HondaJet set for takeoff - Carmaker shatters tech taboos to give dream wings.

TOKYO -- After decades of painstaking preparation on the ground, the HondaJet is finally poised for commercial takeoff, with the first plane slated to be delivered this year.

     The project has drawn considerable attention, as it marks Honda Motor's first

6 Tips that will Change Your Financial Life

Budget Weekly, Not Monthly

One of the reasons we lose control of our finances is because we handle them monthly. In a span of 30 days, you are bound to make transactions which are quite easy to forget about. Now if you are using debit cards as your primary method of expenditure, you know that it can be very easy to reach your spending limit and even go overboard if you aren’t fully aware; leaving you with overdraft fees.

How to Undo Some Common Career Mistakes

Forgetting to Negotiate the Salary

Usually, the excitement of getting hired gets in the way of this discussion, especially if you’ve been in the unemployed club for longer than you’d like! It’s okay, we are glad you have a job – and hopefully one that you like, but take a step back and really think about what you WANT to be getting paid.

Conflict between FG, states hindering health insurance – NHIS

Nigeria will need N1.92tn to achieve Universal Health Coverage, National Heath Insurance Scheme, has said.

The organisation however says the amount should not be difficult to raise as the country presently spends about N2.4tn on issues that are not planned.

The Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Dr. Femi Thomas, who said this in Abuja during a meeting with the 36 Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries in the state Ministries of Health, said this could be amicably resolved with the assistance of the scheme.

Aspiring to be a leader? Find out If You Have the Traits of a Good Leader?

From a very young age, we hear about leaders and that we should all strive to be one. In order to advance your career, leadership qualities are quintessential in guaranteeing success. Unfortunately, only a few people naturally are a good leader, but, luckily, qualities that make you a good leader can be practised.

INTEGRITY AS A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION?

CAPITALISM AND THE NEED FOR A FIFTH FACTOR OF PRODUCTION!

Capitalism as an economic system is based on private ownership of the means of production, in which personal profit can be acquired through investment of capital and employment of labor. Capitalism is grounded in the concept of free enterprise, which argues that government intervention in the economy should be restricted and that a free market, based on supply and demand, will ultimately maximize consumer welfare.

IN DEFENCE OF THE YOUTHS - Bruno Emeka Onuoha

THE YOUTHS IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN SOCIETY

(IT IS OUR TIME TO REIGN!)– PART ONE

In all parts of the world, the youths are regarded as the bedrock of their societies because of their various contributions to the economic, moral and spiritual development of their countries. They are seen as engine for growth in their various societies, and they form the nucleus of the active workforce in any economy. Also in most societies the youths are given leadership positions for maximum impact on their society.  Hence the roles of the youths in any society are pivotal to the growth and stability of that society.

THE "ANIMAL" AT MY DINING TABLE

The "Animal" at my dinning table

It was a calm evening - the elements of weather were in their best moods - a cool breeze was blowing gently, occassionaly shifting the curtains in my dinning room. While bending the whistling pine trees close to my house; making them to produce some rythmic sounds.

The day was like any other day; with the usual hectic schedule that has become a norm in my daily activities. And i was hoping to retire to bed early after eating a meal i vowed to prepare by myself without patronising a restaurant or fast food (after all what a woman can do - a man can do better too). Though several efforts in the past has failed, but like Abraham Lincoln failure in

THE NIGERIAN LEADERSHIP QUESTION AND THE CONCEPT OF 'IBERIBE-RISM'

THE NIGERIAN LEADERSHIP QUESTION & THE CONCEPT OF 'IBERIBE-RISM'

It started like a bedtime story, "uncle Emeka, pls tell me a story about Nigeria's history. i failed a test  on social studies today" said chij, my little niece. Her persistence on me telling her some story about Nigeria was abnormal for a child her age, prompting me to ask, "did your teacher flog you for failing her test?" She shook her head in disapproval, and then said, "it woud have been better if she had flogged me cos her scolding was more than that," I felt for her as the tone of her voice suddenly changed, and she moved from her seating position to mine to hold my right palm.

THE HAVOCS OF CORRUPTION

THE HAVOCS OF CORRUPTION ON SOCIETY!

"Corruption is sown in the mind and germinates in the society".

In defining corruption; I term it as the gross abuse of authority, and to suit this purpose, I will divide corruption into two, namely: political and petty corruption.

Political corruption is any transaction between private and public sector actors through which collective goods are illegitimately converted into private.