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Federation Account: Richest and Poorest States in May 2013, as Akwa Ibom Leads in Naira and Dollars
Igbo States don suffer in this Nigeria! See small small money they are collecting, no wonder they have been crying for Biafra. Oh, this is too bad, Nigeria is cheating Ndi Ibo, from today, I am in support of them if this cheating will not stop.
06, 2013
Bature U. Masari: A Journalist at the Helm of Affairs in SMEDAN
Your appointment should translate to more employment opportunity to young men and women whp have been jobless for long
06, 2013
Federation Account: Richest and Poorest States in May 2013, as Akwa Ibom Leads in Naira and Dollars
I cant just believe that the outrageous revenue is giving to states every month without any effort from them yet there are no much sign on the ground to justify the huge allocation
06, 2013

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Federation Account: The Sharing of 859 Biliion in April 2013

May 2013 Economic Confidential

Staturory & VAT : The Sharing of 667 Billion in April 2013 Non-Oil Excess Account : The Sharing of 1.7 Billion in April 2013 Foreign Excess Crude Account : The Sharing of 123 Billion in April 2013 13% Derivation : The Sharing of 16 Billion in April 2013 20th NNPC Refund : The Sharing of 7.6 Billion in April 2013 Derivation for SURE-P : The Sharing of 4.6 Billion in April 2013 Fore...

Why We Are Focused on Educational Investments in Kano- Governor Kwankwaso

May 2013 Economic Confidential

Governor Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State is a civil engineer by training. Apart from attending several institutions of learning at home and abroad, he worked with Kano State Government for 17 years, rising to the rank of Principal Engineer. In 1992 he was elected into the House of Representatives where he emerged the Deputy Speaker.

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The Implication of State of Emergency

May 2013 Economic Confidential

The anticipated 'State of Emergency' has now been declared by President Goodluck Jonathan during his nationwide broadcast. The declaration which came less than 24 hours after the Nigeria Governors Forum, led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of River State cautioned the government from doing so. The states...

Polymer Currency: Waste, Deceit & Commonsense

May 2013 Les Leba

The concept of moral hazard is defined as a situation where there is a tendency to take undue risk, because the costs are not borne by the party taking the risk.

Apart from the recent IMF advice to wind down AMCON because of the threat of moral hazard, the policies and strategies of government Minist...

FG spends N150bn on N’Delta amnesty – Sanusi

May 2013 Economic Confidential

Federal Government of Nigeria has so far expended over $1 billion (N158 billion) on the Niger Delta Militants since the inception of the amnesty programme in 2009. Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, stated this at the first Ochendu Youth Empowerment Lecture i...

Stemming the Boko Haram menace

May 2013 Sabella Abidde

Edward Judge and John Langdon tell us that appeasement is a “policy of giving in to a potential aggressor in order to maintain the peace.” This policy arose “not out of cowardice but from a sincere desire to avoid another Great War by addressing German concern over the severity of the Treaty of Vers...

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