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 […]
De-risking budgetary borrowings
An emerging controversy over Nigeria’s deficit funding is gradually taking the centre stage as more concerns over 2016 fiscal year come up.
Last week, Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s leading economy rating agenccies indicated that the emerging fiscal and monetary policy responses to the oil price crash may lead to a further downgrade of its Nigeria rating, thereby increasing country risks for all forms of capital inflows including borrowings.
Facing down the Zika virus challenge
ON February 1, 2016, the World Health Organisation, WHO, declared the Zika virus infection a public health emergency of international concern, following widespread reports about its suspected role in causing birth defects among newborns when pregnant women are infected. The WHO says it expects 3-4 million Zika infections in the Americas over the next 12 months.
Aluko’s confession on Ekiti poll
The ripples generated by the June 21, 2014, governorship election in Ekiti State seem to be widening. Former People’s Democratic Party,PDP Secretary in the state, Dr. Temitope Aluko, recently made startling revelations in Abuja on how federal might was allegedly used to subvert the poll’s credibility.
Let there be peace in Rivers
With the recent Supreme Court verdict on the epic gubernatorial election in Rivers State which pronounced Governor Nyesom Wike as duly elected, we are calling on all political gladiators to sheath their swords and give peace a chance.
Gov Wike’s victory at the Supreme Court
Governor Nyesome Wike, of River state last Wednesday got a reprive at the Supreme Court which upheld his victory in the April 11 2015 governorship election. The seven-man panel at the apex court in a unanimous decision read by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, returned the embattled Wike as the valid winner of the poll as declared […]
