Damilola Akintola, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014)

The United States of America Slams Election Riggers

September 16, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Nigerian elections can be a mixed bag. Sometimes, their outcome tends to reflect the will of the people. Sometimes, the malpractice can be glaring. In a quest to ensure free

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Nigerian Inflation Rate hits 13.22%

September 15, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

On Tuesday, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Nigeria’s inflation rate recorded its biggest this year rising to 13.22% in August. The consumer price index,

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Why ASUU is going on Strike Again

September 15, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

If there is anything unions in Nigeria have taught us, it is that the government is generally unreliable, and unwilling to compromise so withdrawing services forms the best way to

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Nigeria’s Harmful Importation Policy

September 14, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The Buhari administration’s mantra, to produce what it consumes and consume what it produces led to the ban of foreign exchange to import dozens of items including the staple food,

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Health Workers Withdraw Services

September 14, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Last week, in the early hours of Monday, Nigerian health workers withdrew their services to protest lack of life insurance and protective equipment against COVID-19 as well as non-payment of

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Nigeria’s Debt Profile Surges

September 11, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Last month, the Federal Government announced a cost-reflective tariff for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry(NESI) and the removal of fuel subsidy in a bid to obtain a $3 billion loan

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A Breakdown of Funds Approved By the Federal Executive Council

September 10, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

In June, a whooping sum of N2.3 trillion was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in a plan presented by the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP). Media Aide to

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Nigeria and Ghana cooperate on Creating Enabling Business Environments

September 9, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Talks on reopening of Nigerian shops in Ghana

In August, shops owned by Nigerians in Ghana were closed down after an inter-ministerial task force went around demanding registration of business taxes, residents permit, standard control, and the Ghanaian

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Code of Conduct and Tribunal Bill Undergoes Review

September 8, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

When Akin Alabi and Sina Peller, the founders of Naira Bet and Quilox nightclub took office as part of the 2019 set of lawmakers, they both made a show of

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Attempts at Finding Peace in Southern Kaduna Ongoing

September 7, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

In July 2020, communal killings in Southern Kaduna led to the death of at least twenty-two people over a three day span. This was in spite of a curfew imposed

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The Fuel Subsidy Removal is a belated but necessary decision.

September 7, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

As a New Year’s present of sorts to Nigerians in 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan announced the removal of the fuel subsidy designed to make the cost of fuel borne by

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November 1st Now National Youth Day

September 2, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Youths play a vital role in the development of any society. They make up the labor force as well as the vibrant community and their well being is of utmost

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Schools in Lagos Preparing for Resumption

September 1, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The break of the global pandemic has held serious consequences for life as we’ve come to know it. The country was forced into a total lockdown in March and while things

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Explainer: Water Resources Bill

August 31, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The Water Resources Bill was first passed by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on April 11, 2017. It was opposed by the Eighth Assembly on the grounds of

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The Sad Story of the Nigerian Scholars Abandoned By Their Government

August 27, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Education is perhaps the greatest source of social mobility in a world where capitalism and the ensuing income disparity reigns supreme. In part, it’s because of this desire to present