Shell awards $800m contracts to Nigerian companies
Mr. Osagie Okunbor, Country Chair, Shell Companies In Nigeria (SCiN) says 100 per cent of its contracts worth $800 million were awarded to Nigerian companies […]
Poverty
The Economist and its unrelenting doom, gloom about Nigeria, by Fredrick Nwabufo
The Economist, the international weekly newspaper, has been steadfast and dutiful on its pursuit of a solitary narrative about Nigeria. Going by this newspaper’s disposition […]
7.7m Somalis need humanitarian aid in 2022 – UN
An estimated 7.7 million Somalis will require humanitarian assistance in 2022 as decades of conflict, recurrent climate shocks, disease outbreaks and increasing poverty are devastating […]
UN expert says only ‘real equality’ can end vicious cycle of poverty
An independent UN human rights expert, Olivier De Shutter, says although poverty and privilege “continue to reproduce themselves in vicious cycles,” it is possible to […]
UN-backed report reveals rising climate change risk across Africa
Climate change contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa last year, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and partners said in a report […]
Low-Income Country Debts Rise to $860bn in 2020 – World Bank
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Latest World Bank Report released on Monday indicates that governments around the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with massive fiscal, monetary, […]
Nigeria’s corruption respects diversity and federal character, by Fredrick Nwabufo
How much money, property does a man need? I am compelled to believe that the faculty for primitive accumulation is a pre-historic flaw of the […]
APC says 2022 Budget designed to accelerate FG’s ongoing diversification of economy
All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja, said the proposed 2022 National Budget was designed to accelerate Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to diversify the […]
Sokoto govt to develop multidimensional approach to tackle child poverty – Commissioner
Sokoto State Government says it is committed to partner with donor agencies and other institutions, on developing multidimensional approaches to combat child poverty in the […]
Plateau attacks: FG donates food items, building materials to affected communities
The Federal Government has donated food items and building materials to Plateau Government for distribution to communities affected by attacks in the state. The relief […]