Purchase of Imported SUVs by Senators, Insensitive

By: JOSEPH OLOWOJOBA (olowojobajoseph@netzero.net) [dropcap]M[/dropcap]embers of the nation’s Senate and the House of representatives are constantly dragging Nigerian economic development into the mud, due to long history and high level greed and corruption, which have held the country backward for decades. The ongoing fight against corruption by President Buhari’s administration is facing constant obstacles caused…

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Advancing Nigeria Auto Industry, Using Indian Model

If Nigeria were to follow the route that India has adopted and effectively stop used car imports, the effect on the Nigerian economy would be substantial with an increase in home based manufacturing, observes PHILOMENA EDGAR [dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndia is a strange country. It has 22 official languages. According to the Census of India, the total number…

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Lagos Irrational Fuel Queues and Ambode’s One-Day Brag

By: FEMI OWOEYE Then, last week, the Lagos State government ruled that it would no longer tolerate indiscriminate queues for fuel in Lagos, I thumped up, thinking Governor Ambode had decided to live up to first four letters of his name: “Ambo..”, which literally translates to “we are coming”. Thursday, relevant government agencies, including DPR,…

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My Fears about Driverless Cars

By: FEMI OWOEYE There is possibility that most future automobiles would be autonomous. In Western nations, UK for instance, insurance companies are concerned. They still can’t decipher who to blame in case of accidents. It seems tricky. After all, conventional practice is that, in case of accidents, driver of a vehicle, not necessarily owner is…

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