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In 1996, the Federal Government of Nigeria, saw a need to established a specialized Free Zone that will provide import and export incentives to foreign investors, and players in the Nigeria’s oil and Gas Sector. That Free Zone was named OIL AND GAS FREE ZONE, supervised by a government regulatory authority. The Free Zone was designed in a way that it provides incentives such as; zero customs duties, 75% Import Duty rebate fee, 100% Capital and Profit repatriation for investors who operate in the free zone. These huge incentives became a major attraction to investors who didn’t waste time in…

Each time I read of killings by gunmen in the South East, I go into the doldrums. I get mortified by the sheer waste of precious lives, the wantonness, malevolence and viciousness of it all. And I mean killings on both sides. The innocent law enforcement agents, mowed down in cold blood, and the misguided, brainwashed gunmen, who more often than not do not get away with their evil acts. MAD. Mutual Assured Destruction. That’s what usually happens. I then tell myself. This is not the South East we used to know. What happened? How did grace turn to disgrace?…

All political parties have chosen presidential candidates and running mates for the 2023 elections, but the choices made by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) have raised concerns about moral justice in a multi-ethnic and religious society like Nigeria. Despite the crude manner in which many tribes were brought together to form a nation, with little or no regard for their common qualities or distinctive characteristics, countless nation-building attempts have been made to ensure a more cohesive, unified, and stronger Nigeria. One policy attempt at fostering this cohesion is the Federal Character Principle, which attempts…

Friendship is a mutually benefitting process. It is best described with the popular saying ‘iron sharpen iron’, friends share goodwill and challenges. one’s success in a mutually friendship setting must also rob on another. In this light, it’s expected that the relationship between the Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu (Ph.D.) with his Rivers State counterpart, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike translates to sharing and implementing ideas on social infrastructure and human development for the benefit of citizens of both states. Ikpeazu has publicly followed Wike expending time and resources and both are adjudged good friends, even if on simple political…