Coping with the flood menace
The torrential rains that pounded Lagos, Ogun, Rivers and several parts of southern Nigeria on 30th June were not merely another episode of seasonal downpours. They were a damning reminder that Nigeria has learnt little from decades of recurring flood disasters. As roads disappeared beneath raging waters, homes were submerged, businesses grounded and thousands of […]
Rescuing Nigeria from poverty
In 2013, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) put the population of Nigerians living in poverty at about 112 million, representing about 67 per cent of Nigeria’s 167 million population at the time. Nigeria’s income per capita GDP stood at $1,555. The Nigerian situation, no doubt has worsened since then.
Wither Rivers election rerun?
The decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to, again, postpone the re-run legislative elections in Rivers State is a serious setback to the consolidation of democracy in the state. It is also a bad omen for the rest of the country.
Nigeria’s GDP loss to South Africa
Reports of South Africa overtaking Nigeria in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rating hardly came as a surprise. Though it indicated that both countries have recorded drops in GDP in the last one year, Nigeria’s case was a huge crash compared to South Africa’s.
Return of the wild polio virus
ON 24 July 2014, for the first time ever, Nigeria interrupted the transmission of the wild polio virus, leading to its removal by the World Health Organisation (WHO) from the list of countries where the disease is endemic.
Saving Lake Chad from extinction
President Muhammadu Buhari seized the opportunity of the visit of the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Irina Bukova to Abuja last week, to draw attention to the urgent need to save Lake Chad from imminent extinction.
