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It is not a new thing to the world that the acquisition of knowledge is very important in all situations we find ourselves. Without knowledge, the world cannot develop. This shows that the development of a state,nation or any society we find ourselves depends on the existence of individuals who have knowledge. Let examine the case of a developed nation like United States of America (USA), its development is linked to the existence of knowledgeable individuals who established a Iot of technological facilities and equipments that makes life easy and comfortable for the citizens such as automobiles, gadgets and appliances e.t.c. Also in a developed nation like US, there is presence of a Word Satellite that serves as a platform for the security and defence of Americans against external enemies. And over the years, US has remained undefeated in most wars with external enemies as a result of the creation and existence of the word satellite especially during the Second World War. Also in Is...

The Nigerian tax system has undergone several reforms geared at enhancing tax collection and administration with minimal enforcement cost. The recent reforms include the introduction of TIN, (unique Taxpayer’s Identification Number  which became effective  since February 2008), automated tax system that facilities tracking of tax positions and issues by individual taxpayers, e-payment system which promotes smooth payment procedure and reduces  the incidence of tax touts, enforcement scheme (Special Purpose Tax officers), these are special tax officers  in collaboration with other security agencies to ensure strict compliance in payment of taxes. The tax authority now has autonomy to assess, collect and record tax. This enabling environment which came into being on the basis of (Section 8(q) of FIRS Establishment Act 2007) has led to an improvement in tax administration in the country. The Nigerian tax system has undergone significant changes in recent times. Th...

"    Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode's media aide  Jude Ndukwe, has insisted that Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi owns the $43million, £27,800 and N23million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos State. Ndukwe, who said any attempt to cover up the former Rivers State governor’s ownership of the money will fail, went further to describe Amaechi in a lot of unprintable words, including saying, the former governor is “a pot-bellied creek Haramite who comes from the gutter.” Fani-Kayode had alleged in a tweet that the recovered money belonged to Amaechi. Responding, Amaechi’s media aide, David Iyofor, asked the former minister to show the title documents with Amaechi’s name as the owner or shut up, adding that “when normal peeps talk, this one also want to talk. SMH. “Someone will just sniff something then comes on Twitter to rant incomprehensible nonsense. Some...

e never met his dad. He lost his mum at the age of 4. He lost his grandma at the age of 5. He hawked bread at the age of 6. He started primary school at the age of 7. He became a trader at the market at the age of 8. He escaped kidnappers at the age of 9. Survived flood at the age of 10. He was a called a dullard at the age of 11. He wanted to drop out of school at the age of 12. He failed WAEC at the age of 19. *Less than 10 years later* He is a graduate from OAU. He is an accountant. He is a former NUASA OAU President. He is a former Student Ambassador of ACCA. He had 5.0 GP in part one second semester. He became an author at the age of 20. He started his business at the of 22. He became a millionaire at the age of 24. He became CEO of Seravision Brooks at the age of 25. He founded Sera Schools Initiative at the age of 25. He became Impact Africa Foundation Ambassador at the age of 26. He won Lagos State NYSC Inter-Platoon debate at the of 26. He won an excell...

The Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, 20th March, 2017 took over five suspected internet fraudsters otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo arrested by men of the Oyo State Joint Security Task Force, ‘Operation Burst’ for further investigation. The suspects, which includes Oyewole Oyeleye Olatunji (28), Adeniran Adeyinka Yusuf (29), Samuel Olumide Adeola (29), Israel Adeola (24) and Olorunyemi Savior Imonah (24) were arrested March 13, 2017 during a routine surveillance at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho. They were thereafter interrogated at the Operation Burst headquarters, Agodi where they confessed to have defrauded some American women through various romance scam using different dating sites. They also confessed to have obtained different sums from their victims. At the point of arrest, four HP Laptops, three Nokia phones, four I phones, one Infinix Hot Note Phone, a Flash Drive and four Military camouflage T-...

Home » Seun Kuti laments time, money Nigerians waste on ‘BBNaija nonsense’ Seun Kuti laments time, money Nigerians waste on 'BBNaija nonsense' Seun Kuti laments time, money Nigerians waste on ‘BBNaija nonsense’ Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti is lamenting that more Nigerians celebrate a show in which the nation is the biggest loser. According to him, Nigerians spent more attention and money on the Big Brother Naira show, which he described as nonsense, than they do on national issues, which affect their lives. Seun penned his thoughts in a message he posted on his social media handle saying it is worthy of note that someone has won but the nation at large in the bigger picture continues to lose. Read his thoughts below; “I believe that the fact someone from the Niger Delta won the BBA nonsense is very accurate. I mean what other region has been fucked by international extractors more Read also: BBNAIJA: I never had oral s...

Singapore central bank keeps policy neutral as 1Q GDP shrinks 1.9% on quarter Private economists remain optimistic about full-year growth SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore's economy lost momentum in the first quarter and the central bank said growth for the full year would be similar to last year's, confounding economists whose estimates were more bullish. The Ministry of Trade and Industry's flash estimates released on Thursday showed the economy shrank 1.9% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year on an annualized and seasonally adjusted basis. The drag came from manufacturing, which contracted 6.6% after surging 39.8% in the preceding quarter. Year-on-year, the economy grew 2.5% in the January-March period, easing from the 2.9% expansion in the last quarter of 2016. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, which released its semi-annual policy decision around the same time, sounded a cautious note about manufacturing and noted other soft spots in...

Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has assured the people of the state that elections into the 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) will be held as soon as the suit against it is settled. Governor Ajimobi said this while inaugurating the Caretaker Chairmen for the LGAs and LCDAs in the state at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice John Tsoho had in January 2017, ordered the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) not to proceed with its plan to conduct the elections earlier slated for February 11. The order was sequel to a motion ex-parte filed on behalf of 16 Baales (traditional rulers) from Oyo Federal Constituency through their lawyer, Mr Ahmed Raji, pursuant to the creation of 35 LCDAs in the state. The Governor, however, noted at the inauguration ceremony that the polls would hold as soon as the case is settled. “The day the court case is settled is the day...

Federal Government In Talks To Free Remaining Chibok Girls. For those who may have given up hope in the talks for the release of the remaining Chibok girls, there appears to be reason for optimism again. This is because the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says talks are on-going for the release of more of the school girls still being held by the Boko Haram militants. The Vice President said this during an interaction with journalists and activists at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday night. He added that progress has been made in the negotiations, but cited the emergence of two factions in the Boko Haram camp, as reason for the seeming difficulty in securing the release of the girls. The renewed commitment is coming as the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group began a   week-long series of activities  to commemorate the third year since the abduction of the school girls. The group’s convener, Oby Ezekwesili, had accused the Federal Government of co...

In 1952, a gentleman called Henry Max Markowitz, in an article drew attention to a general/common practice of portfolio diversification and demonstrated how an investor can reduce the standard deviation of portfolio returns by selecting securities that do not move exactly together i.e that move in opposite directions. He went further to work out the basic principles of portfolio construction. When considering investment appraisal, the traditional approach is to estimate the stand and deviation. Standard deviation is the variability of the return of the project and since standard deviation measures risk, it could be deduced that it is suitable for risk analysis. This method is only suitable when considering one project only. A rational investor will not place his eggs in one basket, he will rather spread them in other to avoid total loss. A rational investor will prefer to commit his funds in as many securities as possible which will collectively form his PORTFOLIO. A portfolio is t...

11th April, 2017 was a memorable champions league night in OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY (OAU), at amphitheatre. Thousands of OAU students were delighted to watch the quarter final match between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side Barcelona. The champions league game show was organized by the United Bank of Africa(UBA) and the most interesting thing about the show is the refreshment package for the first 500 students. At the half time of the game, there was a raffle draw for some students and prizes were awarded to the winners at the end of the game show. The game later ended 3-0 in favour of Juventus. Two goals from Paulo Dybala and a goal from Gorgino Chellini made the day for Juventus. But people are doubting if Barcelona can make the same comeback just like they did against PSG. The champions league show of yesterday is not the first game show on campus but was also organized last month by UBA at the same venue, amphitheatre. Tonight again, there will also be a champions league ...

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