The Petroleum Industry Bill seeks to reform, on the face of it, Nigeria’s petroleum sector by removing redundancies and corruption, increasing productivity and revenue; but it has also raised critical issues about ownership and participation in the oil economy by the petroleum host communities Two unrelated, seemingly innocuous, events of last week passed unnoticed by most people but to the petroleum industry strategists, they signified the opening of hostilities over the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, from two important sectors. On Wednesday, April 3, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, announced the resumption of hostilities against…
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 15:41
Why I Campaigned for IBB – Raymond Dokpesi
At 61, Raymond Anthony Alegho Dokpesi, chairman and chief executive officer of DAAR Communications, is a household name in Nigeria and one of the few men who made it to the top through creativity and industry. With a PhD in Marine Engineering, his versatility and spontaneity made him a pioneer in many divergent fields. He established the first indigenous shipping line, African Ocean Line, AOL, in Nigeria; established the first privately owned radio station, Raypower FM, in Nigeria; he pioneered Nigeria’s First global TV which was Africa’s first ever Satellite TV station; he established the first TV station in Nigeria,…
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 13:00
‘Nigerian Rice’: The Big Scam
While Nigerians, especially government officials, have long been celebrating the Nigerian rice, flaws in the implementation of the rice policy and lack of capacity on the part of farmers and millers may jeopardise the vision of self-sufficiency in rice production by 2015 The popular Okuku Market in Okuku, Yala Local Government, LG, of Cross River State was a beehive of activities, March 14, as traders and buyers from different parts of the state and beyond engaged themselves in the usual market activities. Various agricultural produce like yam, cassava, rice, palm oil, garri, and many others were on display. But…
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 09:55
Okah: Another Justice from Abroad
The conviction of Henry Okah in South Africa last week, for masterminding the independence anniversary bombings in Abuja in 2010, has again put a question mark on the efficiency of the country’s justice system The trial of Henry Okah, former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, ended in an anti-climax last Tuesday, when Justice Neels Claassen, of the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, ignored pleas by lawyers defending the former MEND leader for the mitigation of the sentence, ostensibly based on the reasoning that a stiff sentence might spur…
Tuesday, 02 April 2013 09:33
Achebe: Still No Longer at Ease
Ironically, as the late Chinua Achebe is widely celebrated as a prescient man of ideas whose literary pouch brims with warnings that can chart a new course for national rebirth, the essences of his works and most of his warnings went unheeded Although there is no loud drumming yet, dancing feet have taken to the floor in many places near and far away. Even in the absence of any formal burial arrangement, orgies of jubilation roar on, as the streets have suddenly started dancing in honour of the passage of the quintessential literary icon. The celebration is…
Except urgent steps are taken, recent developments in the nation’s aviation industry point to an imminent total collapse of the once vibrant sector When on March 6, Richard Ibilola, an architect, went online to purchase an Aero Contractors flight ticket for a trip from Lagos to Abuja scheduled for March 13, he had no premonition of the fate that was to befall him. As usual, he thought that booking his flight a week in advance on the airline’s portal was not only pocket friendly, it was a way of securing a seat, especially given the dearth of domestic airlines.…
Monday, 25 March 2013 10:50
Threats from Celestial Fireballs
Nigeria is listed as one of the 10 countries directly on the line of impact from asteroid collision, a threat that can wipe out the entire country, even the world at one instance The faint light of dawn is just about pouring over the cobbled streets of Victoria Island, Lagos, in the year 2029 when a streaking burning fire lights the skyline. People in the streets are captivated but tremulous as the trajectory of the burning object in the sky spirals downwards. Suddenly window glasses within the perimeter of the Island shatter with devastating consequences, while telecommunication signals are knocked…
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