Okonjo Iweala denies saying Nigeria will shut down – 2013 budget

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, has denied that she said the Nigerian economy will shut down by September if the National Assembly failed to pass the President Goodluck Jonathan’s amendment proposals to the 2013 budget.

She insisted that the economy is strong, robust, and that despite what she called “short term challenges”, due to oil theft, the government was focused on resolving the problem and soon the several pipelines that have been shut down will soon be restored to their full capacity.

BIAFRA VS NIGERIA

Hullo people, something I could not have believed happened yesterday. I was with little kids going to the stadium for the celebration of the annual October First's celebration. One of the primary school students with me came closer and asked me if I would allow him to go back home. Why would you want to go back home and why asking for permission from me? The little boy said "I do not like to celebrate what I do not understand. I do not know the reason why I must be at the stadium after-all today is not children's day." Today is Nigeria's independence anniversary day, I replied. The boy looked me in the eyes and said "I am still asking my mother if I am really a Nigerian."

I tried my best to convince him to just follow others and do whatever they do in the stadium that is not evil. He can makeup his mind that he is going for sports.

I came back and all through the night I was trying to decode this boy's mind and this is what I came up with.

7 financial decisions you make in your 30s that haunt you in your 50s

People often say “life is short” as a justification to do or buy something immediately rather than waiting. But the truth is, life is not short. Life is long. The average life expectancy for an American male is 76.2 years, and 81 years for a female. A thirty-year-old discussing a short life may actually be looking at another 50 long years.

This is good news! And, financially speaking, a long outlook on life is important, because the decisions we make early on have a significant impact on the remainder of our lives. Specifically, these decisions can make or break our retirement plans.

Here are seven important financial decisions 30-year-olds make that could come back to haunt them in their 50s: