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Watching Nigeria’s parliamentary sessions is like watching a public primary school’s classroom at break time. It’s a picture of absolute bedlam; delinquent adults jumping seats, throwing paper missiles, poking each other in the ribs, laughing, joking, singing and passing candies … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian National Assembly, Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Traditional masquerades have one enduring commonality: they run backwards and forwards; jump up and down and generality create an atmosphere of chaos. At the end of their exertions, though, not much would have changed because both the masquerade and the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Finance minister, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigerians, World Health Organization
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The Zambian Parliament has removed the legal immunity of former President Rupiah Banda to enable the government to take him to court and answer charges of alleged abuse of office and corruption. The rushed manner in which the motion to … read more »
By Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala PROTOCOLS – 1. It is with great pleasure that I present to you today, the 2013 Federal Government Budget. I thank Mr President, my colleagues and the Honourable Members of the National Assembly for their contributions … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged 2013 Budget, Dora Akunyili, Economic growth, Economy of Nigeria, Government debt, National Assembly, ngozi okonjo-iweala biography, ngozi okonjo-iweala children, ngozi okonjo-iweala husband, ngozi okonjo-iweala on aid versus trade, ngozi okonjo-iweala profile, ngozi okonjo-iweala ted talk, ngozi okonjo-iweala world bank, Nigeria, Presidents, United States
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The 2013 Appropriation Bill has finally been signed into law on Tuesday by President Goodluck Jonathan. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati said in a statement that the bill was signed after consultations and … read more »
By Kelechi Jeff Eme I am appalled at the U-turn embarked upon by His Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan and Gen. Mohammadu Buhari on 2015 presidential election. What manner of leaders do we really have in Nigeria? Do they take us as … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Atiku Abubakar, Congress for Progressive Change, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, People Democratic Party
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By Okoi Obono-Obla The 2013 Appropriation Bill was passed into Law by the National Assembly several weeks ago and presented to President Goodluck Jonathan for assent. It was expected that President Jonathan would promptly assent the Bill into Law so … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged GoodluckJonathan, house of representatives, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Nigerians, niherian news, People Democratic Party, Senate, Veto
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By Anthony Osae-Brown A critical analysis of Nigeria’s 2013 budget proposal throws up the question of whether Nigeria is a rich country. The general perception is that Nigeria is a rich country. Those who hold this view are quick to … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Indepth Africa Magazine, National Assembly, Nigeria, nigerian newspapers, Nigerians, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Venezuela
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By Beny Gideon Mab Long overdue media legislation in the Republic of South Sudan has for the first time in eight years seen light of the day in what I may described as a serious policy and legislative developmental process. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bill, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Juba, National Assembly, press freedom, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations Human Rights Council
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By Onyedika Agbedo, Guardian AS the National Assembly continues with the process of amending the 1999 Constitution, Chief Ndukwe Ikoh, an Abia State leader of thought and promoter of Mezie Obodo, a socio-political group in the Southeast, expects the legislators … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, Aso Rock, Guardian, indeprhAfrica, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Theodore Orji, United States
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THE pressure is both surreptitious and overt. It is all aimed at scuttling at birth a law banning same-sex marriage in the country. The international community and human rights activists are at the campaign for Nigeria to reconsider any plan … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, David Mark, gay marriage, IndepthAfrica, lesbian marriage, Mark, National Assembly, Nicholas Okoh, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria same-sex marriage, Nigerian, Nigerian news, same sex marriage, same-sex marriage banned, same-sex marriage in Nigeria, United States
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By Leonard Karshima Shilgba One of the responsibilities of a president is to inspire their citizens, to give them a reason to look forward to a better life. I watched the presidential media chat on Sunday, November 18, 2012, expecting … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged GoodluckJonathan, Halliburton, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerians, Sunday, Sunday Mirror
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By George Agba, Leadership (Abuja) President Goodluck Jonathan admitted yesterday that growing insecurity caused by the gory activities of the Boko Haram sect and kidnapping activities in the south was his major challenge. He, however, denied that there was any … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, National Assembly, NBC, Nigeria, Nigerians, Olusegun Obasanjo
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Kwali – Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, the Chairman of Partners for Electoral Reform, an NGO, has called for the removal of the authority vested in the President to appoint INEC’s Chairman and Commissioners. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that … read more »
Posted in Election, Nigeria
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Tagged 1999 Constitution, Constitution of Venezuela, Enugu State, INEC, Kebbi State, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigeria election, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Bar Association
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By Kabir Mato, Daily Trust opinion Last week, President Goodluck Jonathan presented the 2013 budget estimates before a joint session of the National Assembly even in the hill of protests by the parliamentarians that less than 30% of the 2012 … read more »
Below explains how the $75 benchmark price was arrived at, the dangers of an overly high benchmark price, relevant examples from other countries and related issues. - Why $75 Benchmark Price for Budget 2013 Is Right for Nigeria An overly … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Budget, Economic growth, Economy of Nigeria, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, National Assembly, Nigeria, Price of petroleum
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Tiago Faia The DRC remains a fragile post-conflict society divided in intricate ethnic, social, political, economic, and military lines. Kabila’s first presidential mandate rested upon a fairly democratic electoral process that guaranteed him an absolute majority in 2006. From that … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, DRC, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, National Assembly, North Kivu, Rwanda
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Babatunde Ajibade, Leadership opinion The current wave of insecurity across Nigeria has today reached a level where the nation is not only wobbly, but its image in the international community is fast nose-diving. Locally, the dangers of insecurity have driven … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, house of representatives, Ike Ekweremadu, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Senate, Senate President
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When on the 19th of July, this year, the minority leader of the house of representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila moved a motion on the floor of the house criticizing the absolute disregard of the nations capital budget by the executive … read more »
opinion Last week two of our former presidents, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida, issued an unprecedented statement drawing our attention to the danger facing our national existence and urging that we face our problems from the grass roots. … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Constituent Assembly, Ibrahim Babangida, Independent National Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, Legislature, National Assembly, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, reuters africa news, Sovereign National Conference
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opinion Like a comic show, the Senators boiled, but Okonjo-Iweala demolished the substance. UCHENNA AWOM asks: who blinks first? It was indeed a week that fuelled palpable tension suggesting that the Senate may have added to the brewing face-off between … read more »
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, David Mark, Ike Ekweremadu, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Okonjo-Iweala, reuters africa news, Senate, Senate President
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In a stunning move, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admitted that members of the House of Representatives, including its majority PDP members, have a genuine case for threatening to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan, but that the party would protect … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, Chairman, Democratic, East Africa, GoodluckJonathan, House of Representative, Impeachment, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, National Assembly, news, news in africa, North Africa, President of the United States, South Africa, travel to africa, United States House of Representatives, West Africa
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Nnimmo Bassey Shell’s reaction to the fine announced by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) over its Bonga oil spill of December 2011 is in line with the oil companies’ stance of avoiding responsibility whenever possible. We … read more »
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THE impeachment plot against President Gooldluck Jonathan thickened yesterday, with some senators reportedly teaming up with their House of Representatives’ counterparts on the project. The senators met with some representatives in Abuja, at the weekend, on the budget row with … read more »
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David Porter On the verge of celebrating 50 years of national independence in July, Algeria’s military-dominated regime faces in May a potentially humiliating and dangerous blow through a massive electoral boycott. Though already great majorities of alienated Algerians abstained from … read more »
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Tagged Abdelaziz Bouteflika, afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, Algeria, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, Bouteflika, East Africa, European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Islamism, latest africa news, Libya, map africa, map of africa, National Assembly, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, West Africa
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The recent controversy generated by statements credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on third term is an indication that the last has not be heard of the tenure elongation plot, FIDELIS SORIWEI writes Since he left the gulag of the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Florence Ita-Giwa, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Nigeria, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Sani Abacha, Senate, Senate President
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ABUJA—The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, yesterday, called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to begin inquiry into the allegation of how N30 billion was withdrawn from the vaults of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, African news, Central Bank of Nigeria, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai We conclude our review of the security sector budget today by looking at our several paramilitary organisations, their mandates, operations and budgetary provisions in the 2012 proposals. The paramilitary agencies are the four supervised by the … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Lagos Colony, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Prisons Service, Port Harcourt
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TODAY IN COURT: The hearing resumed today as the judge was set to give his ruling on the “problem of the Nigerian constitution”. We stood up and he came into the room, we then sat down again and he started. … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Constitution of Nigeria, Delta State, Ibori, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, INEC, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerian Constitution, Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
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By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai We will revisit our analysis of the security sector budget beginning with some clarifications and rebuttal of the Budget Office’s right of reply to last week’s column titled – “Where el-Rufai Got it Wrong”. I commend … read more »
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