#bringbackourboys trends on Twitter after 300 students went missing during an attack in Katsina State. In other news, Government to provide 300,000 low-cost housing units; 19 robbers reported missing, and a $30 million loan is granted.
The current recession could extend till 2023. The World Bank adds one more condition for the $1.5 billion loans, and COVID claims 3,000 souls a day in the US. Elsewhere, assailants kill 16 in Kano.
Ruqqayah Ibrahim, the 9th witness for the corruption trial of Mr Maina testified on Tuesday saying that he bought two houses in Abuja for $3.4 million. The EFCC Investigator added that Maina paid for the houses in cash. The houses in question are located in Life camp and Jabi. Mr Abdulrasheed Maina is a former pension chief on trial for corruption and illegal moving of government money.
Wreckage from floods may be mainstream, but the extent of its destruction might be novel. According to the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammadu Muhammed, the floods wreaked havoc on at least 129,000 persons this year. This number covers losses counted in all flood-affected states. In all, the agency reported 68 fatalities in all 35 states, including FCT. Mr Muhammadu disclosed this during the 2020 Flood After Action Review Technical Meeting which took place in Abuja on Monday. He also lamented that the flood also destroyed properties, farmlands, making it harder for people to survive. In response, he said NEMA has become active in supporting state emergency management agencies to handle the situation.
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A report released on Monday has revealed that even though it is well known that maternal deaths rate is high, the numbers are still under reported. Every maternal death should be counted and recorded, not assumed or estimated. According to the UN global estimates, about 303,000 women die from childbirth or pregnancy complications. Nigeria and India unfortunately accounts for one-third of this number. This means that one out of seven deaths in Africa occurs in Nigeria.
When the very sector that is supposed to uphold truth and justice is labeled as the most corrupt, what is the hope for the country. According to SaharaReporters, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences has indicated that the judicial sector has been the number one in the Nigeria Corruption Index since 2020. The most unexpected (expected) part is that the corruption seems to start from bribery. According to the ICPC, about ₦9 billion was offered as bribes by lawyers to court officials. All of this information was extracted from a report by the agency that was available on Tuesday. The Chairman of ICPC also pointed out that upright demand for bribes are mostly linked to election matters.
Rather than be the mother of all sectors, the Agric industry seems to follow the shady trails of other MDAs observed in the open treasury portal. Featuring duplicated expenditure worth over ₦3bn, it also contravened legislation. In other news, Lai Mohammed once again lied.
HIV/AIDS shows that it’s still a concern with 45,000 casualties as at last year. And Nigeria records the lowest GTI in almost a decade, despite an increasing spate in civilian-targeted terrorism. Sani Umar has 9 days to provide Faisal.
Just when Nigerians were adjusting to eased restrictions, Coronavirus shows that it’s not yet an afterthought with 138 infected Corpers and a 295 case load hike. In other news, Nigeria met 99% of her FIRS target.
The Ekiti state government reportedly approved ₦96 million for scholarships, while Katsina laments on electricity tariffs. In other news, Anambra state has 5.5 million vaccinated residents against yellow fever. And the US government donated 3.6 million treated bed nets.
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Today’s N2P continues with a thread of insecurity observed earlier. Also present is a theme of COVID-defiant wins, albeit small. And on the financial scene, Nigeria’s TSA account is doing well; customs fights the good fight.
Besides EndSARS, the security forecast is cloudy with a chance of banditry. On the financial scene, we see more vague transactions reminiscent of the disappearing act we noted before, and escalating inflation rates. In other news, once again, trouble comes a-knocking for Babatunde Fowler, identified in yet another scam.
Notoriety is attained through exclusivity; such is the case for the exclusive MVP list for EndSARS supporters. Already there are whispers of frozen bank accounts and no-fly lists. And now, a law suit. In other news, two businesses, private and public, are defying covid-related downturns, scoring revenue increments. All these and more in today’s numbers to ponder.
On today’s Numbers to Ponder, we review interesting developments on COVID-19 and the unending SARS. Elsewhere, Nigeria plans to borrow from Brazil to revitalise the Agricultural sector.
It seems budget defense is all the news. And why wouldn’t it? As Nigeria closes the chapters of an arduous 2020, all eyes are on the 2021 budget. Already we noted the budget’s reliance on borrowings and its economic implications. But perhaps what’s of moot are the misplaced priorities of some government workers, as evidenced by their expenditure. And in other news, we question the cost of trivialising healthcare, fatal.
