Meet the man who tamed Nigeria’s most lawless city

October 25, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos, has transformed the city – and helped halt the spread of Ebola in Nigeria

He famously claims to be “just doing his job”. But in a land where politicians are known for doing anything but, … Read More

Vote for Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission & it’s Chairman; Chidi Odinkalu for the 2014 Human Rights Tulip Prize

October 3, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Public voting for the 2014 Human Rights Tulip has begun. Voting ends on Friday 10 October.

The Human Rights Tulip, an award for human rights defenders working in innovative ways, was instituted as a means of encouraging activists to share … Read More

Sylvester Ukwuanyi: As NYSC management exhibits limited understanding of the scheme’s essence

September 13, 2014 | konknaijaboy

If we faulted the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for reintroducing the N65 charge for ‘remote on us’ ATM withdrawals, then should we castigate and even chide the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Management for requesting prospective corps members to … Read More

“…and another date passed without 2014 Imo Carnival” – [By Chinedu Hardy Nwadike]

September 10, 2014 | konknaijaboy

It turned out to be the same old story for the 2014 edition of Imo Carnival as the event failed to hold on the its third date.

The event which was initially scheduled for May 6 -13, 2014 was shelved … Read More

Boko Haram caliphate: Matching Towards Maiduguri

September 7, 2014 | konknaijaboy

From a ragtag band of fighters conducting sporadic raids and bombings from its hideouts, Nigeria’s Boko Haram is fast evolving into a force able to take and hold territory.

In attacks on September 1st its jihadist militants overran Bama, the … Read More

Nigeria, 50 years behind stable power supply

September 6, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Unarguably, the provision of stable and uninterrupted power supply is key for accelerated economic and industrial development of any country.

Analysts are quick to point out that Nigeria’s quest to become one of the 20th economies in the world may … Read More