THE amount of tax outstanding to government has reached US$1 billion, highlighting the escalating crisis in the country characterised by company closures and job losses, the Financial Gazette can report.At US$1 billion, the figure is double the outstanding tax amount for the…
Nigeria’s hope of going to the FIFA U17 World Cup as African champions was dealt a big blow yesterday as the Golden Eaglets were beaten in the semifinal of the ongoing U17 African Youth Championship (AYC). The Nigerian cadet side lost 10…
Since President Mbeki’s administration gave way to President Jacob Zuma’s one, South Africa has taken a back seat on international issues. This does not bode well for a country like South Africa with so much political capital accrued over the past two…
When speaking about Nigeria overseas, I normally prefer to be my country’s public relations and marketing officer, extolling her virtues and hoping to attract investments and tourists. But as we all know, Nigeria is now battling with many challenges, and if I…
Nigeria’s hope of going to the FIFA U-17 World Cup as African champions was dealt a big blow yesterday as the Golden Eaglets were beaten in the semi-final of the ongoing U-17 African Youth Championship (AYC). The Nigerian cadet side lost 1-0…
The presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged to restore Nigeria’s lost glory if he emerges as the next president of the country in the March 28 election. Speaking at Chatham House, London, on Thursday on the…
Against the backdrop of a South African couple liquidating their assets to travel to Iraq to join the extremist Islamist organisation, the Islamic State, which has established a caliphate in northern Iraq and Syria that it governs by sharia law, SACSIS caught…
Rethinking the way we design, produce, consume and dispose of resources will determine our ability to live within planetary boundaries. It is an honour and pleasure to be standing here today with you, on the occasion of the First Dubai International Forum…
