By Francis Odupute Snr – A critical look at the’ story above lends a lot of credence to what experts have been saving about the need for policy formulation and planning with accurate demographic data in Nigeria. There is no gain saying that human population remains a major factor in every part of our socio economic and political life as a people. As Nigerians, we pride ourselves in our demographic strength as the most populous black nation on the earth. But conversely, this strength seems to be a metaphor for many of our weaknesses. The apparent ignorance, apathy and lack... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, January 19th 2011 |
For the child farmers in Irawo Owode, a sleepy tobacco farming community in Oyo state Nigeria the day began early. There is only one item on the agenda for each day and that is to report to the tobacco farms at seven in the morning and would terminate in another twelve hours. The ‘farmers’ trooped out in a convoy towards the tobacco farms about a mile away. To coordinate this crowd is Fatai Amusan. He is twenty years old and the most experienced farmer of the children. “ This is how we work everyday. BAT (British American Tobacco), does not... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, January 18th 2011 |
By Francis Odupute Snr – A state governor was recently at a rural community with his political “god-son” to commission a borehole water project that the honourable lawmaker had given the community as a constituency project in about three years. The atmosphere was gay, the people were in frenzy and the women were sweating it out as they danced, clapped and hit the maracas and other instruments of music in jubilation and praise-singing as they have been mobilised to do: Some desperate children climbed onto low-branched tree tops and dilapidated fences, just to get a good glimpse of the show.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, January 14th 2011 |
By Seun Akioye/Lagos Nigeria – It all ended in tears for Nigeria’s former vice President and Presidential aspirant Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) this morning elected incumbent President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as it’s Presidential Flag Bearer in the April 2011 general elections. Tout of the total votes of 3,542, the winner polled a total of 2,736 votes to beat rival Atiku Abubakar who polled a total of 805 votes. The third contestant Mrs Sarah Jubril who rode through the campaigns to pick the party’s nominations as the representative of the women only managed to get... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, January 14th 2011 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Despite Nigeria frequently cited as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, its central banker Mallam Lamido Aminu Sanusi has won two international banking awards. Mallam Lamido Aminu Sanusi 49-year-old who appointed head of the Bank of Nigeria in June 2009.has been named as the Central Bank Governor of 2010 for both the African continent and the entire world, by the prestigious Banker Magazine. The editor of the magazine, Brian Caplen, says that few candidate names generate an overall consensus on judging panels, and yet, when it came to finding the best global central... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, January 7th 2011 |
