Tag: Sage
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I made a mistake in picking my vice for 1999 election – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he made two mistakes, including a mistake in picking his running mate ahead of the 1999 presidential election. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Obasanjo made this known while answering questions posed by students from selected secondary schools that participated in the final of the National Exhibition and Awards organised by Students for…
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No person should attempt to impose one religion on us – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said if God had wanted all of us to be of the same religion, he would have made it so and since He did not make it so, no person should attempt to make it so. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Obasanjo stated this on Saturday in Abeokuta while responding to questions posed…
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Hunting Echoes of a Sage (2), By Henry Boyo
By Henry Boyo The late Prof. Samuel Aluko was probably Nigeria’s best known Economist, until he passed on after 82 years in 2012. In addition to his intellectual prowess as a notable scholar and sage, he also served as Chairman of the National Economic Intelligence Committee, in Abacha’s Administration, and despite Nigeria’s international pariah status,…
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Haunting Echoes of a Sage, By Henry Boyo
The late Prof. Samuel Aluko was probably Nigeria’s best known economist, until he passed on in 2012. In addition to his prowess as a notable scholar and sage, he later served as the Chairman of the National Economic Intelligence Committee, in the Abacha administration, and arguably provided the robust intellectual anchor to the military dictator’s…
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Why Made in Nigeria will give small businesses a boost – Sage Director
Nigerian Federal Government should be commended for putting the spotlight on local manufacturers through initiatives such as the Made in Nigeria Dress Days and an Executive Order compelling state agencies to direct at least 40% of procurement to Made-in-Nigeria goods and services. That’s according to Magnus Nmonwu, Regional Director for Sage in West Africa, who…