Desperate politicians would choose to ignore the impossibility signal — no matter how obvious that is — and promise people free stuff to amass votes.
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has lamented the corruption in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the effect of the country’s subsidy.
Any dictionary that defines Nigeria would say a nation where more than half of its population lives below the poverty line, where inflation in food prices keeps soaring and the only booming business is either politics or kidnapping-for-ransom.
The world no doubt has learned—in a hard way—the effects of impeding free trade beyond borders.
In a bid to implement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, the Nigerian government aims at vaccinating at least forty per cent of
First published in 1850, Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, “The Law”, captures the real picture of the present-day Nigerian situation.
In November 2012, police stormed Chijioke Iloanya house in Anambra and arrested him for public disturbance. As it turned out, what was disturbing the public
On many occasions, Nigerians have been subjected to killings by the security operatives saddled with the responsibility of keeping their lives safe. Massacre — organised
The Speaker’s action might not go down well as persistent disobedience to a court order can lead to contempt. “[And] this offence may land him
When the government’s inappropriate economic policies turn perverted and the consequences spiral out of control, then you see the people demanding to tax the rich
Before he died mysteriously, Buruji Kashamu used his political influence to swindle hundreds of unsuspecting persons. The reputed fraudster, drug baron and politician was feared more than he was loved. In his lifetime, he was fondly called “alhaji” or “god” by those who knew him.
Maryam Bello, 19, beamed with a smile as she sat inside a classroom at Sultan Ward Model Primary School, Sabon Birni area of Sokoto, venue
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