You must by now be familiar with the run-of-the-mill, rags-to-riches stories of a good number of rich men and women. Such stories serve as inspiration to those who may find themselves in no-to-so-comfortable situations today, who may be frustrated enough…
He speaks with an American accent you could easily pass him for an African-American. But he is a Nigerian. He acquired his American accent from many years of not just living in God’ Own Country, but also occupying a strategic…
If you haven’t consumed any of his products, the probability is high that you have seen it on the shelves of supermarkets in your neighborhood. If you haven’t seen or heard of any other product from his stable, Ayoola Foods…
Philanthropists to the rescue Unveiling the Top 10 philanthropists behind Nigeria’s largest Foundations Philanthropy – love of mankind, has since been a critical part of society and its role has become increasingly critical in difficult times. It is more encompassing than charity…
Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, is one of the two super ministers with the biggest ministerial portfolios in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. He is in charge of the erstwhile ministries of transportation and aviation now merged into…
A great duty needed to be performed at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria [AMCON], where a debt obligation of N4.6 trillion was hanging in 2016. That was an equivalent of 75 per cent of the federal budget, 26 per cent of national…
Minister for Budget and National Planning Not many Nigerians knows the strategic role of the ministry of budget and National planning in the administration of president Muhammdu Buhari . This is because prior to the the advent of the current…
Dr. Maikanti Kachalla Baru was appointed the 17th group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in July 2016 – a position where the complexity of the oil and gas industry, particularly its political sensitivities usually require off-the shelf…
Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd.), Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, is one of the key figures in the government of Buhari that have given a practical expression to the anti corruption crusade of the administration. Despite the general slowdown in economic activities,…
Dr. Babatunde Fowler, executive chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is President Buhari’s right hand man in an administration in which internally generated revenue [IGR] has become the critical success factor for the government. The President has made many political…
