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Health

Over 25 Million Nigerians Excluded Due To Disability

With an estimated 25 million disabled persons in Nigeria, about one in every eight Nigerians live with at least one form of disability. Most common of these disabilities are visual impairment, hearing impairment, physical impairment, intellectual impairment, and communication impairment. Disabilities could be caused by preventable diseases, congenital malformation, birth-related incidents, physical injury and psychological dysfunction. Although statistics are scanty about the demographic distribution of disability in Nigeria, available literature suggests that there are significantly more disabled women than men in the country and that due to the insurgency in the North-East, the region hosts the highest number of people with disability in the country.

Health

Stroke, Heart And Pulmonary Diseases Are Top Killers In Low Income Countries

Death, which is the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism, is commonly a result of ageing, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, homicide, starvation, dehydration and accidents or major trauma resulting in terminal injury. Generally, records of death (including the numbers of persons who died as well as the causes of the deaths) provide insights on the effectiveness of a country’s health system.

Economy

Nigeria’s Economy In Crises Despite Several Economic Roadmaps

Nigeria’s economy bears semblance to the story of a boy who chose to be clothed in rags despite his enormous retinue of beautiful, carefully-tailored, and properly-fitted clothes. Since independence, Nigeria has had a series of properly thought economic plans which could have positioned it as one of the leading economies in the world.

Oil and Gas

8,560 Pipeline Vandalisation and the Revenue Loss to Nigeria

According to the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) of December for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, 8560 cases of pipeline vandalism were reported in the last four years. Year in year out, Nigeria loses significant proportions of its oil revenues to this menace that is as old in history as oil drilling in the country

Economy

#WarningSigns: Seven States Over-Dependent on Mineral Revenue

The greatest joy of a mother lies in the ability to see her children grow up to become responsible adults who can generate enough income to take care of their needs. Little wonder a good mother always ensures to imbue her children with the necessary life skills that will prepare them to become independent individuals.

Latest Reports

#EcologicalFund: How Federal Government Diverted N93.7 Billion Meant for Ecological Interventions

Nigeria is a country blessed with many resources. A young vibrant population, abundant mineral resources (which are either not fully explored or whose potentials are exploited by only a few in power). Besides, the country’s diaspora population has swag when it comes to impact. Or how do you beat the remittances of US$25 billion which according to PwC, represented 6.1% of GDP in 2018?

Governance

The Welfare of 47 Million Nigerians Hangs in the Balance Due to NDDC’s Mismanagement of 1.53 Trillion Naira

At least 1.534 trillion naira has been received by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since its inception in 2001. This amount was allocated to the NDDC for expenditures on projects to reverse the huge infrastructural deficit in the nine Niger Delta states as a result of decades of government’s neglect and environmental degradation by oil exploration companies. However, the development crises that impact the oil-rich region with an estimated population of 46.8 million people remain unresolved. Expectedly, concerns are growing about the utilisation of the funds accrued to the Commission over the years.