NiDCOM Calls For Urgent Protection Of Nigerians In South Africa

  Fresh concerns over the safety of Nigerians abroad have emerged as the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission called on South African authorities to urgently protect foreign nationals following reports of renewed xenophobic violence. In a statement issued Wednesday, the commission’s Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, warned that the situation appears to be worsening despite earlier diplomatic efforts…

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Edun: 4% GDP Growth Insufficient to Break Nigeria’s Poverty Trap

Edun Sounds Alarm Over $88bn Yearly Loot

Africa loses $88 billion to illicit financial flows every year. Wale Edun, Nigeria’s Finance Minister, laid out this grim arithmetic at an African Union tax summit in Abuja. These vanished billions represent a direct theft from the continent’s schools, hospitals, and power grids. The minister argues that Africa can no longer beg or borrow its…

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