Subsidised Petrol Smuggled As Far As Mali - Customs       The Nigeria Customs Service has said Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, is being smuggled out of Nigeria in large quantities after it has been subsidised by the Federal Government. According to the border security outfit,...

Fulani are not the Problem of Nigeria- An Igbo Woman's Perspective, by Chisom Omeokachie     Before our dear Government bans opinion writing and blogging in Nigeria, a beautifully written piece titled "One-Sided Report on Igbos: A Fulani Woman’s Dilemma," by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim, caught my attention...

AfDB Approves $25bn For Agric Development In Nigeria, 4 Other African Countries         The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the investment of $25 billion to develop agriculture in Nigeria and four other African countries. President, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this at a virtual conference...

COVID-19 Threatens African Countries’ IGR, Others       The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; has threatened African countries’ internally-generated revenues (IGR) thereby impeding their ability to fund essential services in education, health and infrastructure sectors of the economy. According to the 2019 Human Development Report, Africa will not be unable...

AfDB Develops 3-year Project For Revenue Generation In Extractive Industry           The African Development Bank (AfDB) has developed a three-year project in response to demands by member countries for technical assistance to monitor revenues generated from their extractive industries. The AfDB made this known during a virtual...

EndSARS: Protesters, Crowdfunding and National Security By Yushau A. Shuaib     The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is struggling to contain the protests of the EndSARS movement that has gripped the country like a wildfire, in a similar way that the previous administration of President Goodluck faced...