According to the World Bank’s 2020 Annual Ease of Doing Business Report, Nigeria ranks 179 out of 190 countries in the ease of trading across borders. Furthermore, the report reveals that it is easier to trade across borders in 39 sub-Saharan African countries compared to Nigeria.
Correction Service Staff blame poor rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates on the lack of provisions for reaching out to ex-convicts amongst others
One of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy of various nations is a call for the revision of the budgetary allocation for the year 2020. In Nigeria, the revision of the 2020 appropriation budget is not just to accommodate the economic reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to budget based on a realistic oil price benchmark that reflects the dwindling oil price.
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Gaining access to Nigeria’s public health facilities is now like passing through the Nigerian Police checkpoint. While ₦50 might see you through a police checkpoint on a bright day, Dataphyte research has shown that ₦100 is the least you can pay for easy access to a health facility. In both cases, either you pay or you are delayed while those after you gain access once they comply.
The importance of power supply to the economic development of any nation cannot be overemphasized. Availability and access to reliable electricity supply have a multiplier effect on the productivity and welfare of society. Stakeholders in the Nigerian power sector are quick to say that there is a 12,910MW installed capacity for electricity generation in Nigeria. Even though more than half of the installed capacity is inefficient.
In Nigeria, there seems to be limited progress in the attainment of gender equality as a prerequisite for a free and fair society.
For a plan such as the second National Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDP-II) that is expected to cost up to N6.07 trillion, an updated appraisal of achievements since its implementation is necessary. This is to ensure that all targets of the plan are met and that the plan is not just an on-paper plan. Appraisals of this nature are also important to avoid a repeat of the abysmal performance of NSHDP-I which had only 2 of the 52 set targets met.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to expose the fragility of various sectors in the country. One such sector is the education sector, especially at the tertiary level. Across the world, colleges and universities have resorted to virtual learning to make up for shutting down campuses as a result of the COVID-19. However, the story is not the same in Nigeria as students in over 381 Tertiary institutions in Nigeria are not academically engaged by their institutions due to inadequate online learning facilities.
Most of the conversation in the broadband industry today is about the 5G; its advantages and when it is going to be fully deployed. The global COVID-19 outbreak has also not helped the popularity of this mobile technology. Especially public concerns about its health implications.
Covid19 pandemic in Nigeria poses a threat to food security for the burgeoning northern population if the current lockdown directive persists.
On March 6, 2019, the World Bank announced a new program to help developing nations especially those with populations living without access to reliable electricity to fast-track the process of adopting offshore wind energy. This is a program Nigeria can invest in to boost her energy supply potentials. However, with existing technology, there is no way to construct offshore wind farms without the offshore oil platform. It is not just only a cheaper way to get wind power and let wind developers place their turbines further out to sea according to SeaEnergy Renewables. It is also an opportunity for oil companies to diversify their revenue by selling excess generated energy to the grid.
Oil money makes the Nigerian government tick and certainly keeps many multinational oil companies in the business. Be sure, crude oil makes the world go round. You can tell Saudi Arabia is currently using the oil power to caution other producers, especially world powers like Russia.
The English Premier League (EPL) returns with actions after different teams return from the maiden winter break.
A National budget can be compared to what a man does when it’s his turn to shop for the family for the month. Usually, the woman knows every detail in her head – groceries, toiletries, deodorants, four kinds of pepper, five kinds of seasoning, dry beans, baked beans, green beans, fresh fruits, fruit juice and so on. A smart husband will take a jotter and keep writing these items down against the estimated cost the wife gives him. By the time the list reaches the 55th item, a gentleman is likely going to say, “darling, I want to use the bathroom!”. He clutches his groin with one hand and passes the paper to the wife with the other hand. He jets off from the room with his last plea, “Babe, please add all these up first, my calculator is on the shelf, I want to know if I have enough money to cover all those expenses.” Now assume, the man had been writing the cost of each item in words or in Roman numerals.
Reflecting on the needs that pushed the suspects of the foiled Mpape, Abuja, robbery to the attempted robbery act, Rashid a roadside electrical technician and Solomon a painter, both residing in Mpape, uniformly echoed “My freedom is unnegotiable”. Asking them what they meant, they went further to state that, it is better for them to go through whatever hardship ordeal they are facing at the moment, be it inability to feed or pay rent and still have the freedom to move about and sleep when they want, rather than trade this freedom for a shady deal that will land them in prison custody.
