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The UN and Nigeria’s housing crisis
Leilana Farha, the United Nations’ (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, has called attention to the housing crisis in Nigeria. According to her, “Nigeria’s housing sector is in a complete crisis. Existing programmes…
The Port Harcourt serial killer
GRACIOUS David-West, 26, is your prototypical guy next door— young, nonchalantly rumpled as they come, and blessed with a mien that even an angel would envy. But appearances can be deceptive, and no more so than with Mr. David-West, whom…
Substandard private schools everywhere!
SINCE the progressive rot in the education sector in the country commenced, particularly following the military interregnum in politics and governance in this country, there hasn’t been any let or hindrance to private intervention in the…
Nigeria at 59: Still the same story of despair
TODAY, like in the past, Nigeria is celebrating the Independence anniversary with the vast majority of the populace hungry and in despair. To say the least, this was not what Nigerians expected when it transited to civil rule in 1999. …
The AMCON debts
RECENTLY, the Federal Government inaugurated an inter-agency committee to recover the N5 trillion debts owed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Members of the committee include the heads and representatives of agencies…
CBN’s laughable sanctions on banks
MEDIA reports this week indicated that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) sanctioned four commercial banks between January and June for money laundering and various infractions. The apex…
Bauchi governor on the ‘stateless’ Fulani
LAST week, the Bauchi State governor, Mr. Bala Mohammed, said that Fulani herdsmen from Chad, Niger and other neighbouring countries would benefit from the National Livestock Transformation Plan being championed by the Federal Government to…
Finance minister’s gaffe on debts
RECENTLY, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, gave impetus to the widely held view that the Muhammadu Buhari administration sets little store by the feelings of Nigerians. Speaking during a meeting with management staff of the…
Rape: Adamawa NUT chairman’s sophistry
THE nation must have been appalled by the bizarre defence put up for a rapist in Adamawa State last week. Seemingly wihout any moral compunction, the Adamawa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) refuted media reports that a…
10,000 Nigerian commercial sex workers in Burkina Faso!
LAST week, the Nigerian Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Ramatu Ahmed, revealed that no fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls had been forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso after being trafficked. Speaking during an interview with the News Agency…