Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation
Nigeria and the world are bleeding biodiversity at an alarming rate. Globally, the United Nations (UN) reports that 420 million hectares of forest, which is roughly the size of the European Union, have been lost since 1990, with mangroves vanishing even faster at 35 per cent of their original extent. In Nigeria, the Niger Delta’s mangrove […]
A stuck Exchange
EXCHANGE by its accepted nature is a two-way traffic with possible diversions. There is giving, there is taking. Where the Stock Exchange is involved, investors give their money in exchange for shares in organisations of their choice.
Gabon – Decimating Opposition
PROTESTS in Gabon are rooted in the country’s history that saw its first President Leon M’ba collapsing dictating a one-party state in 1964. At his death three years later, Albert Omar Bongo, his successor, ran Gabon for 42 years. Only death, in 2009, at 71, abbreviated Bongo’s tenure.
6,000 Nigerians jailed abroad
WITH more than 6,000 Nigerians in foreign jails, we thought President Goodluck Jonathan would have added their matter to charges he gave Nigeria’s 93 new ambassadors. He did not.
Dangers of A Divided Mali
THE 15-member Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is clearly in a quandary over the complex situation in Mali. On the one hand, the Captain Ahmadou Sanogo-led military junta, which seized power from President Toumani Tuore last March 22, is unwilling to comply with the one-year transitional agenda leading to a presidential election.
Beyond Farouk Lawan Scandal
NOBODY expected the weighty allegations made against fuel importers and their collaborators would have gone without a major reaction. The growing bribery scandal on the committee that turned out that report could just be one of the reactions.
