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The recent fire that razed approximately 15 shops at Akpan Andem Market in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, is a heart-wrenching reminder of the precarious existence of Nigerian market traders. The tragedy is particularly poignant because it was preventable. The fire truck meant to contain the blaze had no diesel, leaving traders to watch helplessly as […]
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Clearing a 20-foot container in Cotonou ports, Benin Republic costs N7–8 million versus N14–15 million in Nigeria. A 40-foot container costs N13–14 million in Benin versus N19–20 million, sometimes hitting N25 million in Nigeria’s ex-bonded terminals. Importers save N3–4 million per box by routing through Cotonou. This stark N18 million gap reveals a crisis eating […]
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The world has mobilised nearly half a billion dollars to fight the Ebola outbreak gripping Central Africa, yet this “victory” comes with the bitter taste of African inadequacy. Africa secured $498.8 million in pledges, barely $20 million short of the $519 million needed, but the cruel irony is that most of this money came from […]
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Uzuakoli Leprosy Colony is a symbol of overall national failure. Established in 1931 by Methodist missionaries in the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, it once grew to house over 800 residents by 1936 and became the foremost leprology centre on the African continent — pioneering the Dapsone treatment that discharged thousands of patients […]
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