₦airaland Forum

“A good perimeter fence with well-trained security personnel mounted gates is the first line of defense for schools in this era of student kidnapping"

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Better still......build a Naval base on the premises?

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It could be worse.....!

Nope!

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Odikwa risky.....

she was unfaithful during the relationship and brought an illegitimate child home

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President Muhammadu Buhari will pay a one day visit to Imo State on Thursday.

The state Governor, Hope Uzodinma, disclosed this to journalists at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday.

The governor met the President at the State House, Abuja, on Friday.

He said President Buhari would commission some “significant projects” executed by his administration.

Uzodinma added that he was in Abuja to demand the Federal Government’s assistance on the World Bank programmes on rural roads, ecological programmes, the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management (NEWMAP) projects and other erosion control issues.

The governor said: “While in Abuja, I secured approval for President Muhammadu Buhari to visit Imo on Thursday, September 9, to commission some significant projects put together by the Shared Prosperity Administration.

“More to that, Imo has been able to attract additional support from Mr. President on management of some ecological problems in the state.”

On his assignment as the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for the Anambra governorship election, Uzodinma acknowledged the importance of the responsibility thrust on him by the party.

He urged the people of Anambra and the South-East in general to align with APC.

https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/buhari-to-visit-imo-thursday/

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Redundancies to follow......

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........ 6 bales and 15 sacks of used /secondhand clothings, 6 sacks and 90 pieces of used handbags, 16 sack and 34 pairs of used shoes

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Terrorists......Advising security agencies?

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Eureka!
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Ddokie:
This could be test run of what they intend to do in states of concern like Benue et'al. Because as i dey like dis, I cant see any benefit in shutting down communication for 2 weeks in a state.


you will get more likes for "yeah" gif . trust me.

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Zamfara has fallen!!!

Zamfara has fallen!!!

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Cover up's beginning?

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The world economy was disrupted in 2020, due to the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic, which brought economic activities to a halt in most countries, with Africa not exempted from the downturn.

In 2020, a number of African countries fell into economic recession including Nigeria, however, the list of top economies per capita, remains fairly unchanged compared to the previous year.

According to data obtained from the World Bank, the Sub-Saharan African economy declined by 2.45% in 2020 from $1.85 trillion recorded in 2019 to $1.81 trillion. Also, the middle East and North Africa region recorded a 3.66% contraction in its economy to an aggregate of $3.37 trillion.

With the need to constantly monitor the performance of the world economies in relation to Nigeria, Nairametrics analyses the top economies on the African continent based on their GDP per capita in 2020 and their performance year-to-date based on available data.

Here are the top 6.

South Africa – $5,090.72
Position – 6th

South Africa is the second-largest economy in Africa, second only to Nigeria with an estimated population of over 59.3 million people. It boasts of a GDP per capita of $5,090.72 to stand in sixth position. The country’s GDP per capita declined by 15.8% from $6,001.4 recorded in the preceding year.

This implies that an average individual in South Africa recorded an estimated output of $5,090.72 in 2020. Meanwhile, the country’s GDP grew by 1.1% in real terms in the first quarter of 2021.

According to the statistics department of the Republic of South Africa (STATSSA) the finance, mining and trade industries were the main drivers of output on the production (supply) side of the economy, while household spending and changes in inventories helped spur growth on the expenditure (demand) side.


Botswana – $6,710.99
Position – 5th

Botswana, a country in the centre of Southern Africa with a population of 2.35 million people, recorded the fifth highest GDP per Capita in Africa at $6,710.99. The country’s GDP in 2020 stood at $17.18 billion, representing a 7.89% decline compared to $18.65 billion recorded in the previous year.

In the same vein, its GDP per capita recorded a 15.8% decline from an aggregate of $7,970 printed in 2019.

Meanwhile, reports indicate that on an annual basis, Botswana’s real GDP growth continued to worsen as a result of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Real GDP contracted by 8.6% year-on-year in Q1 2021.

Gabon – $7,005.88
Position – 4th

Gabon, a country on the west coast of Africa boasts of being the fourth highest economy in Africa based on GDP per individual with $7,005.88 and an estimated population of 2.23 million people based on data obtained from the World Bank.

The latest figure represents a 9.8% decline when compared to $7,767.02 recorded in the previous year, having recorded a 1.32% contraction in GDP value to stand at $19.67 billion.

The decline is in tandem with the downturn recorded by most economies of the world, as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

Equatorial Guinea – $7,143.24
Position – 3rd

Equatorial Guinea recorded a GDP per capita of $7,143.24 in 2021, representing the third highest on the African continent in the review period.

The country’s GDP per capita declined by 15.2% compared to $8,419.93 recorded in the preceding year as a result of the 4.89% decline in the aggregate GDP. Its GDP stood at $11.88 billion in the period under review.

Equatorial Guinea is a small country on the west coast of the African continent with an estimated population size of 1.4 million people.

Mauritius – $8,622.68
Position – 2nd

Second on the list is Mauritius, with an estimated GDP per capita of $8,622.68. This is 22.3% lower than $11,097.59 recorded in 2019.

Mauritius is a subtropical island country in the Indian Ocean, just over 1,130 kilometres east of Madagascar, off the south-eastern coast of Africa.

Its aggregate GDP in 2021 stood at $11.74 billion, representing 14.87% decline compared to $13.79 billion recorded in 2019.

Seychelles – $11,425.09
Position – 1st

Seychelles is a country located in the Indian Ocean which, between 480 and 1,600 km from the east coast of Africa. It has an estimated population of 98,462, one of the lowest on the African continent. Its GDP per capita in 2020 stood at $11,425.09, representing the highest recorded in Africa in the period.

Its GDP per capita recorded a significant decline of 29.5% from $16,198.52 recorded in 2019 to $11,425.09 in 2020. This is as a result of the 10.72% decline in the aggregate GDP in the period. The country’s GDP stood at $1.24 billion in the review period.

However, Fitch has forecasted that the country’s GDP will rebound by a 5% growth in 2021, driven by a robust resumption of tourist activities, favourable base effects, and supported by expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.

Bubbling under
Namibia – $4,211.05
Libya – $3,699.23
Egypt – $3,547.87
Eswatini – $3,415.46

Nigeria ranks 17th in Africa despite its economic value
Nigeria, the ‘giant of Africa’ and the most populous country in the region with over 200 million people residing in the country according to World Bank estimates, boasts of being the largest economy on the continent with an aggregate GDP of $468.6 billion.

Nigeria’s GDP per capita stood at $2,097.09 in 2020 to rank 17th on the list of African countries, representing a 6% decline compared to $2,229.86 recorded in the previous year. Despite, recording the highest aggregate GDP, it is no surprise that Nigeria’s GDP per capita paints a less than stellar picture as the population size is enormous compared to other countries in the region.

Notably, Nigeria’s population of around 206.1 million accounts for about 18% of the entire sub-Saharan African, which in essence affects the per capita output. However, it is no excuse as the country has the human resources and youthful population to spur significant economic growth.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s real GDP recorded a 5.01% growth in the second quarter of 2021, largely driven by growth in the trade, ICT and electricity sector. It was also spurred by a favourable base period. Recall that in the corresponding period of 2020, Nigeria’s real GDP declined by 6.1% year-on-year.

Note: GDP per capita is an important metric that breaks down a country’s economic output per person and is calculated by dividing the GDP of a country by its population size.

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At least 47 bandits terrorising Shiroro communities in Niger State have been killed by local hunters.

The hunters, in a sting-like operation, raided a ‘riverside’ community in Magami between Shiroro and Rafi local government areas on Wednesday and killed the bandits.

According to a news dissemination platform, PRNigeria, the community, which is close to a river, has been used as hideouts by Niger bandits, who also established their camps in the axis.

A police intelligence officer, who asked not to be mentioned, confirmed that several bandits also fled with gunshot wounds, aside those killed.

“I can tell you for a fact that the bandits met their waterloo. At least 47 of them were eliminated by the hunters who participated in the operation,” he said.

PRNigeria could not confirm if the hunters are part of the recently inaugurated Niger Special Vigilante Corps (NSVC) which was formulated by the police and the state government to streamline the activities of all local security outfits into one special corps.

During the inauguration of the corps in June 2021, Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, said banditry activities would not intimidate the people or the government as they would not allow bandits to change the style of living of the people.

Sani-Bello had said: “Bandits want to force us to change our way of life in Niger State but we won’t allow them.

“They stopped our children from going to school, they stopped us from travelling on our roads, they stopped farmers from going to the farm and now they are trying to stop from anything, but we will not be intimidated. We will not allow that to happen; we will continue to live our normal lives.”

https://leadership.ng/hunters-raid-niger-community-kill-47-bandits/

2019 when he was appointed minister, saying he did not apply, he was just called and told to submit his CV, "and within two hours of the appointment he was said to have been appointed minister."


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So Kyari (the police) collected that cash and not the victims?

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Super Eagle manager Gernot Rohr has revealed why he did not invited qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde, Insidenaija reports.

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Journalist Bloggers just dey murder inglish anyhow for naija!


.....and then the trash gets highlighted on front page!

Operational Update.....

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Maybe they've not heard.........nobody 'up there' can read!

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On September 25, guests and dignitaries will be hosted to a lavish ceremony at an undisclosed venue.

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ChiefSosa:
Osinbanjo is probably the only sensible person in APC

False....

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There is nothing remotely sensible in:

A.nnoying

P.reaching

C.harlatans

SirBlack999:
The world is already going green. And Nigeria is a petrostate. Things are about to fall apart, because the centre won't hold anymore. Lol

True....

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Abba Kyari asked me to divert cash, assets seized from slain kidnap kingpin E-Money: Police Lawyer

Abba Kyari, Nigeria’s disgraced police commissioner, ordered the immediate diversion into private custody all cash and assets seized from slain abduction lord Collins ‘E-Money’ Ezenwa in 2018, Peoples Gazette can report based on police internal memo and testimonies of a police prosecutor.

The police prosecutor Nosa Uhumwangho disclosed this to the NBA Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) on Wednesday, as controversies have continued to trail how the police managed Mr Ezenwa’s assets since he was killed in 2018.

Gift, the wife of the late kidnapper had accused Mr Kyari and his team of attempting to take over her late husband’s businesses and property as well as withdrawing money from his accounts into their private pockets.

Mr Kyari who is currently under investigation for fraudulent activities had in 2019 denied any wrongdoing after Nigeria Human Rights Commission and Amnesty International in separate petitions accused the Intelligence Response Team headed by the suspended police chief of illegally depleting the asset of the kidnap kingpin.

Huspuppi and Kyari
But Mr Uhumwangho, the IRT legal officer in a 131-paragraph affidavit submitted to the NBA-LPDC on June 30 this year and seen by Peoples Gazette, said he diverted N3,075,300 generated from Mr Ezenwa’s De-Ingrid Hotel and another property at Edingurgh, Enugu into his private account on the orders of Mr Kyari.

The order that the funds be diverted into his personal Zenith Bank account was for “reasons best known” to Mr Kyari, according to the police prosecutor.

Mr Uhumwangho also alleged that Mr Kyari ordered a notorious cultist, Tochukwu Okeke, to obtain rents from Mr Ezenwa’s properties on his behalf. Mr Okeke is currently detained at the 82 Division of the Nigerian army over alleged ties with IPOB gunmen in the southeast.

The lawyer’s testimony followed a petition by a lawyer and human rights activist Justice Ijeoma who accused him of “conduct unbecoming of a legal practitioner”.

Mr Ijeoma in his petition to the NBA-LDPC also accused Mr Uhumwangho of conniving with other officers to illegally convert Mr Ezenwa’s properties.

Mr Kyari had in a letter dated 25th January, 2019 claimed that the NHRC authorised him to recover money from the kidnap kingpin’s account and pay it in a private account while the matter was pending in court.

Abba Kyari Document
“The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria (Presidential Panel on SARS Reforms) which sat in Abuja on 25th January 2019, directed the Legal Officer of IGP-IRT to recover money in possession of any person controlling the aforesaid properties and make them render an account.

“In view of the above-stated fact, you are hereby directed/ordered to recover any money therefrom and take possession and make sure it is properly kept and safe in your custody, because if paid into the Police account, it will be difficult to recover it and tender it before the court as the matter is still pending at the Honourable Federal High Court, Owerri Judicial Division. The court may make a demand for it in the nearest future,” Mr Kyari’s letter read.

The claim was, however, denied by sources from the NHRC panel which sat between- 14 and 26 January 2019.

The Gazette could not immediately reach Mr Kyari for comments, while the spokesperson for the police, Frank Mba did not respond to request seeking clarifications on whether or not it is a standard police procedure for assets under investigation to be diverted into private custody as a way of preserving evidence.

M Ezenwa, a former police corporal was killed on January 27, 2018, along Enugu-Owerri Expressway, while he journeyed with two of his cousins who were also alleged to be kidnappers.

The late kidnapper joined the police in 2009 and resigned on N47, 000 salary in November 2017.

https://gazettengr.com/abba-kyari-asked-me-to-divert-cash-assets-seized-from-slain-kidnap-kingpin-e-money-police-lawyer/

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The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the banning or restriction by a growing number of wealthy nations of public investment in fossil fuels, including natural gas, will hurt Nigeria.

Osinbajo said this in an article published on Tuesday by Foreign Affairs, an American magazine of international relations and US foreign policy, with the title ‘The divestment delusion: Why banning fossil fuel investments would crush Africa’.

He noted that in April, seven European countries, including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, announced that they would halt public funding for certain fossil fuel projects abroad.

Osinbajo said, “A little less than one-year prior, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, sold out of positions in major mining and energy companies because of environmental concerns. And in 2018, Ireland became the first country to pledge to entirely divest from fossil fuels.

“After decades of profiting from oil and gas, a growing number of wealthy nations have banned or restricted public investment in fossil fuels, including natural gas.”

According to Osinbajo, such policies often do not distinguish between different kinds of fuels, nor do they consider the vital role some fuels play in powering the growth of developing economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

He said, “As development finance institutions try to balance climate concerns against the need to spur equitable development and increase energy security, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union have all taken aggressive steps to limit fossil fuel investments.

“The World Bank and other multilateral development banks are being urged by some shareholders to do the same. The African Development Bank, for instance, is increasingly unable to support large natural gas projects in the face of European shareholder pressure. Even UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to end all new fossil fuel exploration and production.”

The Vice-President said although all countries must play their part in the fight against climate change, a global transition away from carbon-based fuels must account for the economic differences between countries and allow for multiple pathways to net-zero emissions.

He said, “For countries such as my own, Nigeria, which is rich in natural resources but still energy-poor, the transition must not come at the expense of affordable and reliable energy for people, cities, and industry.

https://punchng.com/banning-fossil-fuel-investments-will-hurt-nigeria-osinbajo/

Bubu......

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President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigerians would feel the impact of his projects when he leaves office in 2023.

Buhari disclosed this at the inauguration of the new board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, at State House, Abuja.

He said his administration is partnering with NSIA on some infrastructural projects across the country.

There’s no place in Nigeria we have not impacted positively – Buhari

Buhari also reiterated the commitment of his administration towards towards establishing long term projects that would create jobs for Nigerians.

According to Buhari, “Accordingly, in the past four years, both the public and private sectors in Nigeria have partnered on strategic projects with the NSIA.

“On the public sector partnership, we are working with the NSIA on strategic infrastructure projects such as the Second Niger Bridge, the Lagos – Ibadan Express Way and the Abuja – Kano Road, to mention a few.

“On the private sector collaborations, we have projects such as the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative and the NSIA Healthcare Development and Investment Company amongst many.

“Although these projects and programMEs have immediately created jobs from a development standpoint, the wider impact on society will only be felt in years to come.”

https://dailypost.ng/2021/09/02/nigeriansll-feel-impact-of-my-projects-when-i-leave-office-in-2023-buhari/

Noted....

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