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Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it.

The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades.

Beyond the Doctrine of Economic Pragmatism - Behind The Figures By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu

Exactly one month after the 2010 budget was passed, the Federal Government and legislature have beaten a hasty retreat to the drawing board. Both sides have accepted that the budget would have to be revised to reflect more realistic expectations.

Two Parties in a Little Space

“Dividends of democracy” is a frequently misused political parlance. Those in government claim they are delivering “dividends” in response to people’s expectations in a democratic dispensation. So when a government constructs one-kilometre road even without a drainage system, it proudly proclaims delivery of “dividends of democracy”.

Press Freedom and Kisha Club in Japan By: Patrick C. Nwadike

To discuss press ownership and freedom in Japan is to discuss Japan Press Club popularly known as “Kisha club”. Kisha clubs are drawn from Japanese nationals ready to work within the dictates of government agencies and ministries.

Deregulation is long overdue

On Tuesday, the National Economic Council (NEC) spent much of its time during its meeting on the problems associated with the continued subsidy made on petroleum products by the Federal Government. The statistics are scary and the justification for such monumental waste not tangible.

The High Cost Of Governance - Isah

The National Assembly recently passed the 2010 Appropriation Bill ith huge adjustments in the total sum to be spent and the key macroeconomic indices on which the budget estimate was predicated. Under the new dispensation, a total of N4.608 trillion would be spent in the 2010 fiscal year as against N4.079 sent to the National Assembly in November 2009.

Africans in America Make Sure You Get Counted As Africans

Ethnic Heritage Question Number 9 of the U.S. Census

If you or our parents emigrated from Africa, identify yourself as being "African" on the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire and to be more specific about your ancestry, add the nationality - such as Nigerian-Ibo, or Kenya-Kikuyu.

Mr. President, the Way Out - By Chidi Amuta

The rump of the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua presidency have tragically missed the point and deepened the unfolding political uncertainty in the air. The desperate contrivance of an audio only interview with the ailing Yar’Adua has worsened the crisis into which they have manipulated our country. First, that they only considered the interview necessary on the eve of a major national protest over the President’s long absence is symptomatic of desperation to cling to power at all costs in utter violation of the Nigerian constitution.

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Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it.

Beyond the Doctrine of Economic Pragmatism - Behind The Figures By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu

Two Parties in a Little Space

Press Freedom and Kisha Club in Japan By: Patrick C. Nwadike

Deregulation is long overdue

The High Cost Of Governance - Isah

Africans in America Make Sure You Get Counted As Africans

Mr. President, the Way Out - By Chidi Amuta

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