The National Bureau of Statistics reported that the total value of capital importation into Nigeria fell to $875.62 million in the second quarter of 2021. Between January to March of the same year, Nigeria had a capital importation of $1.91 billion. The bureau stated that this represented a decrease of 54.06 percent compared to Q1 […]Read More
21 months into the Covid-19 pandemic and the world is used to news of new variants of the virus, particularly those that have, one by one, supplanted previous versions of the disease. In recent months, mutations like the delta variant have usurped other mutations like the alpha variant in terms of transmissibility and the potential to cause hospitalizations in […]Read More
In what was tagged to be a non-partisan solidarity demonstration against excessive abuse of authority, Nigeria youths in October 2020 championed a nationwide protest demanding the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over its extra-judicial brutalities against the youth. Although the protest started in 2016 when Nigerian activists, youths and celebrities signed a petition […]Read More
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This week, Sierra Leone made history as the 23rd African country to abolish the punishment of death otherwise known as capital punishment in the country. The parliament’s votes in Sierra Leone comes against the backdrop of a steady march in Africa to discard the outdated laws imposed by past colonial masters. In April, Malawi ruled […]Read More
Over four billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in over 190 countries around the world. However, there is a huge difference between the pace of vaccinations in some countries compared to others. For instance, countries like China have vaccinated about 1,607,210,845, a figure higher than the vaccination figures for an entire continent. Some […]Read More
The Central Bank of Nigeria, last week, announced the discontinuity of forex supplies to the Bureau de Change Operators in the country. The end of forex sales and new licence was approved after the Monetary Policy Committee two-day meeting. BDCs were set up to receive a weekly supply of FX from the CBN for onward […]Read More
After a meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari has assented the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N982,729,695,343 into law. This disclosure was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Mr Umar El-Yakub. El-Yakub said that the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Act will largely focus on funding […]Read More
Having gained the interest of the majority – population and investors– countries are beginning to make provisions for the establishment of their digital currencies where their citizens can trade on a ‘regulated’ platform. The growth of cryptocurrency has been hindered in several countries after claims that the platforms can not be regulated or negates certain […]Read More
The rising insecurity challenges in Nigeria have become a scar threatening the sovereignty of the country. These violent attacks have been perpetrated by militant terrorists, sub-ethnical groups, unknown or unidentified gunmen and bandits. The impact of these multiple attacks has led to the destruction of properties, displacement of people from homes and communities and […]Read More
Incidences of fire outbreaks have become a recurring phenomenon in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) facilities in Borno state, Nigeria. In 2019 alone, three fire outbreaks were recorded between February 7th to April 28th. In 2021, three more outbreaks were recorded, each one causing a death toll of more than 2 people. Scaling Fire Outbreaks In […]Read More
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