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Sirleaf wins 2017 Mo Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership

Former President of Liberia praised for her extraordinary efforts to lead country’s recovery following civil war. The 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation…

Nigeria’s economy is still in recession – Agbaje

Mr. Opeyemi Agbaje, the chief executive officer, RTC Advisory said Nigeria may have exited recession but the majority of the economic components, the nonoil sector, are still largely in a recession. He said Nigeria’s economy exit from the recession was…

A Letter To The Children Of The Nigerian Elite

BY DEMILADE OSOTEKU –   Dear You, I am just struggling to recover from the hard truths from Femi Ogedengbe’s viral video where the 46-year-old Nigerian film producer ranted about how he could hardly get by in the Nigerian “shithole”, his royalty treatment…

Lekki-Epe Toll Gate Increase Unacceptable says SERAP

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode “to take steps to immediately reverse the unfair and discriminatory toll charges at the Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll gates by the Lekki Concession Company. The rights…