When will Nigeria’s IDP camps finally close?
For millions of internally displaced Nigerians scattered across about 3,900 camps and settlements nationwide, home is no longer a place of comfort but a distant memory. Many have spent years in camps established as temporary shelters that have gradually evolved into permanent settlements. The question that should trouble every Nigerian is: when will these IDP […]
Tackling the street trading problem
Following the continued downturn of the economy and lack of new opportunities for the employment of the teeming number of youths in the country, there has been an upsurge in the army of street traders in our major cities.
Guarding against terror this Sallah and beyond
The warning, on Tuesday, 5th July 2016 by the United States Mission in Nigeria of planned terrorist attacks on Lagos hotels patronised by foreigners is one which must not be taken lightly.
Eradicating malaria in Nigeria
Malaria is a global challenge. More than one million new malaria cases are recorded each year. Nigeria bears a huge part of the burden. An estimated 24 per cent of all malaria cases are recorded in Nigeria, making it the country with the largest burden of the disease.
Don’t give people’s lands to cattle owners
While still faced with Boko Haram atrocities in the North East, Nigerians are faced with heavily armed herdsmen invading farming communities, leaving death and destruction in their wake.
Shocker from Sokoto
It came as a great shock to learn that 102 years after the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorate to form Nigeria as by the former British colonial masters and 56 years after her independence, one of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria does not have a secondary school.
