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Another look at unemployment figures from NBS

The latest unemployment figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics will not do much good to the government as a tool for national planning.

The ‘subsidy’ on traditional rulers

The ongoing brouhaha between the Palace of the Oba of Benin and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has once again brought to the fore the cost of subsi

Both sides of infinity (II)

When the thought of the bright side first came to mind, I thought it is just part of the old routine, the institutionalised ritual we now have to obse

Waging wrong war against slums

Slums have become the poster face of urban poverty – the poverty that has followed man from the village into the city. Fighting or trying to eli

Tax reform agenda: Another ambitious experiment

Tax collection is like harvesting a garden; it requires careful planning, nurturing and timely execution to ensure everyone gets their fair share of t