For Nigerian Retirees, Getting Paid By The Government Is Like A Punishable Offense.
In Nigeria, Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) were created under the 2004 Act to ensure judicious management and administration of pension contributions, while the National Pensions Commission (PENCOM) was established with statutory powers to optimally regulate the sub-sector. Regrettably, however, despite the positive expectations from the implementation of the Pension Reform Act 2004, many retirees are […]
NORTHERN NIGERIA IN AN APRIL UPRISING
Just as I was about to write this article on the ORIGINS AND ENTRENCHMENT OF HATE IN NIGERIA, which I would still undertake, I came across the emir of Kano assertion few days ago about retrogression of Northern Nigeria. The Emir of Kano, Sanusi, Lamido Sanusi and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar who […]
South Africa: Out of Desperation, Zuma Pledges to ‘Give Life’ to the Poor
Under fire, South African leader Jacob Zuma is pledging to ‘redistribute wealth’ among poor South Africans as part of measures to ‘radically transform’ the ailing economy- with the poor bearing most of the brunt. In a speech on Thursday, Zuma said the new drive to redistribute wealth in the economy to poor black people was […]
Nigeria: Nigerians Skeptical About Buhari’s New Economic Recovery Plan
Nigeria is in a recession, and most economic experts have proffered solutions which seem not to be working – at least as perceived by the down the ladder citizens. At different fora, President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to be upbeat about getting the country out of its present economic woes, but the more he tries […]
Britain To Expose Nigerian Property Owners
The United Kingdom is ready to expose Nigerian serving and past public officials who are property owners, in the U.K, with governments of both countries calling it “a step forward in the fight against corruption.” According to the Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, negotiations on the issue had reached an […]
Nigeria: The Curious Case Of Nasir El Rufai And President Buhari.
A dye-in-the-wool loyalist of President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be losing sleep over the political future of Africa’s supposedly largest economy – Nigeria. Mallam Nasir El’ Rufai the governor of Kaduna state in North West Nigeria in a blunt letter to President Buhari, pointedly suggested a surgical operation on the entire gamut of government, to […]
Nigerian students attacked at an Indian University; blamed for death of a 17 year old boy
Photo Courtesy of cupstv.com Video: Nigerian Students attached at an Indian University Nigeria has asked the Indian Government to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of the mob responsible for attacks of Nigerian students at an Indian university. About four Nigerian students were attacked by a mob during a candlelight march for a 17-year-old Indian […]
Nigeria: A Clash Of Religion And A Neglected IDP Camp In The South
UHOGUA, a rural community in Edo State, Nigeria, about 2000 kilometers from the hotbed of Boko Haram atrocities, far away from the Boko Haram insurgency and war theatre operations in the North East of Nigeria is the location of one of the Internally Displaced Persons Camps housing some 2000 persons. Its exact location is some […]
Egypt: Former Leader Mubarak Freed From Detention
Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak has been released from a military hospital on Friday where he spent much of the last six years in detention. The release of the 88-year old who ruled Egypt for three decades would have been unthinkable several years ago, but revolutionary fervor gave way to exhaustion and even nostalgia in […]
Serious Incident In London As UK Parliament On Lockdown
The British Parliament is on lockdown after a man stabbed a police officer and was then shot by another police officer. Witnesses also reported that a motorist on Westminster Bridge drove a vehicle and mown down multiple people before coming to a halt. It wasn’t clear if the driver of the car was also a […]
