Within a week, last week to be precise (March 1-7, 2014), the name of the National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, suddenly became an item in opinions and features. Most of them actually wanted him to be visible and outspoken on security operations, especially over the barbaric atrocities being committed in a section of the country
Browsing: Yushau Shuaib
While there is an existing Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, which promotes the growth of viable primary mortgage institutions in Nigeria, the idea behind the NMRC is said to be to provide the long term liquidity to afford more Nigerians the opportunity to access funds to pay for their houses
Shuaib claims that the FCSC did not invite him at any time to defend himself against any allegations as stipulated in the Rules before disciplinary action was taken against him and that he had never been warned or issued any query during his service years until after his disagreement with Okonjo-Iweala over his writing
Rather than debating developmental issues, the argument dwelt largely on the characters of the individual political officers
Shuaib, in a email message to some of his friends, said he has ceased to be a civil servant with effect from October 3, 2010.
Meanwhile, not minding what others will say about Nigeria’s quest to becoming a member of the United Nations Security Council, the country has made positive impact in international diplomacy and peacekeeping operations. This argument was re-echoed by President Goodluck Jonathan when asked world leaders to support the country’s quest to be a member UNSC
While we accuse political leaders of selfishness, there is no difference between them and some of the lecturers in their seeming connivance in the promotion of private universities and patronage of foreign institutions, to the expense of our public universities
Moghalu’s book points out that the idea of socialism in Asia and
capitalism in the West do not really matter as most countries practice
different types of capitalism. He noted that state capitalism is practiced in China; crony capitalism in Russia and to some extent, Nigeria; welfare capitalism in Europe; and entrepreneurial capitalism is practiced in the United States of America
I had the privilege to be one of the facilitators that included Abdul Raufu Mustapha of Oxford University, and Ms. Femke Van Zeiji from The Netherlands
The ACN said that the way President Jonathan is handling his political disagreement with a member of his party, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has portrayed him as a leader who is willing to jettison democratic ideals and principles on the altar of personal ambition
In my letter of acceptance, I reflected that I would continue to write opinion articles that will be geared towards making Nigeria a better society that every Nigerian will be proud of. My experiences with great Igbos, Itshekiris and Urhobos formed the fulcrum of my early write ups during my youth service and after I started work at the Government House, Asaba. Their leaders, who took me as their son, protected and provided for my needs. Prof. Chike Edozien, the Asagba of Asaba, Chief Paulinus Akpeki and Ugoh of Okpe Kingdom were among some of the great people that made my youth service year and work experience a worthwhile adventure in Delta State
Shuaib, in the article on his blog, which was also published by The Eagle Online, had called the attention of Okonjo-Iweala to public perception of her appointments into key positions in her ministry and parastatals under her as lopsided
The Head of Public Relations of the agency, Yushau A. Shuaib, who made the disclosure at the end of a workshop organized by NEMA, Abuja Operation Office, said the centre would have state of the art media equipment for efficient processing and timely transmission of disaster-related information based on the best practices