Resurrecting the National Health Bill
by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo The National Health Bill 2011 gathers dust in one of the Aso Rock’s cabinets, unsigned and thus not in effect, close to a year after the[…]
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Finding Fun & Purpose in Community Development Service
by Emilomo Ohiwerei Sometimes, the good we can do in our society are hidden until we simply attend a meeting, join a group and do something with other people. And[…]
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Economic Literacy: Reviews of Mr Simon Kolawole’s “How Not to Remove Fuel Subsidy”
Economic Literacy is a new series in which our experts review and score popular economic writing on Nigeria. In the first installment, Abimbola Agboluaje and Ladipo Oye-Somefun review and score[…]
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Drive-By Electioneering: 48 Hours in the Company of a Political “Godfather” at Work
by Krystal Strong
An account of an election of the National Association of Nigerian Students
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Guest Post – June 12: Why Bury the Living Among The Dead?
The author expressed some concerns about Akin Akintayo’s piece Nigeria: Time to give June 12 a decent burial over Twitter, and we invited him to write a rejoinder. Here it[…]
African Bloggers’ Statement on David Kato and Uganda
“We the undersigned wish to express our deep sadness at the murder of Ugandan human rights defender David Kato on 26th January 2011. David’s activism began in the 1980s as[…]
Economy · Politics · World Affairs
Nigeria drops charges against Dick Cheney
Next reports: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Tuesday it may drop bribery charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and oil services firm Halliburton after[…]
Naijaleaks: Reactions to WikiLeaks Abuja Cables
On Shell’s grip on the Nigerian government and their coordination with the US embassy The Guardian (UK) was one of the first to break the story: Cables from Nigeria show[…]