The new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Professor Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem may require little introduction, especially to those in the academic community. His life revolves around education: as a student, teacher, administrator and policy maker. He started lecturing at Bayero University Kano as Assistant Lecturer in 1972 where he rose to become the Head of Department of English and later the Dean of the Post Graduate School at the University. Until his appointment into the FCC in April 2008, Abdulraheem was a professor
Monetary Policy Strengthens Local Currency – Mrs Madubueze, President CIBN
Recently the President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Mrs. Juliet Madubueze granted an interview to Economic Confidential‘s Associate Editor, Tunde Akin on various issues including new provision in CIBN Act 2007, liberalization of accounting profession, the monetary policy amongst others. The interview was conducted before the recent development on the redenomination of Naira.
Failed Banks: Why We Chose Purchase & Assumption Option – Ganiyu Ogunleye NDIC Boss
Holding down the Managing Director of NDIC, Ganiyu Ogunleye, for an interview is a task more difficult than liquidating a failed bank. Getting him to speak is like passing a camel through the eye of a needle. Ogunleye, OFR, has come to be known as Mr. Liquidator or better still Mr. Purchase & Assumption, a model currently being used by the corporation to dispose failed banks to stronger banks.
How We Manage Federation Account and Excess Crude Proceeds – Ibrahim Dankwambo, AGF
After six years of immaculate performance as Accountant-General of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo was appointed the youngest Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) in the history of the country by the former President Obasanjo in 2005 to reform the Treasury and the Office of the AGF. In this interview with Economic Confidential Associate Editor, Tunde Akin, Dankwambo spoke virtually on all the areas the public need to know about Reforms, oil sales, NNPC accounts, Excess Crude and Federation Accounts management, among others.
Nigeria’s External Debt is Sustainable after the Debt Relief– Muhtar, DMO Boss
Director-General of the Debt Management Office, Mansur Muhtar, spoke to Economic Confidential magazine on the London Club debt exit and other issues as President Olusegun Obasanjo will bequeath to new administration come May 29, 2007 an external debt stock of US$3.035 billion from an excruciating external debt of over US$31 billion in 1999 and US$35.916 billion in 2004. Muhtar says Nigeria’s external debt is now sustainable
