Shereefdeen Ahmad

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Abandoned Clinics, Neglected Staff [I]: The Grim Reality of Healthcare in Sokoto’s Remote Areas

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.

Shereefdeen Ahmad February 19, 2024

Analysis

Nigerian Lawmakers Are Reintroducing Oppressive NGO Bill

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”.

Shereefdeen Ahmad February 11, 2024

Justice

Betta Edu: Ministerial Suspension in Nigeria Points Towards Reformative Shifts

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.

Shereefdeen Ahmad January 14, 2024

Economy

Why Nigerian Premier Football League Needs Private Sector Investment to Thrive

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.

Shereefdeen Ahmad January 4, 2024

Analysis

Economist Faults Nigerian Government’s Borrowing Plan, Recommends Spending Cuts

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.

Shereefdeen Ahmad December 1, 2023

Analysis

FG’s Ban on Journalists Signals Press Freedom Siege in Nigeria

Federal Government’s action can erode public trust and stifle the informed discourse necessary for a functioning democracy.

Shereefdeen Ahmad September 5, 2023

Health

Free medical services to 100 million Nigerians a perverted fantasy

Desperate politicians would choose to ignore the impossibility signal — no matter how obvious that is — and promise people free stuff to amass votes.

Shereefdeen Ahmad October 27, 2022

Rule of Law

Law Perversion: An Overview of Nigerian Political System in a French Essay

First published in 1850, Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, “The Law”, captures the real picture of the present-day Nigerian situation.

Shereefdeen Ahmad September 30, 2022

Economy

Nigerian Rich Are Taxed Enough

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

Shereefdeen Ahmad September 21, 2022

Abandoned Clinics, Neglected Staff [I]: The Grim Reality of Healthcare in Sokoto’s Remote Areas

Nigerian Lawmakers Are Reintroducing Oppressive NGO Bill

Betta Edu: Ministerial Suspension in Nigeria Points Towards Reformative Shifts

Why Nigerian Premier Football League Needs Private Sector Investment to Thrive

Economist Faults Nigerian Government’s Borrowing Plan, Recommends Spending Cuts

FG’s Ban on Journalists Signals Press Freedom Siege in Nigeria

Free medical services to 100 million Nigerians a perverted fantasy

Law Perversion: An Overview of Nigerian Political System in a French Essay

Nigerian Rich Are Taxed Enough

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