Perry Brimah: Poverty does not fuel Boko Haram, corruption does

by Perry Brimah Gambia is a poor nation. Mali is poor. Niger, Togo, Cameroon, even Ghana is poor when compared to Nigeria. But these States do not have Boko Haram. God forgive all of us who have at some point or the other disrespected the poor, yet rich people of today and yesterday. We may... Read More

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May 2, 2014

Demola Rewaju: How poor are the poor and who are they?

by Demola Rewaju Absolute poverty is not in Lagos however – at least, not on the level of those truly poor people in some states of this country where it walks on two legs. They’re the ones who would scramble to snatch your food wrapping if you so much as pick up the hand-washing bowl to wet... Read More

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May 1, 2014

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.’’ Addressing workers at the May Day rally held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, the President said “the challenge of the country is not poverty, but... Read More

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April 30, 2014

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 their benefit and not ours. As usual, it promises to create jobs, reduce poverty and increase food productions. I never knew anything about GMOs (Genetically... Read More

April 15, 2014

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 though poverty started under Goodluck Jonathan or that a better government can eradicate poverty. The true role of government is to create an enabling environment... Read More

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April 7, 2014

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 with almost 70% of the population living below the poverty line. No Nigerian city has potable water for up to 30% of inhabitants. South Africa... Read More

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April 6, 2014

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 the world’s extreme poor are concentrated in just five countries: India, China, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and the Democratic Republic of Congo”. This is simply ironic. I... Read More

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March 10, 2014

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 constitutes present day Nigeria as these social forums comprise of Nigerians from all walks of life. Nigerians are not bothered, nor complaining, nor tired or... Read More

March 4, 2014

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, the real problem lies with the gluttonously selfish ruling class, whose collective misadventures in ruling over us has combined to convert the selfish act of... Read More

February 8, 2014

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 corrupt ‘aboki’ farmer. I am a strong proponent for the rights of a group of people with a common header to seek a sense of... Read More

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January 6, 2014

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 in the refuse dunghill. Social decay will reign like we have never experienced before. As we step out of the comfort of Christmas ritual and... Read More

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December 26, 2013

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 at all this period. Let’s spare more than a thought in fact, let’s send a prayer to them and if we can, give gifts to... Read More

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December 14, 2013

Iweka Kingsley: How hope can set the Nigerian youth free (Y! Superblogger)

by Iweka Kingsley “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 that spawned them have vanished, and they play such an important role in directing attitudes and behaviours that we cannot make sense of our world without them.”* – Malcolm Gladwell.... Read More

December 6, 2013

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 is their letter – with their captioned photos – to Christians across the world: Greetings True Christians! Today Nelson Mandela, former president of South... Read More

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December 4, 2013

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 fight against poverty, it will go to Ekiti State. Ado Ekiti is the capital of Ekiti State, the South Western Nigeria, and other towns in... Read More

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November 17, 2013

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 a statement released this afternoon and signed by Dr. Nwanze Okidegbe, the Chief Economic Adviser to the President, the presidency disputed this assertion describing the... Read More

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November 13, 2013

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 haven of economic boom where the citizens were proud and prepared to sacrifice their personal conveniences to sustain the sovereignty of the country. Then, Naira... Read More

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October 5, 2013

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 Boko Haram have infiltrated his government and even could be dining with him. It is with deep sense of pain, bleeding heart and concern for... Read More

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September 26, 2013

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 hopeless poverty, it is time the citizens of Nigeria begin to take Nigeria more seriously… In truth the cost of governance in Nigeria is tragically... Read More

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September 25, 2013

“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 it is a ‘greater sin’ for babies to be born into poverty. As previously reported, abortionist Kermit Gosnell was convicted of over 200 criminal counts... Read More

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September 14, 2013

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 poverty. What does girl child marriage, deportation of destitutes in Lagos, and many other major conversations Nigerians have been having recently have in common? On... Read More

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September 2, 2013

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 a federation where every tier of government has duties and responsibilities. The road in front of the house is bad? What a delight, I’d say.... Read More

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August 31, 2013

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. If not, the lad wouldn’t have given even a second thought to such a dangerous escapade. Nigerians woke up on Sunday 25 August, 2013 to... Read More

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August 20, 2013

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 corruption… I will like to congratulate members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Congress for Progressive Change and All Nigeria Peoples Party, who collectively felt... Read More

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August 19, 2013

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 between 200,000 barrels per day and 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil; and now the figure given for 2013 is 400,000 barrels per day... Read More

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August 17, 2013

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 that abounds the ever increasing work force. Many countries over the world, including “third world countries” had had one plausible transformation stride or the other,... Read More

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August 13, 2013

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 of discussion today- the grave mistake our elite makes when they think it fun owning mansions and private jets, at our expense, in the face... Read More

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July 24, 2013

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 child herself? Ordinarily, I most definitely won’t do this. It’s just that this is not ordinary, and I really want to make sure I join... Read More

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