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Top 10: Most Preferred Universities, Polytechnic and College of Education in Nigeria
The University of Benin emerged the top most preferred university in Nigeria. The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro and Federal College of Education Zaria are the most preferred Polytechnic and College of Education respectively in 2013. Read... http://economicconfidential.net/new/financial/facts-a-figures/1380-top-10-most-preferred-universities-polytechnic-and-college-of-education-in-nigeria
Foreign Aid Won't Help Africa- Kingsley Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria obtained a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria. The author of recently published book Emerging Africa: The Global Economy's Last-Frontier, speaks to Economic Confidential on various bedevilling Africa from progress and also warns Nigeria that Oil is a wasting resource that will not last forever. It will last less than 40 years. Read: http://economicconfidential.net/new/interviews/1373-foreign-aid-wont-help-africa-kingsley-moghalu
AbdulGaniyu Ambali: Heightening Standards at Unilorin
Rather than joining the ASUU' Strike this Vice Chancellor of a University pre-occupies himself with how to sustain high academic standards and maintain a smooth calendar through concerted efforts and collaboration with every segment of the university community including lecturers, non-academic staff and students as well as the host community. This is a profile of Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali of University of Ilorin. Read: http://economicconfidential.net/new/component/content/article/1379-abdulganiyu-ambali-heightening-standards-at-unilorin
Myth Of Africa Rising Theory
For a man that was in the United Nations System for 17 years, rising to the position of a director, it is a wonder but certainly must be taken seriously, his feeling that Africa must be wary of globalisation because "it is never neutral". A situation where investors come into Africa to buy land for cheap and produce food to ensure food security for their own countries should not be tolerated. Read: http://economicconfidential.net/new/features/1374-myth-of-africa-rising-theory
£3,000 UK VISA BOND: Is government huffing and puffing?
Nigerians were recently agitated by the British government's proposed demand for a £3000 bond as prerequisite for the issuance of a six-month visa for visitors from Nigeria, and five other Commonwealth countries to the United Kingdom. Read: http://economicconfidential.net/new/features/1371-p3000-uk-visa-bond-is-government-huffing-and-puffing
Nelson Mandela: The global citizen
Since the winter of 2011 when he was hospitalised for respiratory infection, South African legend Nelson Mandela has been in and out of the hospital a couple of times. Sadly, his health took a turn for the worse... Read: http://economicconfidential.net/new/features/1369-nelson-mandela-the-global-citizen
Structural Transformation in Nigeria and Africa
In the 35 years leading to 2005, crude oil exploration, production and export provided the only talking point on Nigeria in international business of scale. Over this period, the Nigerian economic outlook was impacted mainly by global politics and market events. Read.... http://economicconfidential.net/new/financial/monetary/1367-structural-transformation-in-nigeria-and-africa
FIRS to Launch Automated Tax System in October 2013
As from October 2013, Federal Inland Revenue Service will have blocked all tax system loopholes used by individual and corporate tax evaders, the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has disclosed.
This optimism was borne out of the fact that by the period under reference, the tax system in the country would have been fully automated. Read: http://economicconfidential.net/new/financial/tax-matters/1368-firs-to-launch-automated-tax-system-in-october
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