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From Bad to Worse: Global Freedom Declines for the 18th Consecutive Year
Global freedom is under siege.
Shereefdeen Ahmad
April 5, 2024
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Global freedom is under siege.
When press freedom is under threat, citizens’ right to information suffers.
In this report, SHEREEFDEEN AHMAD uncovered the sad reality of Sokoto state’s primary health centre suffering from an acute infrastructure deficit, to the extent of converting a toilet in the facility into a delivery room.
He worked very hard to succeed in his small-scale business, but the harder he tried, the tougher it turned. Yusuf Taiyelolu, a local hand-weaver in
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.
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”.
It was learnt that Betta Edu issued a memo to the Accountant General of the Federation in December 2023, ordering the amount in question to be paid into the civil servant’s private bank account… Since 1999, which was the emergence of civilian rule that marked the era of the Fourth Republic, there have been 17 suspended ministers.
For over a decade, NPFL, despite being the highest-level club football league system in the country, has continued to remain a shadow of its old self.
Ahmed Adamu, a petroleum economist and associate professor at Nile University of Nigeria, condemned government’s borrowing plan and recommended cutting the cost of governance as a way to manage the country’s resources.
Federal Government’s action can erode public trust and stifle the informed discourse necessary for a functioning democracy.
Desperate politicians would choose to ignore the impossibility signal — no matter how obvious that is — and promise people free stuff to amass votes.
First published in 1850, Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, “The Law”, captures the real picture of the present-day Nigerian situation.
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