Tag Archives: Nigeria

The Unemployment Narrative: Statistics, Methodologies, Perceptions & Reality – By Femi Onakanren

  “There is a need to shift focus to matters that will create employment rather than bellyaching over perceptionally jaundiced data. The uproar should be more about addressing the unemployability and underemployed challenges than crying over unemployment. The politicization of unemployment is a tool for politicians to continue exploiting the pains of the people for personal interests and gains” PEGASUS ...

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Nigerian president appoints new minister accused of helping a former dictator launder looted billions

  “The new minister, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, whose offshore dealings were detailed in the Pandora Papers, is a former ally of Nigerian dictator and notorious looter Sani Abacha” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 30, 2023 Nigeria’s president is facing a storm of media criticism after choosing a new budget minister accused of helping former dictator Sani Abacha loot billions of ...

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Nigeria Will Consult Widely Before Deciding On BRICS Membership, Says Vice-President Shettima

  “’So far, we have not applied for the membership of BRICS. And it is majorly informed by the fact that my principal President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a true democrat that believes in consensus building,’ he told Channels Television on the sideline of the BRICS Summit which was held in South Africa.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 26, 2023 ...

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Nigeria, 44 Other Countries Prepare to Join BRICS Bloc Weeks Before Summit

  “BRICS is successful in convincing other countries to settle cross-border transactions in local currencies sidelining the U.S. dollar. Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and ASEAN countries are ditching the U.S. dollar and looking to promote local currencies for trade” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 13, 2023 In the latest update, a total of 45 countries are preparing to join the BRICS ...

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The ABC of Destabilization Plots and Wars Sponsored by the US and West in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen using social media, fake news, etc., A lesson for Nigeria!

  “Those abroad that are fanning the flames will be eating Kentucky chicken in their respective cozy homes. US, UK and the UN will turn blind eye, except the UN peacekeepers who will be kept in one expensive hotel – Remember hotel Rwanda. They will sell us arms and buy free passage and licenses to mine our natural resources” PEGASUS ...

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Mr. President: Cost of Governance as Nigeria’s Albatross – Dr. Muiz Banire

  “The cost of running Nigeria is one problem policy makers have refused to address. Those who have done so did it half-heartedly and the country is gradually grinding to a halt. Many do not see it but we do. If only we could address this, Nigeria would be saving billions of naira that could be pumped into other productive ...

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The Making Of An Empire: Borderless Natives Of West & Central Africa – Sir Baron Roy

“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒂/𝑭𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒏 (𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚) 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 1896 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔! 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏!” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 14, 2022 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌, 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 ...

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Multichoice May Be Pushed To change Its Subscription Model In Nigeria

  “With an estimated 20 million subscribers, Multichoice is the leading African provider of satellite TV with two options DStv and GOtv dominating Nigeria and South Africa due to its package of exclusive European soccer games and international TV stations” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 South African pay TV company Multichoice is facing pressure in Nigeria to change ...

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Our History: 17 Years in Yoruba Country & 63 Years Before Nigeria In 1914

  In the beginning, there was no Nigeria. There were ethnic nationalities and Kingdoms. The name ‘Yoruba Country’ appeared in a book: “Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country” written in 1851 by Anna Hinderer, wife of the Rev. David Hinderer, C.M.S. Missionary in Western Africa PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | NOVEMBER 9, 2021 Things you need to know about THE YORUBA-NATION ...

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Nigeria’s Economic Resurgence: Learning From The African Experience – Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina

  Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group at the Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, Abuja, Nigeria, 11 October 2021 Titled: ‘Nigeria’s Economic Resurgence: Learning from the African Experience’ PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 15, 2021 Your Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Your Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, ...

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