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Why Nigeria Needs To Restructure Now Or Disintegrate

Why Nigeria Needs To Restructure Now Or Disintegrate

June 8, 2023 3:25 am

Unknown to the people who currently run Nigeria, the country as presently constituted is living on borrowed time and if the structure is not tinkered with, it will only be a matter of time before it cataclysmically implodes. Alarms have repeatedly sounded and have only been greeted with deaf ears, however, this pretense can only be sustained for a while and this is something the present crop of Nigerian leaders must be made to come to terms with. 

Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria is an amalgam of many ethnic groups forcefully or deceptively joined together for the administrative convenience …

Buhari's 2015 - 2023 The Worst Time To Live In Nigeria

Buhari’s 2015 – 2023: The Worst Time To Live In Nigeria

February 9, 2023 3:40 am

When President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office in a few months’ time, Nigerians will not forget him in a hurry. A number of Nigerians have jokingly suggested that getting a ‘certificate of survival’ won’t be bad for anyone who pulls through to the post-Buhari days and this will certainly not be a bad idea. Just like he did during his first stint as a military dictator, Buhari has spent the last seven years unleashing suffering on Nigerians that will leave one wondering what exactly their crime was.

The state of the Nigerian economy under Buhari over the last seven years have …

Top Roguish Nigerian Politicians Masquerading As Saints 2

Top Roguish Nigerian Politicians Masquerading As Saints 2

December 19, 2022 12:44 am

Only a few perceptive people throughout Nigeria have been able to understand the games of Nigerian politicians and understand that they are not really who they claim to be. Most politicians have concluded that the Nigerian public is gullible, hence, hoodwinking them seems like the easiest thing in the world to do.

The first way they do this is to sell a different story and image to the public, painting themselves as saints, meanwhile behind the camera, they are very terrible people.

A greater majority of Nigerian politicians are corrupt, untrustworthy, roguish, inept and pretentious, yet, they spend billions of …

Anyone Coming To Clean Buhari's Mess Should Be Pitied

Anyone Coming To Clean Buhari’s Mess Should Be Pitied

December 15, 2022 3:12 am

One of the goriest sights to behold in the world is seeing people groan under poverty in the midst of plenty. As a country, Nigeria has no business being poor. The country is evidently blessed by nature with abundant natural resources, energetic human capital, a fantastic climate, and one of the greenest landscapes anyone can find on the planet. Yet, in the midst of all these, Nigeria now has the highest number of poor people in the whole world.

The challenges Nigeria is experiencing today did not start with the current maladministration, it was the cumulative effects of leadership failure …

Expect More Poverty In Africa With Buhari, Museveni Et Al

Expect More Poverty In Africa With Buhari, Museveni Et Al

November 14, 2022 2:06 am

Ever since Africa resorted to self-governance, astonishing acts of gross ineptitude and recklessness have become the hallmark of a substantial number of leaders who have managed to insert themselves into leadership roles.

Even though most African countries now practice democracy, at least on paper, the truth remains that most serving African leaders prefer to act like little gods, despising democracy and its principles. The tragedy of the African continent is that most of its leaders have nothing tangible to offer, yet, they always make big claims to clinch power without any serious will to better the lives of the people …

'I Will Remain Restless If I Don't Bring Relief To Nigerians'

‘I Will Remain Restless If I Don’t Bring Relief To Nigerians’

July 9, 2022 5:49 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday admitted that some officeholders in his government divert public funds while vowing to ensure that he makes life bearable for Nigerians before he leaves office.

Buhari gave the assurance his Eid-el Kabir message, urging the people to live humbly.

The President asserted that if everyone puts the teachings of their religions into practice, the evils afflicting the country would have been solved.

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He pointed out that religion shouldn’t just be used as a mere badge of identity, but as a motivator for doing good.

‘The …

More Nigerians Set Fall Into Extreme Poverty - World Bank

More Nigerians Set Fall Into Extreme Poverty – World Bank

June 13, 2022 4:38 am

The World Bank dropped a devastating prediction on Nigeria declaring that people in Nigeria and its Sub-Saharan neighbours are expected to fall into extreme poverty in the coming months. 

According to a report obtained via a World Bank newsletter onon Monday, titled, ‘Global Economic Prospects,’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effect on the commodity market, supply chains, inflation, and financial conditions have continued to intensify the slowdown in economic growth.

The Washington-based bank further explained that the possibility of high global inflation could eventually result in tightened monetary policy in advanced countries which might lead to financial stress …

Elumelu Cries Out Over Hardship, Poverty In Nigeria

Elumelu Cries Out Over Hardship, Poverty In Nigeria

March 17, 2022 1:24 pm

Nigerian Economist, businessman and serial entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu on Thursday decried the worsening electricity, hike in prices of diesel, and its effect on businesses in the country saying the situation was getting out of hand.

The CEO of Heirs Holdings made these assertions in a series of tweets where he pointed out that businesses are suffering under the situation with Nigerian citizens groaning under food inflation as well.

‘How can a country so rich in natural resources have 90% of its citizens living in hardship and poverty?,’ Elumelu said.

‘This morning, I am listening to my colleagues at the office …

World Bank To Release Over $1bn Aid To Afghanistan

World Bank To Release Over $1bn Aid To Afghanistan

March 2, 2022 11:17 am

The World Bank has announced that it has earmarked over $1 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, stating the money will go to UN agencies and international NGOs while remaining ‘outside the control’ of the country’s Taliban rulers.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the reallocation from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) follows the $280 million in ARTF funds disbursed last December and is aimed at supporting the humanitarian response over the critical winter months.

The funds, to be delivered in the form of grants, aim ‘to support the delivery of essential basic services, protect vulnerable Afghans, help …

40% Of Nigerian Youths Jobless; Restless Angry — Adesina

40% Of Nigerian Youths Jobless; Restless Angry — Adesina

March 1, 2022 4:45 am

The President of African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has decried the high rate of joblessness among Nigerians at the moment, asserting that about 40 per cent of youths were unemployed.

Adesina, who made this disclosure on Monday at a lecture in Lagos, pointed out that the youths were discouraged, angry and restless, as they look at a future that does not give them hope.

In the lecture, titled, ‘Nigeria – A Country of Many Nations: A Quest for National Integration‘, Dr. Adesina , however, said all hope was not lost as youths have a vital …

Youth Restiveness Ticking Time Bomb for Nigeria - Elumelu

Youth Restiveness Ticking Time Bomb for Nigeria – Elumelu

April 8, 2021 5:37 pm

International industrialist and Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Tony Elumelu has stressed the need to unlock the potential of youths in Nigeria and Africa generally, stating that failure to do that could be disastrous.

The banking Czar said this in an address he delivered to 21,000 youth at the Joshua Generation International Youth Conference organised by the Anglican Church at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State.

According to him, youth restiveness remains a ticking time-bomb in the continent, noting that countries in the region continue to face issues around extremism, banditry, robbery, senseless killing, kidnapping, and …

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