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Countries around the world wake up every new day to do something different, and of course productive. They attend to the challenges their yesterday brought them, and draw brilliant inferences from them to improve on them today. When one understands …
Continue readingThere is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed. – Woodrow Wilson
Pilgrimage, according to Merriam Webster, is defined as a journey of a pilgrim, especially one to a shrine or …
Continue readingIf latest data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics is anything to go by, state governments in Nigeria are amassing debts that far outweigh their revenue and income. The federal government is not left out either in this borrowing spree …
Continue readingToday, we will look at the revenue figures for the states and compare them to the debt figures. The analysis will be by GPZ. But before then, let us analyse the Debt Per Capita. i.e. the debt stock (excluding cash) …
Continue readingBetween 2011 – 2017, the Debt Stock (External + Domestic) of states in Nigeria grew by an average of 190% by Geo-Political Zone. The biggest leap came from the North West with 256% followed by the South West and North …
Continue readingAfricanLiberty.org takes a look at the recent accusations against Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade by Togolese Rights Activist and one of the leaders of the recent Togo agitations, #TogoDebout. AfricanLiberty’s Demola Adeeko takes the issue on in this short video.
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Continue readingNigeria is such a wonderful country with a large but motley population. You always get to meet people with different ideas and also the strong belief that they have the solutions to all problems. One only needs to visit a …
Continue readingFrom all indications, the Nigerian government is determined in its decision to float a new national airline and have it operational by the end of this year. This milestone appears to have been inspired during the election campaign that ushered …
Continue readingAFTER having been the poster child of sound fiscal practice for a number of years, South Africa’s government finances have experienced a precipitous decline since 2009 into an abyss it will take many years from which to escape.
As a …
Continue readingSeán Mfundza Muller, University of Johannesburg
The South African government is said to be seriously considering selling its stake in telecommunication firm, Telkom, in order to save the troubled South African Airways (SAA). This has brought back debates …
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