Nigeria's 2011 National Honours Awards "The 2011 edition of the National Honours Awards held in Abuja on Monday. With about 364 recipients, the award ceremony took several hours as honourees from diverse fields filed out for the presidential handshake and award. The event, beamed live into homes and offices across the country, saw the awardees well decked out to receive … [Read more...] about Nigeria National Awards in Abuja in pictures
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Nigerian Government, Achebe And National Honours
Written by Tayo Ogunbiyi FG, Achebe And National Honours Again, Professor Chinua Achebe, Nigerian world acclaimed literary genius, has rejected the offer of a national honour from the federal government. The first time that this illustrious son of Africa rejected such was seven years ago, under the administration of General Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd). The Nigeria National … [Read more...] about Nigerian Government, Achebe And National Honours
NIGERIAN ECONOMY AND IMF FORECASTING
IMF comes with depressing forecast of lower productivity and higher inflation There is no doubt about this assertion; International Monetary Fund (IMF) is adamant and committed about being an important entity on Nigerian economic and financial scene. IMF the self-appointed chief financial adviser to Nigeria has made its annual econometric forecast on country’s economy. IMF … [Read more...] about NIGERIAN ECONOMY AND IMF FORECASTING
Chinua Achebe rejects an honor from Nigeria
Written by Molly Driscoll Writer Chinua Achebe refuses to accept an award from Nigeria, saying his concerns with the country's political situation "have not been addressed, let alone solved." Nigerian author Chinua Achebe rejected the title of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic from his home country, saying he would not accept it because he disagreed with … [Read more...] about Chinua Achebe rejects an honor from Nigeria
Nigeria Will Rise Again
Written by Uzoma Ahamefule Nigeria Will Rise Again: Part One Nigeria is a great country with great people. A country endowed with natural resources and blessed with educated men and women. A country whose technocrats and experts in various fields are respected and sought after in the developed world like the way the US would instigate and sponsor a war in a country for … [Read more...] about Nigeria Will Rise Again