Tag: Nigeria

FGN earmarks N178bn for National Population and Housing Census in 2022 Budget 

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has budgeted N178.09 billion for the National Population and Housing Census in the 2022 Budget. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday presented an appropriation bill of N16.39 trillion for the total expenditure of the federal government in 2022 to the National Assembly. Giving the breakdown during a public presentation yesterday, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,Zainab Ahmed, pointed out that N178 billion has been appropriated for the National and Housing Population Census in 2022. Since 2016, Nigeria has not conducted a population census, relying…

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‘Indigeneship/citizenship dichotomy a cancer set to destroy Nigeria’ – Commission

Aminu Imam

The Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO Kaduna State Peace Commission, Dr. Saleh Momale, has said that the indigeneship/citizenship dichotomy in Nigeria has become a cancer that would destroy the country if not quickly addressed. Addressing the 2021 Citizen Summit on National Integration, Peace and Security, organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Kaduna state chapter, Momale, who was represented by the Permanent Commissioner of the Commission, Hajiya Khadijah Hawajah Gambo, said there was a need to forestall another civil war as ethnic and religious diversities have been taken to the extreme. The…

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Corruption Perception Index: Transparency Int’l report scores Nigeria low

Aminu Imam

… Ranks 149 out of 180 countries  The global corruption tracking organisation, Transparency International (TI), on Thursday, released its 2020 annual report, in which it scored Nigeria very low, thereby casting aspersions on the relentless efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to curtail the scourge of corruption and its ripple effects. The latest TI’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) claims Nigeria scored 25/100, which is one point less than its 26 points in the previous year.  It pegged Nigeria at 149 out of 180 countries, a record that is three steps…

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“I’m deeply concerned at level of disunity, intolerance, bigotry in Nigeria”, Atiku laments

Aminu Imam

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to remain united despite their current existential challenges and struggles for economic survival. In his goodwill message on the occasion of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary, issued by his Media Adviser to Paul Ibe, the former vice-president expressed concern at the level of disunity, intolerance and bigotry in the country, which resulted in conflicts with its attendant losses of human lives and property. He also called on governments at all levels to enunciate policies that would lead to improved standards of living for the…

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What Buhari, Nigerians must do to save the nation – Jonathan

Aminu Imam

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged the nation’s leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the virtues of equity, justice and tolerance. Jonathan, who stated this in his goodwill message to Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s 61st Independence anniversary stressed that the nation holds abundant promises for the citizens, adding that Nigeria has what it takes to overcome today’s threats and trials. He said they should strive to give their best for the good of the nation, adding that they must be…

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61 Years of Independence, 22 Years of return to Civil Rule in Nigeria: Another era of Despair and turbulence?

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; ABUBAKAR AHMED Colonial Britain was forced to grant political independence to Nigeria on the 1st of October, 1960, just as it did to most of her colonies across the globe, either a bit earlier than Nigeria, or a bit later. This was actually triggered by India since 1948 and Pakistan, which was created out of vengeance by the subdued British to spite and put India on a permanent political misery which served as an eye opener to other colonial hubs elsewhere. Nigeria welcomed the new development as a foundation…

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61 Years of Nigeria’s Membership of the United Nations: Partnership for a Better World

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

 By; Abubakar Ahmed The Month of October is indeed sacred in the life of Nigeria; not because it is the month the country got her independence from erstwhile colonial masters; Britain, but because it is also a month the country applied and was subsequently admitted into the United Nations as the 99th Member on October 7, 1960. The resolution on her admission was sponsored by Tunisia, representing the independent African States and the 10th Commonwealth Nations which were already members of the United Nations. Viz; Australia, Canada, Ceylon (now Sri-Lanka),…

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Nigeria @61: Liberty TV, Radio FMs Salute Resilience of Citizens

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Executive Chairman of ATAR Communications Nigeria Ltd (Owners and Operators of Liberty TV and Radio FM Stations in Kaduna Abuja and Kano) Alhaji (Dr) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR and the people of Nigeria on the country’s 61st independence anniversary celebration. In a statement issued from its head office in Abuja to mark the nation’s anniversary, the company commended citizens at home and abroad for their unrelenting patriotism and industry, despite the challenges they may be confronted with. The statement reads; “there is every reason…

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“Nigeria is a ‘super corrupt country” – British High Commissioner

Aminu Imam

The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said Nigeria’s major problem is corruption. She said the country is blessed with the human and material resources needed for its desired development but was being tied down by pervasive corrupt practices. Laing spoke when she visited the country home of former House of Representatives member, Prince Ned Nwoko, at his country home in Idumuje-Ugboko, Aniocha-North local government area of Delta State. The High Commissioner said Nigeria has sufficient resources that should be harnessed for its future advancement in different areas…

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State of the nation: 61 yrs after independence, Nigerians poorer now than ever – World Bank report

Aminu Imam

…Says number of poor Nigerians may hit 100m by 2022  The World Bank has projected that the number of poor people in Nigeria will increase by 20 million by 2022. The World Bank senior economist, Gloria Joseph-Raji, was speaking at the launch of a 2021 macro-economic outlook report by the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, (NESG).  Quoting the monthly Covid-19 impact survey carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS),  Joseph-Raji, said most households have remained in an economically precarious situation despite the pickup in economic activities after the lockdown was lifted.…

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