Founded in August 2015, classifieds site Efritin.com stormed Nigeria and 'laid claim to everything,' according to a report on NaijaTechGuide.

Two years later, Efritin is suddenly packing out and leaving behind about 200 ex employees, office chairs, tables and even coffee mugs too. There are talks that the firm's furniture are being/have been auctioned off. It's clear that the firm's books is in the red and something drastic needs to be done.

To many, Efritin's exit is unexpected (in fact, the news shocked Nigeria's "techsphere", but veterans won't be surprised.

It seems Efritin is getting rid of everything it doesn't need for its operations in Nigeria. The firm is weighed down by the huge cost of production and coupled with Nigeria's business climate, decided to drop "everything"- infrastructure and labour included.

Speaking with ITWebAfrica on the exit, Nils Hammar, CEO of Saltside, owners of Efritin, said high cost of data in Nigeria was a major issue.

"It basically has to do with the fact that we didn't get desired returns on our investment, so we decided to scale back on our investments in Nigeria and that means we are forced to let many people leave the company. I would like to clarify that the site is not going to be closed, it is still up and running and working just fine as it has been. It doesn't mean that we are never going to start investing in Nigeria again. I think that's definitely a possibility. Our view is that the Nigerian market for ecommerce and classifieds is a tricky one at the moment for a few different reasons. We didn't see it was worthwhile our investment at the moment."

There are rumors that Efritin is involved in several legal issues, which may in one way or the other have affected it.

However, the firm has other franchises in other countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia and have the biggest classifieds site in Ghana as well.

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/why-efritin-is-leaving-everything-in-nigeria-the-real-story.230736/

Oil and gas together constitute over 90% of Nigerian foreign-exchange earnings. The Niger Delta is the main seat of oil and gas production in Nigeria. It is a fact that all aspects of oil and gas exploration and exploitation have harmful effects on the local ecosystem.

The Niger Delta is where almost all of Nigeria’s oil comes from, but ironically, it remains one of the poorest in the country. Over the last five decades, Niger Delta has given multinational oil corporations and the Nigerian state infringed exploration access but quite unfortunately, the territory remains alienated from all types of development and all essence of quality human life.


In protest, there have been renewed attacks on oil and gas installations in the region. Some agitators are in support of these attacks - that have reduced Nigeria’s daily oil production from about 2.2 million to 1.7 million barrel. Others see it as economic sabotage as well as political sabotage. Some see it as a justified struggle to salvage a dire situation. Some also condemn the violent approach but call for dialogue as the best way towards resolution of issues and conflicts.

Here is why they should not be hated for their actions.

1. Environmental Degradation:
Oil Spills: The Niger Delta has suffered for decades from oil spills, which occur both on land and offshore. Oil spills on land destroy crops and damage the quality and productivity of soil that communities use for farming. Oil in water damages fisheries and contaminates water that people use for drinking and other domestic purposes.

2. Gas Flaring: In the Niger Delta, gas flaring, ocean surge pose a major environmental and health challenge, while population explosion has also led to increased quest for land farming and grazing of animals. Aside health problems that range from respiratory problems to eye irritations, there is destruction of farmlands due to acid rain. There is also much noise, constant heat and radiating light that could lead to sleep deprivation which in turn could degenerate into insomnia. Since flaring involves the output of carbon dioxide and sulphur, the heart and lungs can be affected, leading to lung illnesses and cardiac complications.

According to environmental experts, Nigeria accounts for one sixth of gas flaring in the world, and this is they say is largely responsible for some health issues like cancer and leukemia.

Economic experts have condemned the Nigerian government for being only interested in maximizing the monetary profits from oil production to the detriment of the people living in the area where the oil is produced and gas is flared. Oil companies, it is believed, find it more economically more convenient to flare the natural gas and pay the inconsequential fine than to re-inject the gas back into the oil wells or convert it to electricity for the people in the area. Various legislative measures to curb gas flaring in Nigeria have been in place since 1969.

The communities have expressed displeasure over the manner in which the firms flare gas and abandon the people to their fate. They are also displeased with the manner in which the federal government and the Department of Petroleum Resources collect fines from oil firms involved in gas flaring. They have argued that the federal government, which enacted the law against gas flaring and criminalized the act, has failed to summon the political will to implement the law, but rather is happy to collect fines from oil firms and allow gas flaring to go unhindered and the community dwellers to bear the brunt.

3. Miserable Living:
The people of Niger Delta may have lost whatever it means to have and live a better life. The level of pollution and environmental degradation has made living in their land a nightmare.

The impact of the oil industry on the environment in the Niger Delta can be viewed in the context of poor quality of livelihoods, health and access to food and clean water of hundreds of thousands of people. The environmental damage that has been done, and continues to be done, as a consequence of oil production in the Niger Delta, has led to serious violations of human rights.

People living in the Niger Delta have to drink, cook with, and wash in polluted water; they eat fish contaminated with oil and other toxins - if they are lucky enough to still be able to find fish; the land they use for farming is being destroyed because of the lack of respect for the ecosystem necessary for their survival; after oil spills the air they breathe reeks of oil and gas and other pollutants; they complain of breathing problems, skin lesions and other health problems, but their concern are not taken seriously and they have almost no information on the impacts of pollution.

4. Protesting A Negligent Government: The federal government has in the past failed to provide sustainable socio-economic and infrastructural development in the Niger Delta area. As a result of this failure, the people of the region have decided to take their fate's into their own hands. This is blamed on the government that has failed in establishing a proper legal and social environment for peaceful conflict resolution which has contributed significantly to the emergence of parties that resort to violence in the Niger Delta.

5. Unemployment of Niger Delta Youths: While there is an increase in unemployment all over the country, it is more particular of Niger Delta youths whose source of livelihood has been snatched from them. The traditional occupation of the people of the south-south has been destroyed; fishing is no longer possible and environmental degradation is in its worst form.

6. Revenues from the region are used for political sponsorship: Since 1999, the region coffers have been used to sponsor political campaigns with willing corrupt governors. Hence most of them moved to a life in Abuja after office. Whereas the revenue-generating communities suffer.

7. Niger Delta Leaders also share the blame: The leaders in the Deltan region also share in the blame of the rot of the oil-rich region. For most of Nigerians, 50 years the central government has all the power and the local leaders have no say what so ever about what happened in the area. In instances where the government and multi-nationals seek to develop the oil rich regions, their leaders sidelined the people and enrich themselves at the expense of the communities. This single idea paved way for major sabotage in government's plans and actions as well as corporations. But the prize is too great for any of revolt to be tolerated. Ken Saro Wiwa, among others died for this cause.

So what do you think?

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/7-reasons-why-nigerians-owe-the-niger-delta-thanks-not-hate.227468/#post-249696

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For weeks past, Nigeria has invested hugely in oil exploration in Chad Basin and the North Eastern part of Nigeria. President Buhari giving the order to the Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, said the new directive was in line with the current efforts to guarantee energy security of the country.

As if that was not enough, Leaders from the 19 Northern State of the country corroborated the president’s effort. Earlier this week, a British firm was hired to continue the exploration.

These moves has been greeted with raised eyebrows as to the real motive of exploration while many ask rhetorically; after oil, what next?

Here are 6 things Nigerians should expect if oil is found in the north:

1. Biafra agitation will intensify

A laymen who shares in the cause of the Biafra nation will always posit that northern Nigeria find it hard to break up because of the benefit of oil wealth. However, if the recent exploration proves successful, Agitators in the south east will intensify their call for secession, taking as strong point the discovery of oil. They would say: ‘now that you have your oil, why not allow us be?

2. Nigeria will revisit allocation formulae

Just yesterday, Chairman of the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed inspected oil wells in Lagos state for the purpose of disbursement of the 13 per cent Derivation Fund to the state in line with the Nigerian Constitution. If oil is found in the north, many more states will stake claim to the 13% derivative which the federal government may not be able to meet up with. Hence, the need to revisit the sharing formulae.

3. Power supply will improve

Due to the activities of militants in the Niger Delta region, power supply through the national grid dropped to a record low of 1500MW earlier in 2016. The country was thrown into darkness and the power generation companies complained of a low supply of gas. However, if oil is found in the north, the companies will enjoy more and steady supply, consequently improving power supply in the country.

4. Dangote will make move for partnership/control

When oil was not explored in his region, Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote invested in the sector with plans to launch Nigeria's first private crude oil refinery by 2019. Therefore, it is safe to predict that he will make moves to be involved in the business if oil if found in the north.


5. Politicians will jostle for oil well ownership

Oil blocs in Nigeria are mostly owned by past politicians and it rakes in huge returns for their investment. If oil is found in the north, politicians mostly from the region and some of whom currently possesses oil blocs in the Niger Delta would want to extend their businesses.

6. Biafra will be allowed to go

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode in reaction to the exploration expressed fears that if oil is found in the north, leaders from the region would be the first to call for breakup of the country. This may be the case given the fact that the north east and north west will be more self-sufficient.

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/6-things-nigerians-should-expect-if-buhari-finds-oil-in-the-north.219818/

No Nigerian President or Head of state has ever been impeached, President Muhammadu Buhari may be the first to walk down that lonely road. Since his inauguration in office, President Buhari has become bent on poking the bear. The President seems to be at war at every front, some would say, ''He's not interested in completing his term''.


An army of powerful men from the President's own political party - the All Progressives Congress, APC and the opposition - the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may be forced to gang up and teach the President a major lesson ''this is democracy not military rule. Chief amongst those who may want the President out are Nigerian senators. The President has been fingered in the many crisis that have rocked the 8th Senate.

On Tuesday, 12th June, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe during an executive session openly suggested that President Buhari should be impeached. Here are 5 reasons why the Senate may impeach President Buhari :

1. To save Senate President Bukola Saraki

Since Saraki became President of the senate against the wish of his party there have been multiple attempts to remove him. Today, the Senate President is one of the most embattled politicians in Nigeria. His troubles seem to have no regard for his position as Nigeria's Number three [3] citizen. In country like Nigeria, who else can trouble the Number 3 man except the numbers 1 and 2 men?

2. Northernization of Nigeria

Alot of high ranking Nigerians believe that President Muhammadu Buhari is on a mission to northernize Nigeria. His political appointments have raised major questions about the country's unity. More regions are crying for restructuring of the country. The President is fast losing even the support of Northern Senators some of whom have openly admitted that his appointments have been biased.

3. Disregard for the Senate

''it's time to call a spade a spade and the Nigerian Senate and Legislature deserves to be respected", Senator Biodun Olujimi cried out on Tuesday 12th, July. The outcry cry was caused by a recent remark by President Buhari's highest ranking appointee SGF Babachir Lawal on the National Confab and Intervention Projects.

Buhari and his appointees have shown gross disregard for the Nigerian senate and the Senators are getting tired of being disrespected. They want a President who respects their position.


4. To save their own seats

The Nigerian economy is sinking and the common man on the street is getting more dissatisfied by the day. Most people on the streets blame President Buhari for the hardship. People are increasingly dissatisfied that the President is ''fighting corruption'' while allowing his people to starve. When the Nigerian populace turn against their Senators, President Buhari may become a scapegoat.

5. Handling of 2016 Budget

Over the years, there have been rumours of major budget padding. Nigerian Senators allegedly extort the executive before any budget is passed. The 2016 budget was almost passed in the same way until stories of budget padding leaked to the press. The presidency quickly distanced itself from the misconduct and went on to submit different versions of the budget which were allegedly de-padded to the National assembly.

Without sharp practices like budget padding most senators will never recover their campaign funds. Renowned for their selfish ways, President Buhari may have to go so that Senators can recoup their lost monies.

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/5-reasons-why-nigerian-senate-may-impeach-president-buhari.216915/

The President Mohammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has launched the Home-grown school feeding programme for primary school pupils in the country. The free feeding scheme is a core project of the Federal Government that it is said would increase food production and attract fresh investments. Below is a list of reasons why the free school feeding programme may fail.



1. Wrong Move: The move by the Federal Government may have been to fulfil part of their campaign promises but it is not coming at a very good time in the workings of a real government – where 27 states are still grappling with non payment of salaries, and a sinking GDP. Instead, the government should have tailored its energy towards total overhauling of the education sector, boosting teachers' capacity through trainings, and access to quality infrastructure to learn in local communities. Students will find joy in the classrooms when they are well taught, and learn well as opposed to coming to school for daily bread.

2. Huge Debt: According to the Vice President, “N93.1 billion from the budget has been set aside to take care of the feeding needs of millions of primary school children in Nigerian schools. The multiplier effect of the introduction of the school feeding scheme would help increase food production by up to 530,000 metric tonnes per annum and attract fresh investments of up to N980 billion.” This may not be so because of the resultant effect of this scheme. Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, has hit its lowest level in 25 years, according to the first quarter report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS report says the country’s economy has crashed to a 25-year low of -0.36 percent.

3. Welfare schemes are not sustainable: Welfare programs and government handouts have not always been sustainable. Government is a continuum. The APC-led overnment will not occupy the federal seat for ever, the next administration may jettison the scheme and will terribly affect the school children who were 'bought' with a plate of rice to attend classes. It may (for now) serve as an incentive for the children to go to school, but once the food is off the table, the classes are out of their minds. Aside pulling the economy down, some state governments have attempted school feeding programmes without much success. Lagos, Osun and Kano states, among others, have at one time or another introduced school feeding scheme but could not sustain it with the programme always bogged down by poor funding & poor logistics.

A recent case in Kaduna state where students returned home after taking the free meals is an indication of a jeopardized programme.

4. Self enrichment & Breeding Corruption: This cannot be exempted from the Home-grown School Feeding Programme. It is a quick avenue to wealth for some persons in government, with no proper measures in place to check this. The recent disappearance of 71 trailers of rice and other grains meant for the Internally Displaced persons in Adamawa state is a cause for concern and may repeat itself with the school feeding scheme.

5. We have been here before: The idea of school feeding programme is not altogether new. Both the Federal and some state governments tinkered with the idea in the past without much success. For example, in 2005, former President Olusegun Obasanjo launched what he called a home-grown school feeding programme aimed at improving the nutritional intake of at least 25 million children of school age.

Obasanjo boasted then that “Nigeria is making a statement that it cares about her children and the future of the nation.” He noted that the programme would not only increase school enrolment and completion rates of children, particularly, in rural communities and urban neighbourhoods, but also stimulate local food production and boost the income of farmers. Unfortunately, the programme hardly saw the light of the day as it simply fizzled away.
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Federal Government's Free School Feeding Scheme may have been a demonstration of its commitment to tackling the rot in Nigeria’s education system from the root coupled with the abject poverty wreaking havoc in most families who can barely afford one meal a day, but better solutions to issues should be to invest in education – calling on key players to steer its affairs, and not carrying more than our economic capacity.

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/5-reasons-president-buharis-free-school-feeding-programme-may-fail.216723/

Controversies have continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments which many believed to be lopsided in favour a particular region of the country. Recently, the Senate rejected President Muhammadu Buhari's ambassadorial list for lacking federal character by summoning the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Onyeama Geoffrey.

President Buhari had during an interview with BBC Hausa on September 8th, 2015 said the Constitution allowed him full control over the choice of his closest officials. The president assured that he was not ignoring some regions of the society in his appointments, explaining that those he appointed were some of his most trusted associates. Responding to the interviewer’s question on the controversy generated by the appointments, Buhari said “This is the nature of Nigerian politics.”

Here is a quick look at the reasons why the tough ex-military commander choose to do so.

1. Buhari Believes Only The North Can Be Trusted – Due to his experience in the first coming during the Military era and the role he played in the PTDF, Buhari understands that it is better to entrust positions to his allies and trusted hands rather than conforming with the political arrangement of the country.

2. Buhari's Administration Favours Ethnic Competence to Federal Character - The Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina said on a radio programme, Political Platform, August, 2015 on RayPower 100.5FM that “Nobody can fault the fact that the persons appointed were appointed on merits”. “In terms of the spread, the President has prerogative to appoint and he knows there is federal character. I am sure that there will be balance in the future. “These are still early days. At the end of the day, we will have a balance.

"By the time more appointments are made, it will balance out. The President is trying to get the very best of Nigerians. The issue of key positions and no key positions should not be the issue”, Adesina said.

3.The Nature of Nigerian Politics is Ethic-sided – The nature of Nigerian politics at least since the inception of Democracy in 1999 has always favours the political authorities. Each making appointments towards his cliques and allies and putting majority of the positions in the hands of 'his own people'.

4. The President is Rewarding Loyalty and Faithful Followers – It can be deduced from the election results that massive number of votes came from the Northern region of the country and the President is seen rewarding loyalties for the roles they played for his emergence as the President of Nigeria. His statement during an Interview he granted BBC Hausa last year confirms this. Buhari said: “If I select people whom I know quite well in my political party, whom we came all the way right from the APP, CPC and APC, and have remained together in good or bad situation, the people I have confidence in and I can trust them with any post, will that amount to anything wrong”. “I have been with them throughout our trying times, what then is the reward of such dedication and suffering?, he asked.

5. The South is Suffering From Election Outcomes - President Buhari received the least number of votes in the South East and South South, the political stronghold of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan. Hence, they are currently suffering from the 2015 election result which produced the current APC led administration.

6. Military Mentality: President Buhari matured from a military system where the rule of decree prevail over constitutional pronouncements. This is exemplified in his sack of university Vice Chancellors before he later rendered apology for the move after public outcry.

7. Popular Support: Despite the perceived hardship within the country, the Buhari administration still enjoys popular support from northerners and westerners. The government is viewed as a preferred alternative to the Jonathan administration and to this end, many seem not to question him except for the southerners who felt gravely marginalized.
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With all these happenings at the political early age of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration. It is disturbing to believe in the president words as such as the popular quote that ushered him in during May 29 inaugural speech which says - “I belong to everyone and belong to no one”.

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/7-reasons-why-president-buharis-appointments-tilt-towards-the-north.216817/

There have always been oppositions in Nigerian politics. In fact, opposition is what define the polity. The erstwhile administration of President Goodluck Jonathan (PDP) faced a stiff opposition from the All Progressives Congress (APC) before they finally clinched unto federal power in 2015. One of the President Goodluck Jonathan's major opponents was Rotimi Amaechi, the then governor of Rivers state. He was regarded a bone in the neck for the Otueke-born politician. Now in federal power, the All Progressives Congress has Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti state to deal with. Fayose, a PDP governor is as at now Nigeria's most controversial governor. He has been 'attacking' the APC and the Buhari-led government since its entrance into power. With the political trends in Nigeria now, Fayose's opposition does not appear as one to simmer down soon, as Buhari's administration is just a year old.

Here are 7 strong reasons why the Ekiti man can be a greater opposition to the-now ruling party than Rotimi Amaechi was to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

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1. As at then, Amaechi shared same party with his opponent, Goodluck Jonathan. It was quite difficult for him to vigorously fight him to the letter. He gets curbed by the National Party's mandate and even the party chiefs. Fayose belongs to a typical opposition party of his opponent, Buhari. His oppositions are closely in the mandate of his party.

2. It was quite apparent that Rotimi Amaechi had the intentions to defect to the opposition party, Power drunk of a federal appointment (obviously, he got this), started opposition at the end-time of their tenures. So, his back was weak. Fayose started quite early as in from the very scratch with Buhari way back the campaign periods of the now ruling party. His intentions have been clear from the start of whole game.

3. Fayose is seemingly mature with his oppositions - highly political. To a large extent, it represented the true democracy- making the federal government accountable. As a matter of fact, he was the first to congratulate President Buhari on his emergence as the President in 2015. He usually pinpoints the weaknesses of the Federal government. Amaechi's attacks were more of a vendetta mission - a payback after a public slap from the wife of the then President Jonathan.

4. Amaechi was a lone fighter. The game was between his Executive Arm and the whole of Federal Government. Fayose has the support of his legislative arm and even the judiciary. His party is a plus.

5. Fayose is one big bet for the PDP to regain federal power. He represents a capital voice in promoting the party. PDP will surely rise to strengthen this course. We have to watch out. Situations have made it glaring, even if APC will ever suggest another term, the incumbent President's age is enough barrier. In the case of Amaechi versus Jonathan, PDP was desperate to retain power. Jonathan was their best shot so Amaechi became a weakened vessel.

6. Uprooting Fayose from Ekiti is too difficult of a task. Legislature pledged their keen support. At home, Fayose is grounded. When he was not paying workers' salaries, the people of Ekiti saw it as a comeback reward from FG not the Governor. So, the fight is Ekiti versus Buhari. Amaechi had divided support. A side for the presidency, First Lady Dame Patience Goodluck, another for the Governor because the First Lady was from Rivers. Buhari has no blood connection from Ekiti.

7. Fayose is a die-hard officer. He was impeached in 2008, re-strategised and came back to power in 2015. His return was fantastic. Unseated an incumbent and opposition Governor, a person of Fayemi with such repute at a time his party, PDP was getting feeble. In short, Fayose has always won! Amaechi bears no such uncompromising record.

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/7-strong-reasons-gov-fayose-can-be-a-greater-opposition-to-buhari-than-amaechi-to-jonathan.216395/

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was birthed in 1980 as a successor to the National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) which was proscribed by the then military dispensation of Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo. It is a body that represents the interests of millions of Nigerian students both home, and in diaspora. But reverse seems to be the case with the NANS of today, that its leadership and activities range from violence, to monetization, and being used as dreaded tools in the hands of political office holders. Here is a quick look at some of these ugly shades with the student body.

1. Violence: The violence that is always accompanied with NANS gatherings is one of the indices that undermine the value of the student body. Especially during elections, NANS representatives are seen coming to the polls with charms, and some other objects of violence.

2. Government Stooges: As opposed to its duty of taking up the government on its unfavourable policies and actions, the NANS Body take sides with the government. For instance, in the erstwhile administration of President Good luck Jonathan, the NANS Body conferred on him an award of Grand Commander of Nigerian Students, amid the closure of tertiary institutions for more than 5 months. They are sometime used as errand boys by politicians.

3. Lobbying for Political Appointments: Majority of those who vie for offices in NANS do so for cheap political appointments in their constituencies. They work with politicians rather than students to get cheap connections. They lead students to protest government actions, but end up as their Political Special Advisers.

4. Toothless Dog: NANS today can be regarded as a toothless dog. They issue ultimatums to the government at every opportunity but they do nothing at its expiration.

5. Lack of Focus/No Meaningful Projects: NANS body lacks focus. The representatives source money from many channels but with no meaningful projects. No student-oriented welfare programmes in tertiary institutions.

6. Useless Awards: This is one of the failures of the NANS we have today. They give awards to undeserving citizens for the sake of financial gains from these political figures. Recently, the student body was divided over the 'Golden Man of the Year' award given to Senator Buruji Kashamu by its leader, Tijani Usman. According to him, Kashamu, an alleged drug baron, was given the award because of ''his large heartedness and philanthropic gestures to Nigerians of all shades and colours, especially the less-privileged.'' Such honour signifies a pitiable erosion of value and a leadership that has been so debased, backward and visionless.

7. Self Enrichment With Huge Allowance: It is a shame that the leadership of NANS today enrich themselves with huge allowance. There is hardly any meeting conducted or visit that would go without compensation. Their public conduct opposes the legacy of the founding fathers, who were organisationally and operationally effective with less stipends.

8. Non Student/Over-aged Leadership: Majority of those who head NANS are far-above average school age. Some of them have been either been sent out of their school, or queried for one level of gross misconduct or the other. This is blamed on the poor organisation structure that is responsible different factions and terrible student organisation.​

Source: https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/8-ugly-sides-of-national-association-of-nigerian-students-nans.216241/

It is 6 years that Osun state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has been steering the affairs of the state. He was returned to office in November 27, 2014 for a second term. So many things can be said to be wrong with Ogbeni's 6 year old administration in the state. Below is a lost of some of them.

1. Government without Commissioners: Ogbeni rauf Aregbesola has been running his 2-year old second term government without commissioners. Aregbesola ascribed the delay to the paucity of funds, saying that the purse of the state has been reduced.

2. No Local Government Elections: The last local government poll held in the state was conducted by a PDP-led government in 2007. Since 2011, billions have gone into statutory monthly allocation with no evidence of development in the local governments.

Governor Aregbesola has failed to reveal the total debt exposure of the local governments that he has ran through executive secretaries for over 5 years.

3. Jailing Students: Students who downloaded films on the freely distributed Opon Imo were sent to Ilesa prison. This would not have happened if the government weighed several options before implementing it.

4. Demolition and Merging of Schools: Osun state under Governor Aregbesola demolished merged post-primary schools in the state. This was against the interest of the teachers, students, and alumni associations. Also inimical to the future of students, especially final year students whose examination centres were demolished. This policy of the government was ill-timed and causes a lot of dislocation and hardship for the students, whose identity were erased from the school.

Aregbesola also demolished several houses and shops along Osogbo-Iwo, Ogo Oluwa - Old Garage -Ayetoro - Ota Efun. road. People were made homeless, and with only few of them compensated.

5. Controversy With The General School Uniform: Governor Aregbesola also introduced the school uniform for all state primary and secondary schools in the state. This action didn't go well with the schools, teachers and religious organisations as it destroyed the existent school structure. Through free, it is quite difficult to differentiate students of a school from the other. Religious organisations kicked against it because of a hidden inscription “Ella” discovered in the new school uniforms distributed to all pupils in both primary and secondary schools in the state.

6. Huge Borrow And Uncompleted/Abandoned Projects: No doubt, governor Aregbesola has plunged the state into huge debt with an increased rate of state's borrow, but with abandoned projects in the state. Governor Aregbesola took loans on projects that are grandiose and without direct impact on the lives of the people – federal roads and flyovers that hardly got off the drawing board, airports construction that has been left abandoned.

7. Hijab Crisis: The recent hijab crisis has not been handled maturely by the state governor, who threatened to expel students who wear robes to school. Justice Jide Falola of the Osun State High Court had on June 3 given a verdict that Muslim students should be allowed to wear hijab in all public schools in the state because it was part of their fundamental rights.

8. Free School Feeding Programme: As at now, there is nothing productive with the free school feeding programme. It has not been sustainable overtime in Osun state. It though provided jobs for some local food vendors but resulted in huge debt for the state. Governor Aregbesola did not consider the state's economic capacity before investing in such an expensive welfare programme.

9. Misplaced Priorities: Osun state receives paltry sum from the nations treasury due to a heavy debt burden and now relies solely on the allocation giving to LG from the treasury to survive, yet Governor Aregbesola has created additional 30 LCDA and wants to build a 19 billion naira airport before he leaves government. In addition to misplaced priority is the “Opon-Imo” N8.6billion Project. The state is yet to develop for such an expensive project, the reason why students abused it. Today, where is the Opon-imo?

10. Backlog of Salaries: Despite Federal Government bailout funds, Osun is one of the states with terrible backlog of salaries. Some workers are being owed for 6 months, some half-paid, and some have not been paid at all.

11. Monopoly of Trade: Reports in some quarters reveal that the Omoluabi garment factory belongs to the niece of the deputy governor and that in giving her the monopoly to be the only one to sell and sew school uniforms in Osun could be said to affect the livelihood of thousands of tailors and material sellers in the state.

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The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has been in constant troubles over the years, and more pronounced in recent times. Established in 1945, the body is saddled with the responsibility of organising domestic and international football in Nigeria. However, the football house has never been out of public criticism due to the series of misdoings and crises over the years. Below are 7 of these troubles:

1. NFA or NFF: It all started with nomenclature problem. Some years ago, our football administrators fought to have the name of the football ruling body in the country changed from the Nigeria Football Administration, NFA, to the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, but really what was the change all about? Even though they fought tooth and nail to get the name changed in 2008, the football body till now seem not to have a clear focus and concise goal for its existence. If not, why would they be so engrossed in changing from NFA, (No Future Ambition) to NFF, (No Future Focus)?

2. Leadership Tussle: One crisis that will go down memory lane is the leadership tussle in the federation. Amaju Pinnick and Chris Giwa for months both laid claim to the leadership of the body. With each defying court orders to declare himself president, the crises plunged into a debacle which today still affects the country’s football. The whole scenario degenerated into more troubles as a similarly corrupt FIFA threatened to ban the country.

3. Coaches' Salary: The body could be scored an ‘F’ grade in this. Most outrageous of it all is the salary owed two of the Nigeria greatest coaches, Stephen Keshi and Amodu Shuaibu. Till today, Keshi’s two months’ salary has not been paid, likewise that of Amodu. Maybe they wouldn’t have talked about these salaries if they are both living. Who knows how much more the federation owe its past coaches.

4. Player’s Allowances: Last week, the Technical Committee of the federation at its meeting in Abuja said that players will no longer be paid the usual $10,000 dollars each as match bonus per match. Rather, players will receive what it call performance bonus. Match or performance bonus, NFF has never sticked to its promises. Players at every level always complain about match bonuses.

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