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Does Privatisation Serve the Public Interest?, By Eric Teniola The privatisation programme was just an opportunity by government to allow very few individuals to buy our common wealth at give away prices. Some of these companies privatised were established through loans procured by the central government on behalf of the people of Nigeria, and it is the people of Nigeria who will have to repay the loans. Of what benefit has this privatisation programme been to the people of Nigeria and what impact? Between 1988 and 1993, Alhaji Hamzat Rafindandi Zayyad (1937-2002) dominated the headlines in ...

The privatisation programme was just an opportunity by government to allow very few individuals to buy our common wealth at give away prices.

Vanguard News Does privatisation serve public interests? On By Eric Teniola BETWEEN 1988 and 1993, Alhaji Hamzat Rafindandi Zayyad (1937-2002) dominated the headlines in this country. He was in the news not because he was the first chartered accountant from the old Northern Nigeria. He became an accountant in 1963. He was in the news not because he was a mentor and godfather to many public officers, especially from Northern states, including the current governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, a surveyor who has been elected twice as the governor. Alhaji Hamzat was in the news becaus...

ON THE GO Resident permit: Immigration warns Nigerians against fake marriages to foreigners Muhammed Babandede, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has warned Nigerians against marrying foreigners in the attempt to procure resident permits.Advertisement Speaking at a meeting with journalists in Abuja... Kaduna closes case against El-Zakzaky, asks court to convict him The Kaduna state government has asked a high court in the state to convict Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).Advertisement El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zee...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State over his efforts in ensuring security, good governance, and infrastructural development in the State. Bello’s Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Onogwu, made the meeting public in a statement on Sunday evening, NAN reports. Obasanjo commended Bello for his good works and urged him to sustain the efforts. Onogwu said the parley between the governor and Obasanjo ended with fruitful discussion. Commending the governor for his stride in fighting insecurity, Obasanjo stressed that Kogi...