Feyi Fawehinmi: Agriculture in Nigeria – follow the money

I take the view that planning the future is very hard and you will never have all the information you need for obvious reasons. So when it comes to the government trying to shape development, it makes a lot of sense to allow people do stuff and learn what works with a view to supporting... Read More

agriculture, Business, CBN, economy, FG, growth, nigeria, states

September 18, 2016

Opinion: That sallah celebration in economic recession

by Shittu Yunus Shittu Before the recent Islamic celebration of Eid-Kabir, many Muslims were quite apprehensive on how they could celebrate the occasion in view of the economic recession in the country. The situation was so alarming that some Islamic scholars had to intervene with consoling sermons and preaching on economic management in critical period.... Read More

ECA, economy, FG, ICAN, nigeria, recession, revenue, Rewane Bismarck

September 18, 2016

Gimba Kakanda: Mr. President, change does not begin with an empty slogan

by Gimba Kakanda Last Thursday, the Federal Government, obviously terrified by the burden of expectations on it, launched what is without doubt an exercise in propaganda. It is a social orientation campaign named “Change Begins With Me”. Introducing the campaign, the President said, “Our citizens must realize that the change they want to see begins... Read More

Buhari, campaign, Change, Civics, FG, law, nigeria, president

September 17, 2016

The top 10 stories that made headlines this week

Top ten stories that made headline this week President Buhari accused of plagiarism Parts of a speech delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari during the inauguration of the ‘Change begins with me’ campaign is said to have been copied from a 2008 speech given by U.S. President Barack Obama. However, the Presidency has disclosed that it... Read More

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September 16, 2016

The Thread: What FG must do to get Nigeria out of recession, according to @sbmintelligence

It is no longer news that Nigeria’s economy has shifted into overdrive. The country has officially been in a recession for two weeks now and all the government has done for this long is debate and downplay the situation. A number of experts have proffered pragmatic solutions to help Nigeria out of the recession but... Read More

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September 16, 2016

Opinion: Reported release of Kabiru Sokoto – hatred for President Buhari taken too far

by Inibehe Effiong There have been malicious, unsubstantiated and wicked insinuations and reports on social media and on various online medium that President Muhammadu Buhari has “released” convicted Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru Dikko, alias Kabiru Sokoto. The insinuation became rife due to the reticence of the presidency over the matter. It was further fuelled by... Read More

boko haram, Buhari, Civil Rights, FG, kabiru sokoto, nigeria, president, release, terrorism

September 16, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. PDP factions submit different candidates’ names for Ondo gov. polls The two factions in the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) has submitted the names of two different candidates for the Edo gubernatorial election. 2. EFCC wants Patience Jonathan’s frozen money forfeited The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)... Read More

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September 15, 2016

Opinion: President Buhari’s ‘change begins with me’ campaign and his insensitivity to Nigerians

by Richard Romanus It is no longer news that, Nigeria Economy is on life support struggling between life and death. From the market women to the taxi drivers, husbands to breadwinners of families, writers to readers among others, the bad shape of the nation’s economy seems to be the reigning song on every lip. Sadly,... Read More

APC, Buhari, Change, economy, Ezekwesili, FG

September 15, 2016

Opinion: The Olympic disaster and the Nigerian culture of expecting something from nothing

by Elvis Subor Team Nigeria poor performance at the Rio Olympics is a nightmare that most Nigerians do not want to remember. Now, the question that keeps bugging me is, “why has the sports ministry not given Nigerians a detailed explanation about what went down in Brazil?” We have always been a country that... Read More

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September 15, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Military dismisses Boko Haram video | PDP urges Buhari to resign

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Oshiomole is too old to be telling lies says Gov. Wike – YNaija It is wickedness to owe workers at a time like this says Gov. Obiano – YNaija Military dismisses Boko Haram video as a ‘complete joke’ – YNaija Army kills 11 bandits in Zamfara –... Read More

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ambode, economy, FG, nigeria, obiano, recession, wike

September 14, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today Ijaw leaders reject Clark’s N’Delta dialogue team The Delta State Forum of Ijaw elders has rejected the choice of Chief Edwin Clark to lead peace talks with the Federal Government. 2. No decision has been made to embark on strike- ASUU Contrary to media reports, the Academic Staff... Read More

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September 14, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: 21 kids sue President Obama | MASSOB goes international

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Ijaw leaders reject Clark’s N’Delta dialogue team – YNaija Police arrests undergraduate for defrauding 7 ladies via Facebook – YNaija FG not probing ex-President Jonathan, Patience says Lai Mohammed – YNaija MASSOB takes Biafra struggle to the international community – YNaija 8-month-old baby, 90-year-old die in Lagos... Read More

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September 13, 2016

Opinion: Happy recession, Nigeria!

by Gimba Kakanda We do not know the exact starting date of this historic festival, nor are we in the know of its end date. I mean this festival of inflation and hunger, unemployment and job cuts, liquidation and crime, mental health crisis and despair. There’s something savagely beautiful about celebrating our misery, about refusing to... Read More

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September 13, 2016

Opinion: Can Nigeria actually spend her way out of this recession?

by Olamide Eyinla It is no longer news that Nigeria’s economy has slid into a recession. By definition, recession is a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. What this means is that either aspects or all sectors of... Read More

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September 13, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. Team Nigeria wins another Olympics Team Nigeria has landed their fifth and sixth gold medals at the ongoing Paralympics games in Rio, Brazil. 2. MASSOB to hold peaceful procession tomorrow The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said that... Read More

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September 13, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: PDP women have joined their men in mischief | FG to focus on agro-industries in 2017 | Nigeria wins two more gold at Rio Paralympics

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist MASSOB to mark anniversary tomorrow, promises peaceful procession – YNaija Nwosu, Omolayo win 2 more gold medals for Nigeria – YNaija Wizkid, Falz the Bahd Guy, others announced NMVA award winners – YNaija Mob beats man for attempting to steal Sallah ram – YNaija Pilgrims defy new... Read More

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September 10, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Patience Jonathan’s account ‘frozen’ | Zimbabwe to fire 25k workers | 2 Muslim women, babies attacked in NY

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Powerlifter, Rolland Ezuruike wins gold, breaks paralympics record – YNaija EFCC driver, others arrested for burglary, fraud –YNaija Saraki says ‘We are also feeling the pains of recession’ – YNaija Oshiomhole: PDP registered 8,000 militants – YNaija Road crashes leave 3,048 dead this year, says FRSC –... Read More

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September 9, 2016

#BringBackOurGirls: Ibrahim Idris is the new Joseph Mbu

By Joachim MacEbong For 879 days, the Bring Back Our Girls movement has pushed and pushed and pushed for the release of the Chibok Girls. In the early days, the movement was dismissed as a scam, an attempt to rubbish the Jonathan administration, and they were treated as such. Their daily sit-outs were disrupted by... Read More

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September 9, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today Police officer remanded in prison for killing Okada rider An Ondo State Magistrate Court has ordered that a police inspector be remanded in prison custody for the alleged killing of a commercial motorcycle ride. 2. Buhari lacks mental capacity to lead – Fayose Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose,... Read More

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chibok, Edo state, election, FG, Girls, governorship, INEC< Kaduna, soyinka, TSA

September 9, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Missing 9/11 flag returns to NYC| Iheanacho wins CNN award |FG to develop 20,000 beehives

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist Soyinka: Stopping BBOG protests means the girls should be forgotten – YNaija Oshiomhole condemns postponement of Edo election, blames INEC – YNaija Three arraigned for killing 9 policemen, others in Rivers – YNaija El-Rufai launches TSA operations manual – YNaija Anti-corruption body tackles Buhari as President asks... Read More

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September 7, 2016

YNaija Says: Sanusi may be provincial – but everything he says is truth

To some people, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is a great loss to Nigeria, and to others he is a brilliant man whose bigotry lies just beneath the surface, but few can deny that his comments about Nigeria are often on target. He took to his Instagram page on Monday night to say the following: The... Read More

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Buhari, emir, FG, kano, lagos, Niger Delta, nigeria, Oil, sanusi

September 6, 2016

5 reasons Nigerians should reject the proposed tax on mobile services

The Nigerian government recently proposed a bill to place a 10 percent tax on phone calls, SMS and internet data packages. The bill was submitted to the National Assembly and is expected to be passed into law. As expected, this proposition has been criticised by some human rights bodies but Nigerians aren’t yet paying enough... Read More

Communications, FG, Mobile phones, nigeria, subscribers, Tax

September 5, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles | Nigeria’s situation now requires hard choices|FG enforces strict rule at LUTH

From the papers this morning- a Tracklist PDP says Oshiomhole sent government house policemen to intimidate our members – YNaija Kenyans, Nigerians continue to bicker on social media – YNaija This is what Senators earn annually – YNaija Dino Melaye wants Udoma, Adeosun, Emefiele sacked – YNaija Nigeria’s situation now requires hard choices, says Central Bank... Read More

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September 2, 2016

Opinion: Buhari’s elitism leads to economic collapse

by David O. Kuranga As I predicted a year ago the Nigerian economy is officially in a full blown recession, the naira is crashing and is the worst performing currency in the world because the Administration of President Buhari refused to do the right thing and increase taxes progressively on Nigeria’s wealthy. His finance minister finally... Read More

Buhari, economy, elitism, FG, Forex, nigeria, propaganda, revenue

August 31, 2016

The late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today 1. Boko Haram is ready for peace talks – Aisha Wakil Aisha Wakil, the female lawyer declared wanted by the police, says that the group is ready to hold peace talks with the Federal Government. 2. NBS releases new data on the economy The... Read More

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August 30, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: 25-year-old Nigerian breaks record at Ghana University | At least 60 killed in Yemen suicide attack | Avengers write open letter to Buhari

From the papers this morning- a Tracklist MEND says military intervention can never be solution to Niger Delta crisis – YNaija FG: No plans to investigate former CBN governors – YNaija Niger Delta Avengers write open letter to President Buhari – YNaija Man sets entire family of 3 ablaze in Ogun state – YNaija What... Read More

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August 29, 2016

Morning Devotion: A swap deal for the Chibok Girls?

Hope rises for a swap deal for the Chibok Girls; Dangote and Bono promise further assistance to the IDPs; and NFF still owes Siasia. Listen below:

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August 27, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. FG has spent more than $40 billion in the Niger Delta – Kachikwu Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government has spent more than $40 billion in the Niger Delta region in the last four years. 2.... Read More

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August 26, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. Woman explains why she locked a four year in a cage A 28-year-old woman, Mary Matthew, has said that she locked a a 4 year old girl in a caged because of witchcraft and the child’s HIV status 2. Jega advises Buhari and Nigerians The... Read More

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Feyi Fawehinmi: Agriculture in Nigeria – follow the money

Opinion: That sallah celebration in economic recession

Gimba Kakanda: Mr. President, change does not begin with an empty slogan

The top 10 stories that made headlines this week

The Thread: What FG must do to get Nigeria out of recession, according to @sbmintelligence

Opinion: Reported release of Kabiru Sokoto – hatred for President Buhari taken too far

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Opinion: President Buhari’s ‘change begins with me’ campaign and his insensitivity to Nigerians

Opinion: The Olympic disaster and the Nigerian culture of expecting something from nothing

The YNaija Tracklist: Military dismisses Boko Haram video | PDP urges Buhari to resign

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

The YNaija Tracklist: 21 kids sue President Obama | MASSOB goes international

Opinion: Happy recession, Nigeria!

Opinion: Can Nigeria actually spend her way out of this recession?

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

The YNaija Tracklist: PDP women have joined their men in mischief | FG to focus on agro-industries in 2017 | Nigeria wins two more gold at Rio Paralympics

The YNaija Tracklist: Patience Jonathan’s account ‘frozen’ | Zimbabwe to fire 25k workers | 2 Muslim women, babies attacked in NY

#BringBackOurGirls: Ibrahim Idris is the new Joseph Mbu

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

The YNaija Tracklist: Missing 9/11 flag returns to NYC| Iheanacho wins CNN award |FG to develop 20,000 beehives

YNaija Says: Sanusi may be provincial – but everything he says is truth

5 reasons Nigerians should reject the proposed tax on mobile services

The YNaija Tracklist: North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles | Nigeria’s situation now requires hard choices|FG enforces strict rule at LUTH

Opinion: Buhari’s elitism leads to economic collapse

The late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

The YNaija Tracklist: 25-year-old Nigerian breaks record at Ghana University | At least 60 killed in Yemen suicide attack | Avengers write open letter to Buhari

Morning Devotion: A swap deal for the Chibok Girls?

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Federal Allocation: FG, States, LGAs share N493.8 billion in July

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

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