Some thoughts on the current state of affairs in Nigeria (economy)

Posted on Mon 06 June 2016 in Nigeria • Tagged with News, Opinion, Politics, corruption, Buhari, Nigerian Economy, economy, APC, Goodluck Jonathan

As the saying goes, "It's the economy, stupid", what's the point of fighting corruption if there's no jobs with an economy that is mired in recession?

President Buhari came to power pledging to end the scourge of Boko Haram and also fight against endemic corruption in Nigeria. He missed out …


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The net tightens

Posted on Wed 07 October 2015 in Corruption • Tagged with Nigeria, news, Buhari, corruption, Diezani Alison-Madueke, London, National Crime Agency, NCA, NNPC, PDP, UK

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When news broke early this week about the arrest of Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources in London, majority of Nigerians were not surprised. It was a matter of when and not if she will be arrested, SaharaReporters have an opinion piece on the whole story. Here's hoping to more …


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