Written by Yomi Kazeem Foreigners hoping to adopt children from Africa will have to strike Ethiopia off their list. The country’s parliament has pulled the plug on international adoptions by foreigners in a bid to protect children from possible abuse by their new parents. That possibility was highlighted in 2012 when, in a grim trial, an American couple were jailed for … [Read more...] about Ethiopia Bans foreigners from adopting its children – National Pride Reawakening
I am lucky to be South African: A White South African Visits New York
Written by James de Villiers This past December, I spent two weeks working at the Insider Inc. headquarters in New York City. Visiting the city has been a lifelong dream. As a journalist for Business Insider South Africa in Johannesburg, I've always imagined what it would be like to work in the Big Apple. I imagined commuting on the subway to work, grabbing my morning … [Read more...] about I am lucky to be South African: A White South African Visits New York
President Buhari Nominates Dr. Kingsley Obiora as CBN deputy governor
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari), has nominated Dr Kingsley Obiora as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He will replaced outgoing Dr Joseph Nnanna.The nominee’s name has already been forwarded to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, for confirmation by the Senate. In the statement signed and released by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, … [Read more...] about President Buhari Nominates Dr. Kingsley Obiora as CBN deputy governor
Nigeria Rising Debt in 2020 and Falling Economy
Nigeria’s public debt stands at N26.2trn as Buhari govt moves to borrow N10.8trn According to the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s external debt as at June 2019 was $27.1 billion, with the 36 states and Abuja owing $4.2 billion. Domestic debt level as at June was $56.7 billion, with the states owing $12.9billion . In Naira terms, external debt stood as N8.3 trillion in June … [Read more...] about Nigeria Rising Debt in 2020 and Falling Economy
Nigeria’s ‘Vision 2020 : Whatever happened to the Agenda?
Written by Tayo Oke The year 2020 is verily upon us. This is the year that the entire fabric of the country was mobilised to become the top 20th economy in the world. The drumbeat of this audacious goal had entertained and grabbed public imagination for the last 10 years, but has quietened down in the last two, because of the realisation that the goal would not be met. … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s ‘Vision 2020 : Whatever happened to the Agenda?