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Is Nigeria really ready for hitch-free population census?
Deployment of digital technology to the census process is expected to increase data accuracy and authenticity with little or no chance of manipulation and undue inflation of figures.
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23 states perform below their projected IGR in Q1 2023
On expenditure performance for Q1, Delta State had spent 33.6% of its budgeted expenditure for the year. Ekiti State, on the other hand, had spent one-quarter of its budget for 2023 in the same period.
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Unhealthy Diet tops 7 factors that predispose Nigerians to Diabetes
The research shows further that the prevalence rate of diabetes is highest in the South-South region of Nigeria and lowest in the North West.
US and China compete for influence in Africa’s digital future
This piece examines how the US-China tech competition plays out in African countries. It is divided into two sections.
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.
A Census for Motherland
When we speak of Nigeria as comprising of Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and other ethnic groups and believe the politico-economic power struggle is really between these 3 named groups alone, do we not unconsciously refer to others as dots on a piece of paper?
You might be hypertensive without knowing it
Data have it that two-thirds of the hypertensive population are found in the low- and middle-income countries, of which Nigeria is one.
How CBN’s cashless policy crashed Nigeria’s GDP in Q1
Nigeria’s N200 trillion economy was in dire straits due to banks’ temporarily shut-down to stranded Nigerians.
A glorious exit: The good, the bad, and the Buharian (3)
Despite Buhari’s austere economic policies, growth in output was reduced to record levels, and inflation and unemployment skyrocketed to unprecedented levels, with Nigeria earning the ignoble status of the poverty capital of the world under Buhari.
Ebonyi shows other states that health insurance can work
Health insurance is one of the cheapest ways of settling health bills. However, this service has eluded Nigerians as data show poor coverage of health insurance nationwide.
Nigeria power expenditure shows money alone won’t solve electricity problem
The amounts mentioned here do not include N1.5 trillion lent by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to GenCos and DisCos as well as recurrent budgets over the years.
NDDC forensic audit fades away but Akpabio’s Senate presidency ambition lives on
About one year after his appointment, in July, Akpabio appeared before the House of Reps Committee on Niger Delta for the investigation of the N81.5 billion expenditure by the NDDC in a span of seven months (January to July).
Kogi’s 3.8% erosion control budget performance makes fighting floods difficult
Despite this development, a review of the state’s budget performance documents shows that only 3.8 percent of the budget for flood and erosion control in the 2022 fiscal year was spent.
Health workers’ strike longest under Buhari-led government
Under the Buhari-led administration, health workers have been on strike for 164 days, representing 51.41 percent of 319 days of strike embarked upon by this group of professionals in 23 years.
Can Tinubu provide the type of education Nigerians need?
However, the key question is, can the incoming President, Mr Bola Tinubu, resolve these age-long issues that have set the education sector backwards and give the people the type of education they need?