Journalists in Nigeria frequently find themselves on the wrong side of the law for simply doing their jobs. Arbitrary arrests and prolonged detentions without trial have become tools of intimidation. The recent arrest of reporters for covering protests or reporting on government corruption exemplifies the misuse of the legal system to silence dissent. Such actions violate both national and international laws that guarantee freedom of the press.
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“China is economically more or less dominant in [Africa], which brought in quite a lot of influence, so now they are expanding their efforts in security affairs,” Earl Conteh-Morgan, a specialist in Chinese-African relations at the University of South Florida, told France 24.
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Things have not been easy for Nigerians (except members of the privilegentsia) since you realized your lifelong ambition. And let me be frank Sir. You caused it all. You did not realise that a country is much more complicated than a State.
Dangote Refinery is our only real ‘agbado’ in the fire. It is the only investment of its size that we as a nation have attracted ever and in the foreseeable future, and as such, all stakeholders must come together and put heads together to make it come on stream.
It is no secret that Africa is currently bearing the brunt of climate change impact despite its minimal contribution to…
“The African-led peace operations often fail to uphold the AU founding principle of non-indifference to leaders who, through war crimes, genocides, or unconstitutional seizures of power, abuse their citizens,” wrote Dr. Nathaniel Allen in the Africa Center for Strategic Studies paper, “African-Led Peace Operations: A Crucial Tool for Peace and Security.”
Then Dangote refinery happened. It has, they said, the capacity to refine 650,000bpd, more than what we consume daily. I just listened to the head of NMDPRA over BBC Hausa Service, saying—and sounding innocent—that Dangote wants monopoly but it is the duty of his organization to guard the interests of Nigerians. “How can you go to the market and be forced to buy from just one trader?” he asked.
In that time frame, Dangote has built the largest refinery in Africa, but we are unable to supply it with crude oil.