THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and some concerned members of the House of Representatives have expressed optimism that with the revelation so far made on recovered money, the country could fund its annual budget without recourse to external borrowing.
Some members of the House, specifically, argued that if necessary policy measures were put in place through domestication of treaties with developed countries that have served as safe havens for stolen funds and enforcement of extant laws on anti-corruption, Nigeria could recover more looted funds to drive the budget. House of Representatives Among those that hold this opinion are the Chairman of House Committee on Economic and Financial Crimes, Kayode Oladele, and the National President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, who spoke separately in an interview in Abuja. In a chat with Vanguard in Abuja, NLC President, Comrade Wabba, NLC, applauded efforts of the government in the fight against corruption and advised those saddled with governance to always imbibe the spirit of accountability, the rule of law and due process. Ayuba, who reiterated the Congress’ stance against corruption, noted that the recent reports confirmed that “Nigeria is in recession because of people who have stolen more than enough for the next generation.”
Forbes Africa has released its list of Richest African musicians. The list was put together using factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presence, influence and others. Nigerian artistes, Don Jazzy, Wizkid and Davido, are among the top ten richest African musicians. The top 10 are; 1. AKON Akon has over 35 million albums sold worldwide. He has won numerous awards including five Grammy Award nominations and has 45 Billboard Hot 100 songs under his belt. He tops the list according to Forbes Africa. 2. BLACK COFFEE, SOUTH AFRICA The multi-award-winning artist’s real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo. He was born in South Africa’s house music province, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and raised in the Eastern Cape province, where Nelson Mandela hailed from, before moving back to KZN to study music. 3. HUGH MASEKELA, SOUTH AFRICA Hugh was born in Witbank, east of Johannesburg. He has released more than 43 ...

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