The World Bank country director for Nigeria, Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly, earlier this month said that 63% or 100 million Nigerians were destitute, living below the poverty line. In her words, “1.2 billion people live in destitution (around the world) out of which 100 million are Nigerians. Inequality is rising in many developing nations.” Nigeria’s president just “debunked” this via his Chief Economic adviser, Dr Nwanze Okidigbe. Please let’s review. Firstly, it is important to appreciate that the World Bank did not reveal any new figures. This has been the recognized poverty level in Nigeria since 2010 at least. Natural Bureau of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 25th 2013 |
Uncut: Nigeria’s oil minister said in London, October, that the theft of oil revenue needed for national building, amounted to terror. British Prime Minister, David Cameron said at this year’s World economic forum meeting at Davos on January 24th, 2013, that Nigeria earned 100 billion dollars in oil revenue for the year 2012—which is more than all the aid given to the entire Sub-Saharan Africa—but corruption and lack of transparency of the civilian administration denied growth and causes suffering to continue in the nation, with a huge amount of Nigeria’s earned revenue being looted ever before it reaches the nation.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 18th 2013 |
In the news, Nigeria is being schooled by South Africa as it plans to adopt South Africa’s highly controversial, 3-year stalled road use toll-tax. But as can be expected, unlike South Africa, Nigeria did not first revamp its roads before trying to tax the citizens for the “charity.” Adekunle Oyinloye, Managing Director of The Infrastructure Bank (TIB), announced the proposed tax system in Abuja last Wednesday at the opening of the “Tolled Roads and Road Management: A Sustainable Approach” training which collaborates with South Africa’s Development Bank. Unlike Nigeria, South Africa’s government first paid for massive upgrades to its road... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 13th 2013 |
Godwin Strings, a 22-year old Violinist from Benin, is re-introducing a sound that is rarely heard and often misunderstood. Armed with a deep passion for world music and equally unforgettable attitude, Mr. Strings brings the violin to life recreating everything from Afrobeat to rock to blues. Born Godwin Ogechukwu, he attended Gospel Music College from which he attained a certificate of proficiency in Music, and also holds a B.A Hons in Linguistics and African Languages from the University of Benin. After making it to the grand finale of the 1st season of Nigeria’s Got Talent, Mr. Strings has performed at... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, November 10th 2013 |
Helping troubled young people in Britain turn their lives around was something Nigerian social worker, Yomi, found extremely rewarding. After years of working to support children in the UK both emotionally and academically, by encouraging them to stay in school, Yomi wanted to use his skills and expertise to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children living in his homeland too. Yomi knew that in his native Nigeria, very few children with disabilities attend primary or secondary school and the provision and resources required to teach children with special educational needs, are often scarce. Harnessing the passion and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 7th 2013 |
