Tag: government

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June 5, 2013

Ife Adebayo: Food is what Nigerians really need (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo What we need is not a waste of tax payers’ money by buying mobile phones for farmers ...

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May 13, 2013

“Government is spying through your e-mails, tweets, Facebook page” – Gbenga Sesan speaks on ‘Conversations with Mercy Abang’

The open internet  is perhaps the most important free speech of our time but with reports that the Nigerian government ...

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May 7, 2013

Leave us alone – Gay people in Nigeria can’t take the harrassment anymore

by Akan Ido An homosexual group known as The Right Defense has expressed its displeasure over the unfair treatment meted out on ...

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May 6, 2013

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 3 (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju In Nigeria however, continued tacit resistance of several state governments to recognising private education providers as bona ...

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May 5, 2013

Fisayomi Eko-Davies: The long wait for the Nigerian messiah (Y! Superblogger)

 Basic things of life are strange to us and our mothers worship the grounds our enslavers walk upon. I hope ...

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April 23, 2013

Olusegun Dada: I agree, let us pray for the PDP (Y! Politico)

by Olusegun Dada The PDP is everything that is wrong with this nation, the constituents of this evil cabal are ...

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April 23, 2013

Opinion: I made a decision this morning, to be very rich in Nigeria – let me tell you how

by Chioma Chuka You know the biggest reason why I don’t care though? The more wealth I amass, the more ...

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April 17, 2013

Opinion: A message for all the ‘men of God’ in Nigeria – God is very angry

by Bayo Oluwasanmi You rob the poor rather than enrich them. You fleece the poor rather than feed them.  Rather ...

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April 16, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Dino Melaye’s car allegedly shot at by unknown gunmen in Abuja – See Tweets

by Akan Ido Former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye was said to have been attacked by yet unidentified individuals ...

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April 10, 2013

Analysis: Why our schools might not get better anytime soon

by Mark Amaza It is about time we came to the realization that the Nigerian government cannot provide free, quality ...

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March 18, 2013

#Flashback to 2005: New York Times chronicles the Alamieyeseigha saga

by Lydia Polgreen But the Alamieyeseigha scandal has in some ways eclipsed those gains and led many to wonder whether ...

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March 13, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: #OccupyNigeria – Fueling the Nigerian awakening for active citizenship (Y! FrontPage)

We cannot continue to throw our empty bowls before the West and expect that we will attain prosperity on their ...

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March 9, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: What amnesty? Please wipe them out!

by Femi Fani-Kayode The suggestion that a group of people that have slaughtered 4,000 Nigerians in cold blood in the ...

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March 5, 2013

Mondiu Jaiyesimi: The disturbing trend of using traditional biomass in Nigeria and the way forward (Y! Policy Hub)

by Mondiu Jaiyesimi Firewood is cheaper, easy to access and majority in rural areas have access to the raw material ...

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March 4, 2013

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: In the beginning was the philosophy of education – Part 2 (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju The noble aim of creating a unified country where each citizen considers and prioritizes the greater good ...

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March 4, 2013

N2.02 billion: Ekiti awards contract for 2nd phase of new governor’s office

The Ekiti State Government has awarded the construction of the second phase of the new Governor’s Office for N2.02bn. The ...

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March 1, 2013

Bursting the bubble – A theory about those who “lose their heads” inside government (#NewLeadership Series with Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo Government in Nigeria is too comfortable, too lavish, too affluent, too wasteful, too obese; and under these ...

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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 ...

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February 6, 2013

There’s something about government (#NewLeadership Series with Chude Jideonwo)

Government is the singular most important force for change in any society – print that and paste it on your ...

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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 ...

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January 28, 2013

Opinion: On Ezekwesili’s speech, Maku has totally missed the point

by Joachim MacEbong One must then ask: what was the point of this pathetic attempt to cast doubt on her ...

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January 16, 2013

Opinion: I am an activist… so what?

by Damola Adegun To be honest, some of the most satisfying moments of my life have been when I have ...

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January 15, 2013

Opinion: The real disaster is the failure of governance

by Lanre Olagunju Nations only thrive when the government and citizens do that which is required for economic progress and ...

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January 14, 2013

This is important – We are underestimating the problem, and overstating our capacity (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo Government is the most important force for change in any society so ultimately to make any sustainable ...

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January 4, 2013

Opinion: Phones-for-farmers is not a bad idea

by Moses Ojoawo You see how smart Nigerian leaders of the 21st century are, support them, worship them, fight for ...

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December 20, 2012

Opinion: Last flight to Port-Harcourt: Did Yakowa and co deserve to die?

by Ayobami Oyalowo Until there is openness and transparency in our government, rumours, innuendoes and hearsays, will forever reign supreme. ...

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December 12, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Activism 3.0: The power of synergy and amplification (YNaija FrontPage)

…Governments around the world for one reason or the other fear bad news from abroad than they do bad news ...

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December 8, 2012

Tosin Otitoju: Can reduced government spending enhance our economy?

…a lot of the civil service and political class is unproductive A few approaches to answering this good question: Anti-corruption ...

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December 7, 2012

Stop calling us oil-rich – Gov. Rotimi Amaechi

The Governor of Rivers State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum; Chibuike Amaechi, has declared that the ‘oil rich ...

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December 6, 2012

Surely, you’ve heard of BudgIT? Public finance app set to launch mobile version

by Akan Ido BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic startup is launching a mobile version of its website which will be accessible via ...

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