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April 16, 2013

Heartwrenching images of poverty and violence capture true misery of Mexico, ravaged by drug cartels (LOOK)

It is a place at once thought of for its destitution, crime, and poverty – where a bitter conflict has claimed the lives of more than 35,000 Mexicans. Photographer David Rochkind captures…

March 28, 2013

Opinion: Embracing Islamic banking as a poverty alleviation tool

by Luqman Idris In the West, Islamic Finance and Structured products are two of the most successful financial market innovations of the last 30years for various reasons, the former alleviates…

March 8, 2013

Seun Hunge: I wish we had Hugo Chavez as president (Y! Superblogger)

To his credit, petrol become cheaper than water, 80 litres at $2, how much is 80litres of fuel here? And we call ourselves one of the largest exporters. The death…

March 7, 2013

Rejoinder: Poverty is a global phenomenon, not a Kwara phenomenon

by Rotimi Ogungbola The world’s arrival at a level where the voice of any human being can be heard is a major achievement of the 21st century; however this development has…

March 1, 2013

Opinion: That poverty may become extinct in Nigeria

by Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin Introduction Almost half of the world’s population, comprising over three billion people, is extremely poor, surviving on less than 2.5 dollars a day, according to the…

March 1, 2013

Zainab Sandah: Educating the Nigerian child: Who’s responsible?

by Zainab Sandah The biggest factor attributable to the failure of both international and local intervention schemes is government at the state level; they – state governors - have not,…

February 27, 2013

“Poverty rate in the North is 3 times of what it is in Lagos” – Bill Clinton, as ThisDay honours 15 teachers

by Isi Esene Former United States president, Bill Clinton has attributed the growing terrorism menace in the country to poverty. Clinton said this yesterday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the…

February 3, 2013

May Akabogu-Collin writes ‘A Nigerian Spring is long overdue’ for The New York Times

by May Akabogu-Collins That’s where Nigeria is today. It will not change until we, the people, join in a mass outrage against corruption, demand transparent accounting of our oil revenues…

January 28, 2013

Oby Ezekwesili: The wealth and poverty of a nation – Who will restore the dignity of Nigeria? (Part 2)

Whatever choices you make from today for the purpose of helping build a New Nigeria will most certainly cost you something. Such is the reality of nation rebuilding. The wealth…

January 27, 2013

Oby Ezekwesili: The wealth and poverty of a nation – Who will restore the dignity of Nigeria? (Part 1)

Resource wealth has tragically reduced your nation- my nation- to a mere parable of prodigality. Nothing undignifies nations and their citizens like self-inflicted failure. The wealth and poverty of a…

January 7, 2013

Opinion: The myth of Africa’s rise

by Rick Rowden Rich countries figured out long ago, that if economies are not moving out of dead-end activities that only provide diminishing returns over time (primary agriculture and extractive…

January 6, 2013

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Occupy Nigeria: Are we better off today?

by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu We may be under the illusion that 2013 has started on a more proper note. We’ve made our resolutions and Mr. president has promised to surprise us…

November 25, 2012

South African president spends $28 million on his palace while receiving $30 million in aid from the UK

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Daily Mail South African president Jacob Zuma has sparked outrage spending £17.5 million to upgrade his rural family home while about 13 million people survive on less than…

November 24, 2012

Uncle Solo (Part 2), a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by 'Seun Salami There were many of such bus preachers around town these days, giving the genuine ones a bad name. I tried to imagine Uncle Solo preaching in a…

November 17, 2012

Uncle Solo, a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by ‘Seun Salami People who leave home for work very early in the morning in our area have also become used to picking Uncle Solo up from gutters where he…

September 29, 2012

Temie Giwa: Arms and the plan (YNaija Frontpage)

The North is being burnt by unemployed despondent youths. While in the South, young kidnappers and car jackals constantly terrorize all as the Nigerian police spend their time watching…

September 26, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: The girl who could only imagine and a nation tending to more poverty (YNaija Frontpage)

In fact, for every public official whose action and inaction helps to make this reality possibility, their existence though seemingly beautiful and colourful will be as the pain of ignorance…

September 21, 2012

Opinion: Rural women deserve to be healthy too

by Florence Opeyemi Fasetan Every woman should have access to the quality of maternal healthcare that would provide reasonable assurance of safe childbirth. For Nigeria, the available statistics in this…

June 13, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: 1000 points of light – An annual summit for young change agents scheduled to hold June 16

by Chi Ibe Now in its second year, 1,000 points of light is set to hold June 16, 2012 at the Olive Tree Auditorium, Ikoyi, Lagos. The summit is designed…

Oluwapelumi May 9, 2012

Report: Niger is the worst place to be a mother, Nigeria ranks 123rd

by Chi Ibe No it’s not Afghanistan; a new study shows that Niger is the worst place in the world to be a mother. This is principally due to…

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