While the CAC advertises an accessible and affordable process, hidden costs and system inefficiencies paint a different picture.
It usually starts with an innocent effort to get out of a financial situation; but before they know it, young and not so young Nigerians find themselves neck-deep in unexpected debt due to inordinate interest rates and unrealistic timelines, which further send them deeper in more debt. Esther Kalu explores the precarious situation.
In the Kwara state communities covered for this story, truant pupils, absentees, insufficient teachers and inadequate learning materials have also contributed to putting pupils in the communities at a learning disadvantage.
….the hijacking of local government administration, funds and allocation by state government has made it impossible for them to meet their responsibilities, the President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), Akeem Ambali, said.
Economic reforms foisted by state governments affected economies across the continent.
Reporters Without Borders sees a worrying decline in support and respect for media autonomy and increasing pressure from the state actors.
PoS agents are not just a convenience in Nigeria; they are the backbone of financial access for the underbanked and the unbanked. In areas where bank branches are non-existent, these agents are the last lifeline for rural dwellers.
During inflationary surges, such as the one Nigeria currently endures, additional money in workers’ pockets often serves as a stopgap measure rather than a solution to underlying issues like food insecurity.
Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, put it succinctly: “Nigerian universities need to focus on developing skills that are relevant to the modern job market.”
Many Africans perceive racism primarily as a conflict between Black and White, rooted in skin color. However, Chidimma’s case reveals a bitter truth.
In nearly every instance, the ruling party in the state sweeps all local government chairmanship and council seats, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and the prospects for genuine grassroots democracy.
In this report, MANASSEH MBACHII, a fellow of the Liberalist Centre’s Journalism for Liberty Fellowship uncovers how traders in Benue State, Middle-Belt Nigeria are forced to pay taxes and levies yet they get no benefits from the government, as they still pay more to provide the same amenities for themselves.
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