Nigeria’s VAT facts and figures
VAT was introduced in Nigeria via Decree 102 of 1993 and implementation began in 1994. It replaced the sales tax introduced via Decree 7 of 1986. Since introduction almost 3 decades ago, VAT has...
Category: Opinion
Submarine Deal Gives Post-Brexit Britain Its Moment on the Global Stage – by Mark Landler
The British government played an early role in brokering the alliance with the U.S. and Australia to deploy nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific, officials in London and Washington said. As relations between France and...
Why Nation-Building Failed in Afghanistan – DARON ACEMOGLU
Although the United States clearly could have done a better job of managing its departure from Afghanistan, the tragedy playing out has been 20 years in the making. From the outset, America and its...
Dear Ndi Igbo political leaders
Five years ago I advised you to reign in IPOB, collapse your different political platforms into one and negotiate for the Presidency in 2023. 2023 is here – well, almost here – and it...
Obi Cubana and the Oba Burial – Reuben Abati
The sociology of death and funerals is an important aspect of the African cosmogony. Parents pray that their children should outlive them in order to give them a befitting burial. They liken this to...
Delta State Politics: Okowa vs Nwaoboshi – By Frank Ofili
I am watching with the corner of one eye, political developments in my dear state of Delta. For all intents and purposes, PDP Delta State is cannibalizing itself and an internal implosion is imminent....
Free Governor Okowa – by Frank Ofili
Sometimes some of you APC Delta State political commentators are funny. You talk as if you live in Heaven. Your head is in the moon while your legs are left dangling on earth. So...
Why Mr. President? – by Frank Ofili
When Chibok school-girls kidnap happened in 2014 and President Jonathan failed to visit the community, I was one of those who lambasted him for not showing enough sensitivity to the faith of the girls...
Tackling Insecurity and Imperative of Arms Control – by Sumaila Ogbaje
Proliferation of small arms and light weapons have become a global challenge. This is due to light weapons’ lethal efficiency, easy accessibility, indiscriminate usage and devastating havocs they wreak. According to Small Arms Survey...
