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Nigeria’s problem is not poverty – Jonathan explains
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, faulted the World Bank report which placed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the world, saying “the nation is not poor.’’…
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Saatah Nubari: Monsanto and the re-enslavement of Nigeria
by Saatah Nubari Our country Nigeria just became a member of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Initiative, an organisation created by the US and the G8, probably for…
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Demola Rewaju: Rebase the GDP all you can but we are still poor
by Demola Rewaju All that the announcement did was to make official something we’ve known all along but the way some are going on about it makes it seem as…
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Opinion: Nigeria’s GDP Rebasing and voodoo statistics
by Jibrin Ibrahim The real issue for me however is what does it really mean to say our economy is the largest in Africa. Nigeria remains a very poor country…
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Simon Kolawole: Why Nigeria stays among the poorest nations in the world
by Simon Kolawole Ironically, a few days later, the World Bank President, Dr Jim Yong Kim, classified Nigerians and Indians among the poorest in the world. He said "two-thirds of…
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Opinion: Are Nigerians really tired of bad governance?
by Umar Yakubu Thoughts around security, national budget, state of the economy are not debated. Instead, you will read a lot of name-calling and exchange of insults. Ironically, that’s what…
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Opinion: Nigeria’s centenary and the urgency of now
by Jaye Gaskia And whereas Lugard may have made a mistake in the course of promoting the selfish interests of British colonialism 100 years ago in 1914; the real challenge,…
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Opinion: There is no such thing as a united North
by Abdulmalik Ibrahim Tijani However, unlike many a northern youths, I will not be cajoled and hoodwinked into voting out a corrupt Fedora hat wearing Ijaw fisherman for an equally…
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Soyombo Ayomikun: An Okada man’s anger (Poetry)
by Soyombo Ayomikun With anger I daily commute Frequency of 1 passenger every 3 hrs Daily income of 1000 naira Out of which with 600 naira I…
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Bayo Oluwasanmi: The prognosis for Nigeria in 2014 is bad
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Nigerians will continue to live in poverty, hunger, and disease. Greed, filth, and viciousness will be the norm. Ruined cities and towns will compete for a place…
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Opinion: Let’s think about those who can’t have fun this Christmas
by Demola Rewaju So while we eat the chicken and have fun, let’s spare a thought for the poor, those in prisons, in hospitals and those who can’t even smile…
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Iweka Kingsley: How hope can set the Nigerian youth free (Y! Superblogger)
by Iweka Kingsley File Photo “Cultural legacies are powerful forces. They have deep roots and long lives. They persist generation after generation, virtually intact, even as the economic and social and demographic conditions…
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Mandela is in hell-fire? Well that’s what these “Christians” say | Read why
by Jim Solouki and Martin Baker The blog Creation Science Study is clearly not joining the mass adulation over the late Nelson Mandela who passed on yesterday at 95. Below…
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Okey Ikechukwu: Why not share resources in Nigeria according to ‘ekiti mass’?
by Okey Ikechukwu If the United Nations (UN) wants the state with the highest number of carrying ‘ekiti’ prefixed towns to have 30% of all global support for a sustained…
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Stop peddling lies, Nigeria does not have 100million destitutes – Presidency tells World Bank
by Isi Esene The Presidency is clearly not amused by claims allegedly made by the World Bank Country Director, Marie-Francois Marie-Nelly on the number of destitutes in the country. In…
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Opinion: Poverty – A raging monster across the country
by Dele Fatokun Poverty in Nigeria appears to be self-inflicting and ridiculous, especially when observed that Nigeria is the world’s eighth largest oil producing country. Years back, Nigeria was a…
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Dino Melaye: A Nation in dangerous rift
by Dino Melaye ...we are more shocked by the open confession of our own President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at a Church service in Abuja that the alleged members of the…
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Alkasim Abdulkadir: #OurNASS – Who will pay the hardship allowance of 112 million poor Nigerians? (Y! FrontPage)
by Alkasim Abdulkadir The protest is not just about the National Assembly it is a metaphor for the sky rocketing cost of governance in Nigeria in the midst of such…
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“I’m spiritually innocent”: Convicted abortion doctor says it’s a greater sin to birth kids into poverty (PICTURED)
A notorious abortionist in Philadelphia that was sentenced to life in prison without parole is insisting that he is ‘spiritually innocent’ in taking the lives of countless unborn children because…
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Temie Giwa: Conversation on class (Y! FrontPage)
by Temie Giwa ....the fascinating conversation died out when the proponent of the ‘Child not bride’ initiative focused on moral outrage while ignoring the huge elephant in the room: inequality and…
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Simon Kolawole: Our eternal obsession with Aso Rock
by Simon Kolawole Simply put, we think it is only the Federal Government that should be blamed when there is unemployment or poverty, even when we know that we run…
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Theophilus Ilevbare: Nigeria failed the guy on the Arik plane
by Theophilus Ilevbare ...the stowaway’s desperado is a reflection of the frightening level of abject poverty in the county and bleak future starring Nigerian teenagers and youths in the face.…
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Opinion: Now that the APC has been registered…
Ahmed Razaq Oluwasanjo It is also important that APC should understand that the ultimate is not just dislodging the ruling party from power, but, crumbling their sophisticated system characterized by…
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Opinion: Crude oil theft, organised crime and the Niger-Delta environment
by Jaye Gaskia In 2009 and 2010, the figures claimed ranged 100,000 barrels per day to 200,000 barrels per day of crude oil. By 2012 this figure had risen to…
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Opinion: Is the Nigerian economy deadlocked?
by Salim Salihu Muhammed No doubt, Nigeria is making progress in industrial growth, the absence of infrastructure to complement the concerted efforts of attracted investments is slowing down employment opportunities…
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Opinion: The ‘sins’ of the Nigerian elite
by John Amoda He said the inequalities in Nigeria are such that “the wealthy live like prisoners—the rest of the society resents them. And that brings me to the topic…
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Opinion: The case against legalised rape in Nigeria
by Adewoyin Joseph Why deprive that child of proper mental, physical, and physiological development she deserves? Why drag her into motherhood and force a child into her when she’s just a little…
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Japheth Omojuwa: Charity, as the opportunity cost of poverty (Y! FrontPage)
by Japheth Omojuwa We are not better off collecting stipends from our politicians than we’d be if we freed up our national wealth building infrastructure that’d benefit far more people.…
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Mofolusade Sonaike: Reach out and touch someone – A call for help (30 Days, 30 Voices)
by Mofolusade Sonaike The simplest acts of Kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. I got to church a bit late today. One of…
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Chukwunonso Nzekwe: My ghetto story (30 Days and 30 Voices)
Tomorrow you see a wealthy man on air helping us fight for our cause for his personal gain, someone who has never been poor or knows what being poor or…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy