President Bola Tinubu has got off to a flying start in rebooting Nigeria. Within two weeks of being sworn in, he’s abolished costly fuel subsidies, and signaled that he will overhaul a dysfunctional currency system, allow foreign investors to repatriate their profits unhindered and make electricity more available and affordable. Then last Friday, the president suspended controversial central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele who was subsequently …
Nigeria Leader’s Son Owns a UK Mansion It Once Targeted by William Clowes
An election poster for Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu and his running mate Kashim Shettima in Lagos on Feb. 6. Photographer: Benson Ibeabuchi/Bloomberg The 37-year-old son of Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu acquired a London mansion that the country’s government – which his father helped bring to power – was trying to seize over an alleged $1.6 billion fraud. Previously …
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Forget 10,000 steps. 7 surprising tips for step counters. By Gretchen Reynolds
Recently, scientists have come up with evidence-based recommendations about step count goals that might be lower than you would expect If you’re struggling to reach 10,000 steps a day, here’s some good news: The latest science suggests fewer daily steps may be the sweet spot for many of us, depending on our age, fitness and …
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Good riddance, Buhari: You came, you saw, you failed woefully! By Olu Fasan
MUHAMMADU Buhari, president of Nigeria since 2015, will leave office on Monday, May 29, after eight disastrous years. The late Chief Bola Ige famously coined the phrase, “good riddance to bad rubbish”. That, truth be told, is the best way to describe the exit of Buhari, his presidency and his government from power. For the …
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Tributes to Colin Ricks, a Labour Party stalwart
TRIBUTES have been paid to a stalwart of Thurrock Labour Party and a man well known and remembered for his work among the Thurrock Scouting Community. Colin Ricks, 60, who was trained and worked as a local baker earlier in his life, died in hospital after a short illness on Tuesday (6 June), though he …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 