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Nigeria and its Fuel Subsidy Crisis

Nigeria and its Fuel Subsidy Crisis

by / on January 12, 2012, 1:42 pm

Want to help Africa? Do business here was the TED rallying cry by former World Bank MD now Nigeria Finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. But, who is going to do business with you if you appeared clueless in the face of the future? Spearheading the controversial plan to scrap fuel subsidies was a mistake as anger sparked unrest forcing banks, petrol [...]

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Nigeria: The NEXT awards expose an unconscionable kakistocracy

Nigeria: The NEXT awards expose an unconscionable kakistocracy

by / on November 4, 2011, 1:49 am

The citations for the awards won by NEXT newspaper reporters show that they did expose a seriously corrupt enterprise in out premier revenue industry and all those who matter either ignored or sanctioned it.

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Obama’s face of Africa that is too often overlooked.

Obama’s face of Africa that is too often overlooked.

by / on July 26, 2009, 10:08 am

The message, In 1985, around 85,000 people visited the tropical country; that number has now skyrocketed to around 600,000. In June of this year, the Ghana Tourist Board launched a promotional initiative with the aim of attracting 1 million annual visitors by the end of 2012.

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