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Revenue Allocation and a Culture of Waste

Revenue Allocation and a Culture of Waste

0 / July 1, 2011 6:27 am

The call by the Governors’ Forum for the scrapping of the petroleum subsidy is understandable in a way, but it is ultimately not the solution to their monetary constraints. The Federal Government subsidizes petroleum imports amounting to almost a trillion [...]

Nigeria: Forced marriages and the age of consent

Nigeria: Forced marriages and the age of consent

0 / April 26, 2010 12:36 pm

The former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima has married a 13 year old Egyptian girl for whom he paid her family $100,000. The “marriage” is being discussed in the news but no charges of rape and forced marriage are [...]

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