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by Nasir El Rufai Long before the publication of The Accidental Public Servant, I had decided to resist joining issues with whatever commentators wrote in response to the book by way of either attacking the author or its contents. It … read more »
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Tagged Accidental Public Servant, Charles, Civil service, IndepthAfrica, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Olusegun Obasanjo, Thisday, World Bank
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai In December last year, the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) asked the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to justify the N5.7bn budget for overheads and personnel for its staff of 249 for … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Olusegun Obasanjo, PPPRA, Regulatory Agency
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The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, reputed for his no-nonsense fearless views, was a guest speaker at a recent education summit in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, last week Monday. According to some reports gleaned online he had decried the … read more »
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Tagged Aso Rock, Atiku Abubakar, IndepthAfrica, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Nigeria, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Sani Abacha, Wole Soyinka
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Since the publication of the Accidental Public Servant, a book by and on the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el Rufai, there has been no love lost between the fire breathing nemesis of Abuja law breaing … read more »
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By Tony Eluemunor Recently, one of Nigeria’s most respected opinion writers ever, Mr. Sonala Olumhense, crafted another great piece: “There Is No Rift Between OBJ and GEJ” in which he raised one very important point: why former President Olusegun Obasanjo … read more »
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By Oluwaseun Joseph Frankly speaking, it is quite heart-warming to see some influential Nigerians coming out of their gilded cage to demand accountability from the present government. It shows that we are now waking up to our civic rights by … read more »
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by Tony Eluemunor First, I must confess to some nervousness! Please, how on earth did some otherwise well-educated Nigerians manage to conclude, after reading my article titled “ Oby Ezekwesili Again; Another Baseless Grandstanding”, that it was written in support … read more »
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By Bayo Oladeji, Leadership (Abuja) Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala parted ways with former President Olusegun Obasanjo because of her removal as the Chairman of the Economic Team of the government while she was in London negotiating with London Club. Former … read more »
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By Eze Eluchie Obasanjo made four huge mistakes in office – El-Rufai: Will someone tell this character that what he is referring to as ‘huge mistakes in his Presidency’ regarding Obasanjo’s misrule of Nigeria are actually criminal acts punishable under … read more »
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by Olusegun Adeniyi I may not know all the issues in my book on the Yar’Adua years that rankled President Olusegun Obasanjo after reading it but I at least know one because he voiced it openly in the presence of … read more »
Former Minister of the FCT, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday described former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir el-Rufai’s re-tweet on Jesus Christ as reckless. El-Rufai allegedly made a blasphemous re-tweet ealier in … read more »
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By Godwin Onyeacholem The ongoing series in some publications titled “In Search Of Leadership” by the irrepressible Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai are, without doubt, an engaging read to which every conscious citizen ought to pay grave attention. Reason is that somehow … read more »
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai We conclude our review of the security sector budget today by looking at our several paramilitary organisations, their mandates, operations and budgetary provisions in the 2012 proposals. The paramilitary agencies are the four supervised by the … read more »
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By Ogbuefi Blogs In May 2010, the Aminu Masari-led Reform Forum, held a one-day conference in Abuja at which members of the forum sought to hijack the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Those at the conference included former … read more »
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai We continue our detailed review of the 2012 Budget proposals today looking closely at the amounts earmarked for the office of the NSA, the SSS, and the NIA. Our objective is to appreciate the huge amounts … read more »
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai We will revisit our analysis of the security sector budget beginning with some clarifications and rebuttal of the Budget Office’s right of reply to last week’s column titled – “Where el-Rufai Got it Wrong”. I commend … read more »
t will require nearly 250,000 gun-wielding soldiers, but Nigeria will shut down every street in its chaotically gridlocked cities on Saturday. Military checkpoints will prevent any cars from moving in the entire country of 150 million people. It’s just one … read more »
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