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ANALYSIS: The Slow Rise To Recovery
Nigeria might be gradually taking steps towards achieving the 2021’s projection by the International Monetary Fund, as the latest figure on the Gross Domestic Product shows a slight increase by 0.15 percent within three months. The National Bureau of Statistics published that the GDP real terms growth is the second consecutive growth after the negative…
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INEC Fire: 12 States Affected in Two Years
Just as the 2023 General Elections draws near, there have been recurrent attacks on offices belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission across all states in Nigeria. Reports gathered from several media outlets showed that, in the last two years, more than 15 INEC offices have been either burnt down or vandalised. Twentyten Daily observed…
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Ranking Nigeria On The World’s List For Military Spending
On Monday, May 17, 2021, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters revealed that the military would require at least 2 billion dollars (about N826 billion) to tackle the worsening state of insecurity in the country. According to the Production, Defence Headquarters director, Air Vice Marshall M. A. Yakubu, the annual allocation of funds for the military was…
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ANALYSIS: Food Inflation Drops 7 Months After Increase
For almost two years, Nigeria had faced a gradual increase in the prices of food products. The National Bureau of Statistics reported in March 2021, that the food price Index peaked to 22.95 percent. According to the Bureau, Nigeria has maintained a two digit Inflation rate since June 2015 when the record rose to 10.04…
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Three Major COVID-19 Variants Explained [Special Report]
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Despite worldwide vaccination campaigns, daily news heralds mounting Covid-19 cases caused by emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2. India alone recorded 4,092 Deaths In 24 Hours on Sunday, May 9, 2021. This frightening surge of cases has led several countries to initiate partial to total lockdown to minimize the spread of the virus. What are these new…
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Nigeria Battles Rise In Food Price As Inflation Hit A 4-Year High
In March alone, inflation in Nigeria hit a 4-year high by more than 18 percent, while food prices are up by almost 23 percent. Africa’s largest economy is currently struggling with a number of challenges like the fall in the price of oil, naira exchange rate depreciation, foreign exchange liquidity shortages, impacts of climate change…
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Lampedusa: Italy’s Little Island Of Hope For Immigrants
On Sunday, May 9, 2021, Italian media reported four boats arrived at Lampedusa, a tiny island south of Italy. These boats brought in over 2000 immigrants from Africa and Asia that arrived in two batches within 24 hours. Despite the frightening death toll and Italy’s harsh immigration laws, each year, a staggering number of immigrants arrive…
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2021 Timeline Of Violent Killings And Kidnapping In Nigeria
On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the United States of America issued a travel advisory, warning its citizens against travelling to Nigeria over the worsening security situation in the country. With the unending cases of violent attacks and other forms of lives guzzling insecurity in many parts of the country, Nigeria is literally becoming a killing…
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To Protect Or Oppress? The Culture Of Military Phobia In Nigeria
In Nigeria, 7 out of 10 persons between the ages of 16 to 35 have either experienced harassment by the military or know someone who has. On October 17, 2020, acting director of the Nigerian Army public relations, Sagir Musa, announced a civilian-targeted exercise named Crocodile Smile. The exercise was scheduled to commence from Tuesday,…