Last year, the government, in all their wisdom responded through the use of brute force in unleashing the military on peaceful protesters at Lekki Tollgate. In effect, this sense of
What Happened? In February 2020, then U.S President Donald Trump, added Nigeria to a list of countries placed under immigration restrictions. Speaking through a White House statement, Nigeria was accused of
Prior to the new year, there was an increase in the case of coronavirus in the country ushering its second wave. Deaths numbering 50, 48 and 70 were recorded in
Since assuming office on November 9, 2015, and reelected in October 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, handed over to
Nigeria’s political structure is partly built on the premise of godfatherism and in that vein, fall-outs between godfathers-godsons can be common. With the recently concluded Edo State elections being the
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,
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
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
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
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
When it comes to electricity in Nigeria, aside from the benchmark of having little or no power supply, citizens are left with no choice than to pay exorbitantly for electricity.
At the mention of Ghana, the ever-familiar, sturdy, checkered bags, Ghana Must Go, come to mind. In the event that led to the expulsion of a million undocumented West African
In its latest investigative effort, BBC Africa Eye has exposed a vicious system of torture used by branches of the Nigerian police and armed forces. The 17-minute video traces the