Segun Arinze and Linda Usifo with the Give’n’Take Lottery machine By ONI MOBOLAJI JOHNSON INTRODUCTION: Lottery Business is one of the most lucrative businesses on the earth. Apart from being lucrative, is also a major source for wealth re-distribution and an alternative to un-regulated ‘wonder bank’ or Ponzi scheme. It has been established that lottery […]
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By David Luke and Gerald Masila On 21 August this year, the Seme-Krake border between Nigeria and Benin was closed without prior notice. This was part of a broader crackdown by the Nigerian authorities to close all land borders between Nigeria and it’s neighbouring countries. Today, over two months later, the border remains closed, with […]
By Paddy Ezeala One governor in one of the states in the southeast, more than a decade ago, said that it was better for him to take care of current workers in his state than to devote state resources to pay gratuities to those who were already retired from service. This governor never had any […]
By Olayinka Oketikun If there is any singular event that has shaken and reshaped the entire world after the world wars, there probably is none other than the current Covid 19 pandemic. It started as a localised epidemic, but within months it has transformed to a global pandemic that has upended most expert projections. No […]
Timi Sylva is leader of the APC in Bayelsa By NJ Ayuk “The Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, H.E. Chief Timipre Sylva has declared 2020 as the year of Gas for the Nation”, the news piece started. What amazing news! And certainly long overdue. As it seems, Nigerian officials have finally taken the […]
Following its marginal fields licensing rounds in 2001 and 2013, the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) recently released guidelines on the 2020 licensing round. Under the 2020 licencing round, a total of 57 fields located onshore, swamp, and shallow offshore terrains are on offer; while the ongoing Nigerian Marginal Fields Bidding Round is a […]
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, middle with winners of the 2019 Africa Food Prize, Emma Naluyima and Baba Dioum By Olusegun Obasanjo and Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent looks like it could be the worst hit from the economic fallout of the crisis: […]
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, middle with winners of the 2019 Africa Food Prize, Emma Naluyima and Baba Dioum By Olusegun Obasanjo and Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent looks like it could be the worst hit from the economic fallout of the crisis: […]
L-R: Chief Executive, BSP Media International, Benjamin Olusegun Pius; Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Vice-Chairman, Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim and Chief Executive, MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe at the 3rd BON International Summit on Digital Broadcasting in Nigeria…in Lagos on Tuesday By Tunde Akanni Monday June 22, 2020 was an unusually tragic day […]
Nick Durrant By Nick Durrant Data driven organisations are in a better position to make better strategic decisions to increase operational efficiencies, improve customer satisfaction and ultimately higher revenues. They are far more likely to acquire and retain customers. Data and analytics is disrupting traditional business models and ecosystems, helping modern organisations remain competitive. It […]