyjamas. The lavishness of the Ijebu and their thriftiness are bemusing contradictions. As a matter of …
Read More »FG should resolve, not ignore MMA2 partnership challenge
The Murtala Muhammad Airport Terminal II (MMA2) in Lagos is a metaphor for both the good and ill of the troubled aviation sector in Nigeria, if not the societal rot …
Read More »Tax and African prosperity
Sometime in 2022, we (some friends and I) were driving through a village in Kenya when I saw this giant billboard with the face of a presidential candidate named William …
Read More »From Kenya with aluta
I happened to be in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, attending a conference, on March 4, 2014, when the city’s taxi operators embarked on a globally reported city-wide protest against …
Read More »Practical steps for seamless succession planning
Consider the case of a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur who builds a multimillion-dollar conglomerate. He passes away unexpectedly without a clear succession plan. His family, unprepared for the sudden responsibility, face …
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