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While Buhari struggled to manage human rights abuses that peaked under his watch, the level of abuses the people suffered, whether they survived or were smothered, exceeded the average levels of abuses suffered under Buhari’s predecessors.
There have been several concerns over the utilisation of ecological funds, especially in the face of constant flooding and environmental problems facing the country.
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.
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The oil and gas sector took a lot of loans that they could not pay back, thereby raising banks’ exposure to non-performing loans (NPLs), a Dataphyte review of financial statements of banks has shown.
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Altogether, 3.21 million passengers used the trains in the whole of 2022, and a total of N4.55 billion was generated as revenue.
This sampled street evidence seems to contradict the expected higher emotions of sadness and depression among Nigerians, going by the extent of bad events reported on conventional news media and social media.
Dataphyte’s investigations found serious violations of procurement guidelines and award of contracts to suspicious companies under Fayemi.
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Climate change has continued to affect the ecosystem, causing significant variations in average weather conditions. From 1901 to 2020, global temperatures increased by around 1.98°F (1.1°C).
The infrastructure gaps in Nigeria manifest in lack of good roads and railway network; poor power generation, transmission and distribution systems; poor water, health, housing, and education facilities, among others. Their poor supply or non-availability has limited the country’s development.
Though the ports in Nigeria cannot be compared to those mentioned, the volume capacity, which ranges from 22,000 TEU in Apapa Port to 3 million TEU in Tincan Port, matches the ports mentioned. Thus, they have the capacity to employ a good number of workers.
The importation of refined petroleum has significantly contributed to the country’s import bill, which requires foreign exchange. A review of the OEC data shows that refined petroleum took 18.3 percent of the country’s import bill in 2021.
Inflation has risen globally, which has increased the cost of goods and services. The global inflation rate increased from 4.7 percent in 2021 to 8.75 percent in 2022 and is projected to further rise in 2023 due to Russia’s war in Ukraine and US-China trade war.
This is it: All over the world, the price of petrol, diesel and kerosene are relatively close. Petrol has the highest price, followed by diesel and kerosene. In short, petrol is the costliest and kerosene is the cheapest.
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Despite INEC’s efforts to organise a hitch-free general election, several flaws manifested on the election day. First, was the late arrival of electoral officials in some polling units, insufficiency of election materials, inability of some electoral officials to operate the BVAS machine, to mention but a few, were visible.
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Dataphyte reviewed the budget performance documents of different states to analyse what they earn as tax. A review of some selected states reveals disparities in their tax earnings.
