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Igbo-Niger Delta versus Arewa-Yoruba on Fuel Subsidy: On Whose Interest?
At a period Nigerians from different ethnic groups and religious backgrounds were united in a nationwide protest against fuel subsidy removal and corrupt practices in the oil sector some ethnic groups...
Budget 2012 - Broke country, Expensive Leaders
The attempt by President Jonathan to withdraw the 'fuel subsidy' largely to raise revenues for a wasteful government united Nigerians across ethnic, religious and social strata for over a week.
Nigeria: A Nation of Strong Believers
ON Christmas day, a bomb exploded at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, in Niger State, killing over thirty people and wounding a significant number of other innocent citizens who had come to wor...
The 7 Hardliners behind Fuel Subsidy Removal
The issue of removing fuel subsidy arising from total deregulation of the downstream petroleum sub-sector may have created a serious challenge for the initiators and promoters who have engaged the wid...
Where I Stand on Fuel Subsidy- By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
This is an email response of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to selected online groups, including the Economic Confidential over the removal of fuel subsidy. Some selected rejoinders and reactions to his positio...
Facts and Nagging Questions on Fuel-Subsidy Removal
The recent abrupt subsidy removal, now increasingly dubbed deregulation in the downstream petroleum industry, is posing new challenges both to the Nigerian citizenry (in terms of direct increase in fu...
Economic Confidential @5: Thanking You All
Economic Confidential @5: Thanks for PatronagesThe Economic Confidential wishes to express its sincere appreciation to all its readers within and outside Nigeria for their loyalty over the past five y...
Gimba Kumo: A Mortgage Banker’s Dream for Affordable Houses
Since his appointment as the Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Gimba Ya’u Kumo has been actively engaged in ensuring that Nigerians derive optimum benefits from the mortgage i...
Resource Allocation and Economic Potentials in the North
Agreed, the 1963 constitution advocated, provided for and applied the principle of Derivation. Its insertion must be informed then by the period of learning and gaining experience of living together a...
In Nigeria, Boko Haram Is Not the Problem- American Professor
GOVERNMENTS and newspapers around the world attributed the horrific Christmas Day bombings of churches in Nigeria to “Boko Haram” – a shadowy group that is routinely described as an extremist Islamist...
Giving Nigerian Corruption the Chinese Pill
Mr. Tortoise was going on a journey, his wife asked him when he would come back; he replied he would not come back until he has been disgraced.On November 9, 2011: A city official convicted of graft w...
That Obasanjo’s Bombshell on the economy
At a recent advocacy workshop organized by the Revenue Mobilisation Commission (RMAFC), on the need for economic diversification and revenue generation, in Abeokuta, former President Olusegun Obasa...
The Ranking of Nigerian Banks by Shareholders Funds
The Economic Confidential has discovered that before the intervention of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) in the banking sector in 2011, as at December 20...
Nigeria: National Honours Awards 2010 and 2011
The Federal government of Nigeria has released the list of 2010 and 2011 National Honours Award recipients. The Economic Confidential has discovered that over 80% of the awardees came from the public ...
2015 President In The Waiting: Who Amongst These Men?
The government and political parties not only pretend but deliberately ignore underground campaigns for the next Presidential election. With the Jonathan’s six year single tenure still hanging on the ...
Media Outfit Offers N1 mililion for Baba Suwe's Shit Story
After excreting three times in seven days under strict surveillance and without any trace of hard drug in the excreta of a popular Nigerian comedian, Babatunde Omidina a.k.a Baba Suwe, Image Merchant ...
The Amazons in the Cabinet of President Jonathan
Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity reputed to have lived in Scythia. Modern usage of the word Amazon refers to a tall, aggressive, powerful and stro...
Federation Account: How They Share N1.5 trillion in July 2011
The Economic Confidential magazine has obtained a confidential document on ‘triple allocations’ that were disbursed to the three tiers of government in July 2011 during the monthly meeting of the Fede...
Federal Executive Office Holders’ Salaries and Allowances in Nigeria
This approved Salaries and Allowances of Federal Executive Office Holders as the remuneration package is contained in the Act of 2008 provides salaries and allowances of “Certain Political, Public and…
Justice Danladi Umar: The Man at the Code of Conduct Tribunal
The new Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar told the Economic Confidential that the tribunal would speedy dispensation of Justice against unnecessary delays as well…
Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances in Nigeria
This approved Salaries and Allowances of Judicial Official Holders in Nigeria as the remuneration package is contained in the Act of 2008 of Salaries and Allowances of Certain Political, Public…
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Igbo-Niger Delta versus Arewa-Yoruba on Fuel Subsidy: On Whose Interest?
To all commentators, we don't have to shower insults to make a point. That is the problem with us Nigerians. We don't have tolerance. After all whether we like it or not Nigeria is one and we will continue to be one and Nigerian resources belong to a...
01, 2012- Igbo-Niger Delta versus Arewa-Yoruba on Fuel Subsidy: On Whose Interest?
What the Niger Deltans should note is that a common man from the north is not afraid of the resource control and is not against it. As he does not benefit from the oil wealth more than any other Nigerian.It is actually the political class and traditi...
01, 2012 - Budget 2012 - Broke country, Expensive Leaders
Thanks a lots Mallam Nasir, hope enough is enough.
01, 2012
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RMAFC Charges NNPC, Others to Stamp Out Oil Theft
The Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission(RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam has charged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) and other stakeholders to stamp out oil the...
Toll Gates Return on Highways Soon - Minister of Works
The Minister of Works, Arc. Mike Oziegbe Onolememen in this interview discloses some new developments in his ministry as regards the Transformational Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan after his 10...
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Isa B. Sali, Oon: The Chief of Federal Civil Servants
Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, OON, was born on 23rd March, 1953 in Mubi, Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. He attended Demonstration School Mubi and Government Secondary School, Ganye b...
Marie Francoise: The New Director of World Bank in Nigeria
She just resumed in Nigeria and the first remark from her was a genuine and sincere advice to the government. She admonished the Federal Government to handle the issue of oil subsidy removal with caut...
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Fuel Subsidy Pallatives and Past Rhetoric on Debt Relief in 2005
Similar promises were made in 2005 over debt relief as the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has now listed a number of palliatives to cushion the harsh impacts of the fuel subsidy withdrawal...
Why Fuel Subsidy Removal is Necessary- President Goodluck Jonathan
A week ago, I had cause to address Nigerians on the security challenges we are facing in parts of the country, which necessitated the declaration of a state of emergency in 15 Local Government Areas in...
NEMA: Disaster situations in 2011 and beyond
The year 2011 wrapped up on disastrous note with the occurrences of separate deadly explosions on Christmas morning that claimed many lives in Madala, near Abuja and Damaturu in Yobe State.
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