Go to 12th April 1994, page7 for story that has its headline in the thread title today

I am still calling for volunteers

GenBuhari,

I have an interest in children's health and hunger prevention, so I'll volunteer to research infant mortality.  What's the outline? And due date for report submission?

Thank you Madam,
God bless you for volunteering.

Outline is to find out the child mortality rate from as far back as 1960 or as far back as records go if they does not go as far back as 1960.

To make a credible comparision it would best , if possible ensure that the data is obtained from the a reliable source such as WHO or other similar agency.

Also try ensure that wherever possible you use data from the same source throughout.

Due date for submission? I would leave that up to you to tell me when you think you would be able to have it ready so I would know when to expect it

Infant mortality is a very good indicator of government performance, as regardless of any lies that a government may tell infant mortality would always expose the worst governments and vindicate the better governments.

I look forward to your report.

I will research the following three indicators:

Nigeria's exchange rate history

Nigeria's inflation history

Nigeria Foreign Debt history

I hope to do this within next 3weeks

OK.  Will do. Mine should take considerably less than three weeks, since it's only one subject.

I wanted to ask you about your support of Abacha.  You've probably had to defend that ad infinitum, but I don't get it either.  This is the guy who put Abiola in jail simply for stating his right to an election result which he won fairly.  I understand your respect for Buhari, but why Abacha? 

Thanks madam

18 months ago, I was ignorant of history and had thought that Abacha was corrupt and evil.

However since doing this thread I learnt that he was not corrupt and his name was deliberately blackened by the biggest looter in history - Obasanjo.

Abacha was running a military government and Abiola decided to declared himself president and set about setting up his own government, what would you expect Abacha to do? If Abacha had not put a stop to this it could easily have lead to another civil war.

Take time and review the Abacha era of this thread.

I am convince that Abiola would have been a disaster for Nigeria, he was alleged to have sponsored the coup that brought Buhari to power and when Buhari did not please him sponsored the criminal Babangida a.k.a. IBB, to overthrow Buhari.

It was also believed that he had sponsored Abacha's take over from Shonekan, the man seemed to want to rule Nigeria by any means.

In any case the election he won could not be considered free and fair as IBB had organised it and hand picked the 2 candidates.

Ok Can anybody suggest good websites where I can find the information, for performace indicator research?

I am particulary interested in in Nigeria's foreign debt, domestic debt and other economic indicators.

Can somebody explain to me what domestic debt actually means? Is it debt owed to Nigeria's banks ?

I would like to add a poll to this thread.

Can anybody suggest what the poll can be about?

exchange rate history:

Date Naira per US $
1972 0.658
1973 0.658
1974 0.63
1975 0.616
1976 0.62
1977 0.647
1978 0.606
1979 0.596
1980 0.550 (0.900 PM)
1981 0.61
1982 0.673
1983 0.724
1984 0.765
1985 0.894 (1.70 PM)
1986 2.02 (3.90 PM)
1987 4.02 (5.90 PM)
1988 4.54 (6.70 PM)
1989 7.39 (10.70 PM)
1990 7.39 (10.70 PM)
1991 8.04 (9.30 PM)
1992 9.91
1993 17.30 (21.90 PM)
1994 22.33 (56.80 PM)
1995 21.89 (71.70 PM)
1996 21.89 (84.58 PM)
1997 21.89 (84.58 PM)
1998 21.89 (84.70 PM)
1999 21.89 (88-90 PM)
2000 85.98 (105.00 PM)
2001 99-106 (104-122 PM)
2002 109-113 (122-140 PM)
2003 114-127 (135-137 PM)
2004 127-130 (137-144 PM)
2005 132-136
2006 128.50-131.80
2007 120-125
2008 115.50-120
2009 145-171
2010 148.21-154.8
2011 151.05-165.1

Hurray for GenBuhari.You sir are on point

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I appreciate your comments

News story inserted 23rd January 1984 (current title of thread on page 2)

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Thank you Jeeesus !

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GenBuhari: News story inserted 23rd January 1984 (current title of thread on page 2)

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