April 25th, 2006 | by Imnakoya | published in Entries on Old Grandiose Palor (Blogger)
“The world witnessed China’s unprecedented race to the top while Nigeria has been having a free fall to the bottom of development index. China sustained unprecedented 10 per cent growth rate in the 90s while Nigeria recorded double digits negative growth rate during same period.”– Daily Trust.
It is interesting that some two or three decades […]
April 22nd, 2006 | by Imnakoya | published in Entries on Old Grandiose Palor (Blogger)
As Nigeria pays off a sizeable chunk of its financial debt, I can’t help but muse on how much Nigerians have benefited from these debts. It took roughly about 20 years to acquire these debt; it started in the early 80’s during the second republic and continued unabated up till the late 90’s.
Being in my […]
April 21st, 2006 | by Imnakoya | published in Business and Entrepreneurship, Entries on Old Grandiose Palor (Blogger), Nigeria
It’s not a common occurrence to have a Head of State commission a shopping mall. When I saw the picture of two Nigerian Heads of State- Generals Obasanjo (current president, far right in the picture) and Babangida (former president; on the far left in the picture), and the King of Lagos at the commissioning […]
April 20th, 2006 | by Imnakoya | published in Entries on Old Grandiose Palor (Blogger)
Photo courtesy of Sahara Reporter
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April 19th, 2006 | by Imnakoya | published in Entries on Old Grandiose Palor (Blogger)
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Nigerian agency that oversees admission examination into Nigerian universities reports a 25% drop in applications, according to Nigerian news agencies.
Here is an excerpt from the ThisDay one of the Nigerian news agencies that reported the drop on April 19:
“Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday announced that […]
