It was with rapt attention that President Goodluck Jonathan listened to the briefing by Mr Godwin Emefiele on why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had to unify the foreign exchange markets by scrapping the bi-weekly Retail Dutch Auction System. … read more
Franklin D. Roosevelt, former President of America, was first to propose the idea of creating a Presidential Library where the Presidential papers, transpirations of significant events and gifts accumulated during his administration could be housed and preserved. As the world … read more
March 7 marks the 50th anniversary of a key moment for civil rights in the United States – the march and beating of peaceful activists on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, recently portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film Selma. … read more
This year our democracy is turning twenty-one. In many of our cultures, the age of 16 and 21 are synonymous with the coming of age. A young person goes through the rites of passage into the entry phase of adulthood, … read more
It has been fascinating following the heated discourse about the forth-coming presidential elections in Nigeria. While majority of the debates have been largely based on irrelevancies and emotional outbursts, few have been very well-thought, dispassionate and objective. These few contributions … read more
Botswana came a long way after independence and it is important to reflect back and appreciate the formation of a united people, former minister, Dr Chiepe has said. Dr Chiepe was a guest speaker in Lobatse at an occasion held … read more
Botswana came a long way after independence and it is important to reflect back and appreciate the formation of a united people, former minister, Dr Chiepe has said. Dr Chiepe was a guest speaker in Lobatse at an occasion held … read more
Chief Onwuka Kalu, a notable industrialist, surrendered to the cold hands of death last Monday. He reportedly battled with cancer for about four years. His death has, therefore, cast a pall over Nigeria’s manufacturing sector. Society Happenings gathered that the … read more
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta last week made his maiden trip to North Africa, meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Prime Minister Abdel Malek Sellal and other senior officials. Since taking office nearly two years ago, President Kenyatta has concentrated on … read more