Nigeria’s president has approved the release of 6.45 billion naira ($16.94 million) to set up oxygen production plants in 38 sites to help treat COVID-19 patients as authorities contend with a sharp rise in cases, the government said on Thursday.…
Nigeria launches ‘biggest job creation scheme’ in its history after long delay
Nigeria has launched a much-delayed programme that promises to provide jobs for more than 750,000 young people amid worsening youth unemployment. The scheme, launched this month, is being hailed by government officials as the largest job creation initiative in the…
The Big Question: Can Nigeria Be Saved?
This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve today’s most pressing policy challenges. It has been condensed and edited. James Gibney: About two weeks ago, more than 300 schoolboys were freed after being abducted from…
Understanding The Structure Of Colonial Nigeria: The Religion And Economic Power Play
A fully developed composition of colonial administration did not take a full character in what would become ‘Nigeria’ until after the 1851 Bombardment of Lagos. The principal basis for the Bombardment was to end slave trade, even though the abolishment…
US Mission recognises Nigerian doctor who helped develop COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Mission Nigeria has recognised a Nigerian doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu for his excellent work in the field of medicine. Commenting on Dr. Ogbuagu’s contribution to the breakthrough in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Mission in a Twitter message submitted that, “Nigerians contribute…
Top 3 Iconic Locations Shut Down By Nigerian Artistes
The global acceptance of the Afrobeat genre has made music one of Nigeria’s biggest exports as artistes from the country consistently garner praises, accolades and features on top music charts across the world. Nigerian artistes have also successfully performed and…
Nigeria’s Millennials Are Battling a Gerontocracy
Fela Kuti’s 1989 song Beasts of No Nation was the first that the Afrobeat pioneer and Nigerian activist recorded after his twenty-month imprisonment under military rule of Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s head of state from 1983-85. Kuti was an active, audacious opponent of…
Restructure now to save Nigeria!
THE groundswell of agitation for true federalism and restructuring should now warrant more than a passing interest of the Buhari administration. As usual, his apple-polishers are showing zero common sense, either dismissing voices of reason or denying existential threats to…
Chained and locked up, why some Nigerians turn to religion first to treat the mentally ill
When Alvan Godwin suffered a psychotic episode linked to schizophrenia in November 2018, his parents took him to church for prayers. His mother was of the opinion that his illness was a ‘spiritual attack’ linked to evil spirits. “My mum…
Nigeria at 60: We all can redeem this country, say Catholic Bishops
Africa’s vast and most populous nation, with a population of more than 200 million attained independence from British colonial rule on 1 October 1960. At 60 years, the Catholic Bishops say the country has nothing much to celebrate for its…