Abandoned and unfunded, health centres in Ebonyi fail rural communities
………Pregnant women, children bear the brunt
Inside the big business of Abakiliki rice farming
Revealing the revenue or earnings alone does not tell the whole story. The reporter tried to identify cost components for Abakiliki rice farmers. Rice farmers who spoke with the reporter identified six to seven items worrying players in Ebonyi.
Hyprep board releases $360m for Ogoni cleanup after Dataphyte’s story
Dataphyte’s story had exposed lies and half-truths told by Hyprep regarding the remediation of polluted sites in Ogoni, an ancient oil-producing town in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria.
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From notorious energy crisis to high import costs: Why Nigerian factories are shutting down
Rising inflation has driven the monetary policy rate -benchmark interest rate – from 11.5 percent in May 2022 to 18.5 percent in May 2023, hurting manufacturers in need of funding for expansion.
From contract scams to polluted water: How Hyprep’s $1bn fund failed to provide respite to Ogoni people
A villager. Ms Josephine Deko, said she had had a series of skin diseases due to the type of water she had used for bathing.
Explainer: How “ways and means” affects ordinary Nigerians
There have been several arguments as to whether ways and means should be described as loan or something else. Many have contended that it should not be considered as part of Nigeria’s loan profile.
$1bn Ogoni clean-up project: Truths, half-truths and outright lies
In 2023, the reporter returned to Ogoni in continuation of the investigation to track the use of the funds and monitor the difference made by the money in communities in Ogoniland. The investigation between 2020 and 2023 in Ogoni has exposed lies and half-truths told by both the Nigerian government and Hyprep about the $1 billion project.
Abandoned and forgotten: Inside story of women, children dumped at New Kuchigoro IDP Camp
Members of the New Kuchigoro community accuse boys and girls living at the IDP camp of “corrupting their children.” On the other hand, parents living at the IDP camp say members of the New Kuchigoro community “are corrupting their children.”
Nigeria: Big economy, small stock market
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $448 billion. However, its stock market capitalisation is considered too small for an economy of that size.
Buhari ties Tinubu’s hands with last-minute economic decisions
Nigeria’s revenue-to-GDP ratio is nine percent, as against Ghana’s 13 per cent, Kenya’s 17 percent and Angola’s 21 percent. So, for Tinubu, borrowing in the short term may be inevitable, but he must now do so with tact, experts say.
Sit-at-home: South-East businesses lose N5.4trn after wasting 71 Mondays
According to the report, the region’s micro businesses lose N4.618 trillion ($10.495 billion) annually to the sit-at-home exercise.
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Sit-at-home: South-East micro businesses lose N4.6tn annually –Report
The report further estimated the losses of nano and micro businesses between the time the sit-at-home order started on August 9, 2021 and when the investigation ended on December 17, 2022, totalling 71 Mondays.
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Nigerian government implements over 180 ease of business reforms – Presidency
She said most of the 180 reforms were targeted at boosting the life cycles of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to ensure they created jobs and contributed meaningfully to the economy.
Governorship election: PDP takes Plateau, APC re-captures Sokoto
The PDP governorship candidate won in local government areas such as Riyom, Jos South, Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Mikang, Langtang South, Langtang North, Bokkos, Quaapan and Mangu.
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Makinde wins re-election bid, floors Folarin, Adelabu
Makinde is the second governor to win re-election in Oyo State after the late Abiola Ajimobi. He is a member of G-5 Governors who opposed the candidacy of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.