
Why Does Nigeria’s Poverty Persists Despite Social Investment Initiatives?
Social investment programmes, aside from being an avenue for its supervisors to loot resources, are only temporary reliefs.
Social investment programmes, aside from being an avenue for its supervisors to loot resources, are only temporary reliefs.
From infrastructural deficit, shortage of staff to ill-equipment, the primary healthcare system in Nigeria continues to remain in a sorry state. This stigma hampers healthcare service delivery in many communities across the country, particularly in remote areas. In this story, SHEREEFDEEN AHMAD reports the deplorable condition of some primary health centres in Sokoto State and its dire consequences on staff members and residents.
The guidelines will enslave the nurses in the country, violating their right to equal opportunities and subjecting them to discrimination.
The essence of financial freedom lies in the ability to make choices aligned with personal interests and goals, and this new policy appears to curtail that autonomy.
Nigerians don’t necessarily need alms, they only need an environment that makes it possible for them to make money and create wealth.
Section 15 empowers the regulatory commission to refuse the registration of an NGO simply because “it is satisfied that the applicant should not be registered”.
President Tinubu needs to promote policies that incentivize hard work, innovation, and investment… Instead of relying on top-down solutions, there is a need to empower individuals and businesses by reducing regulatory hurdles and promoting entrepreneurship.
A secure nation is the foundation upon which progress and prosperity can flourish…
The recent attack means that Funtua, known to be a haven for neighbouring villagers displaced by bandits, is no longer safe.
Deadly clashes between herders and farmers have resulted in numerous losses of human and livestock lives, and the destruction of crops, farms, houses, and means of livelihood in Nigeria. A 2021 report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies claims that violence involving pastoralist herders in West and Central Africa—as perpetrators and victims—has been surging in recent years.
The new guidelines, instead of paving a pathway for prosperity, seem to pose a potential peril to the pulsating crypto pulse. In the recent Human Freedom Index (HFI), co-published by the Cato Institute and Fraser Institute, Nigeria is placed at 118th, a rank too poor for Africa’s biggest economy. Most of the countries that rank highly in the Human Freedom Index invest in cryptocurrency.
…Singapore recognises cryptocurrency as a major economic booster; hence, it places no restrictions on its trade. Likewise, Switzerland, Germany, and the US. These countries recognise the advantages of cryptocurrency and prioritise it as one of their economic boosters.
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