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My ‘Ordeal’ Inside Kirikiri Prison

This is not a joke, but a real-life story. I still wonder how my family members, friends and well-wishers would feel about my ‘ordeal’ inside the Kirikiri Medium Security Prison in Apapa, Lagos.   In fact, this write-up commenced in the Prison. All my life I...

Senate okays Reintroduction of Tolls on Federal Roads

The Senate on Tuesday passed a motion seeking to revive collection of tolls on federal highways across the country. It said collection of toll, from motorists was the only way to construct and maintain roads and enhance their efficiency. The upper chamber of the National Assembly...

NNPC Can Quickly Get Us Out of Recession -Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation can help the country quickly get out of recession. Obasanjo stated this during a courtesy call on him by the Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, in Abeokuta. The NNPC on his Twitter handle...

Operators Uncomfortable as FG Eyes N5.8tn Pension Fund

Pension operators in the country are increasingly getting uncomfortable with the moves being made by the Federal Government to use part of the N5.8tn Contributory Pension Scheme assets to fund infrastructure development and move the nation out of economic recession. Operators, who spoke to the...

Nigeria Will Get Out of Recession Soon – Adeosun

The Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said the country is already getting out of the economic recession, given the pragmatic approaches the Federal Government is taking to reverse the trend. Speaking at the end of a two-day National Council of Finance and...

Innovation in Pension Must be With Caution, Obasanjo Warns

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned pension regulators in Africa to exercise caution in any innovation geared towards amending the current Pension regulations in the continent in order not to jeopardize the situation of pensioners. Chief Obasanjo stated this in his keynote address at the...