Youth demography and test of leadership

 

                                                                         Taiwo Odukoya

On April 18, 2015 a Mozambican, Emmanuel Sithole, put a human face to the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Sithole was innocently walking along the road when he was attacked, beaten and stabbed to half an inch of his life. He died hours later in a hospital. Hours after his death, pictures of the incident and his story hit the internet, followed by the arrest of the suspects; all of them aged 18-22. Underpinning the mindless attacks on black immigrants in South Africa is a desperate youth crisis.

Queues return as petrol supply drops

 

Motorists at Conoil filling station in National bus stop on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway... on Tuesday.

Queues of motorists in desperate need of petrol resurfaced in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Kwara states on Tuesday, while the scarcity of the product worsened in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory following the drastic cut in supply.

Tribunal judges should do the right thing!

 

                                                                Jide Ojo

“You must listen attentively and enquire appropriately, taking care not to descend into the arena. In addition, it is crucial that you consider all the evidence before you carefully, deliberate conscientiously, and adjudicate swiftly and justly as not only you but the entire judiciary will also be on trial”

FG inaugurates Africa’s first global investment office

 

                                        Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga

The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s first global technology and investment promotion office in Nigeria.

National Assembly: The new order that must set in

 

                                                         Japheth Omojuwa

The All Progressives Congress promised Nigerians change; now the party has power, it must show us that change in truth and in deed. One place where that change will be mostly needed is the National Assembly. It is supposed to be a public National Assembly but on matters of finances and spending, it is largely private. From a budgetary allocation of just about N50bn during the Obasanjo presidential years, the National Assembly now spends some N150bn per year. Apart from this unjustified budget, no one knows exactly how this money is spent.

Who will stop African deaths on European doorstep?

 

                                                                    Uche Igwe

Frequent deaths of illegal travellers along other dangerous routes including the Mediterranean Sea are disturbing and horrifying. But they do not make much news to many. What could make news is the heightened frequency of the deaths probably due to more illegal travellers, some fleeing from deepening instability in parts of North and West Africa.

Dangote to list on London Exchange next year

 

                                                            Alhaji Aliko Dangote

Africa’s richest man and President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said his company will be ready to list on the London Stock Exchange by the end of 2016.

Dangote, in a video interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday, said, “I think we will list in London. What we are trying to do now, between now and maybe the next six to 10 months is actually trying to address all the governance issues.