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S’East Govs Not Doing Enough For Igbos – Pete Edochie

January 23, 2020 3:26 pm

Veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Pete Edochie, has asked South East Governors to fashion out modalities to rescue the culture and tradition of Igbo through motion pictures.

Edochie, who bemoaned the neglect of Igbo culture and language, especially the youths, said the governors were yet to show enough commitment towards ensuring that Igbo culture is sustained.

He stressed that the preservation and promotion of Igbo culture was sacrosanct.

Edochie stated this during the auditioning of upcoming triple series which include Lion of Africa; Going to America, King Omenka and Haunted, at Ofuobi African Centre, Enugu.

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People Think Government Is Not Doing Anything, But No Money

November 27, 2019 8:06 am

In this conversation with Chuks Okocha, Senator Robert Boroffice, the Deputy Senate Leader, concentrates on issues around the new senate and its relationship with the executive

Many Nigerians wonder if the romance between the Senate and the Executive is an ‘overdo’, do you share this view?

Not at all. Thank God that we have this relationship between the executive and the legislature. It is the best thing for this country because the executive may not be able to implement these programmes if the legislature decides to be an obstacle. We all witnessed what happened in the Eighth Assembly. When the …

‘Kwara Will Change Narrative On Ease Of Doing Business’

November 20, 2019 8:22 am

Piqued by the ranking of the Kwara State in the North central zone of the country as the lowest state in terms of Ease of Doing Business, the state Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has pledged to implement reforms that would change the narrative.

He said the ranking was not unacceptable, stressing that steps were already being taken to make business transactions a lot easier and faster for attract investors.

Abdulrasaq stated this in Ilorin, at the North Central regional engagement on Ease of Doing Business which was organised by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and the Kwara State …

World Bank Lied In Their Doing Business Index (DBI) Report

October 25, 2019 3:36 am

Stakeholders yesterday disagreed over the higher ranking of Nigeria by the World Bank in its 2020 Doing Business Index (DBI).

The global bank, in its report which was released yesterday, ranked Nigeria 131 out of 190 countries, up 15 places from 146th position last year. The report also named Nigeria as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world for the second time in three years.

Nigeria is one of only two African countries to make this highly prestigious list. With this year’s leap, the country has improved an aggregate of 39 places in the World Bank …

Nigeria Moves 15 Places Up On Ease Of Doing Business Index

October 24, 2019 6:57 am

Nigeria has moved up by 15 places to 131 on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking. Africa’s most populous country was ranked 146th in the previous year.

The report is an annual publication that measures business regulations across 190 countries. In its latest study, World Bank ranked Nigeria in the top 10 economies where business climates have been improved. Nigeria was ranked 15 in ease of getting credits or loans.

Nigeria’s worst ranking in the report was at the ease of registering properties where it ranked 183. Nigeria also ranked 179 in trading across borders.

The latest World

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Govt Agencies As Barriers To Ease Of Doing Business

October 20, 2019 6:51 am

Nigeria at present is perhaps not one of the most attractive places to do business. The business landscape is dotted with innumerable gatekeepers, who are yet to understand that their mandate as regulators and enforcers, is to help businesses grow and thrive. As long as Nigeria remains lethargic in reforming its business environment for greater efficiency, it is unlikely that it will make any significant headway in attracting much-needed foreign direct and portfolio investments.

The problem of the location of economic activities is one of the critical economic questions. Indeed, pioneers in land economics viewed distance as a ‘social friction’

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