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Paul Adeyeye

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Investigations

INVESTIGATION: Despite massive tree felling, Osun, Oyo forestry contribute little to IGR in 5 years

Across the world, illegal deforestation threatens revenue earnings and environmental sustainability. Nonetheless, Osun and Oyo document illegal deforestation as just one of the many threats. Boundary disputes, lack of required technical expertise, underfunding and low level of government’s commitment, absence of requisite infrastructure, poaching, and tax evasion foreshadows danger to the forest industry in these states. Beyond these, the sector is still very closed. Data are mostly unavailable, near obsolete, or conflicting. Little is known of the framework for forest resource governance in Nigeria. In this report, DATAPHYTE’s reporter, Paul Adeyeye, reveals his findings as he explores the forest sector in two southwestern states.

Gender

At 60: Equal Opportunities for Nigerian Women

Can you smell the thrill of freedom yet, no? Well, with the prevalent gender issues in Nigeria, one can see why. From outright violence to denial of access to education, political participation and employment, the prospect of women’s inclusion in Nigeria is still bleak.

Security

At 60: The Changing Face of Insecurity in Nigeria

Tomorrow we celebrate Nigeria’s independence from British rule. Yet, with Nigeria’s trajectory, you’d be hard-pressed to find a reason to be happy. Insecurity in Nigeria is so worrisome that Nigeria is one of the most unsafe places to live and work.

Investigations

Bribery in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends

The unending problem of corruption, particularly bribery is endemic. On the one hand, it gets you instant access to things you should already have, and failure to oblige is detrimental. Then there’s the “use-to-itness” of it all, so much so that reporting occurrences is often futile.

COVID19

5 Angles gleaned from NBS’ COVID-19 Impact Assessment

An undeniable reality is that COVID-19 has changed the world in diverse ways. It has affected lives, devastated livelihoods, crippled economies, and even remodelled trends. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, “everything has been impacted. How we live and interact with each other, how we work and communicate, how we move around and travel. Every aspect of our lives has been affected”. But bringing it home, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) highlights the ripple effect the pandemic set off in Nigeria using four states surveyed.

Finance

5 Things to note from June’s FAAC Disbursement

In June, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed a sum of ₦547.31 billion to the three tiers of government. Of this sum, the federal government (FG) received ₦219.80 billion, while states received ₦152.47 billion. Disbursement to local governments was ₦114.09 billion. The FAAC paid out the remaining funds as derivation funds to oil-producing states and other statutory agencies of government. From the report, DATAPHYTE have identified five subjects of attention.