22
Dec
By Ajibola Amzat Despite increasing customers’ frustration, telecom companies continue to push for more revenue YEARLY, telecommunication companies in Nigeria generate revenues that surpass their returns in other African countries. In 2012 alone, the telecoms industry, which is controlled by four major companies – MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, Airtel Networks Limited, Emerging Market Telecommunications Services Limited (Etisalat) […]
17
Dec
By Marcella Samba Sesay Programme Manager AccessSL Project To date, there have been very few public or civil society institutions monitoring the activities and efficiency of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Sierra Leone. In any democratic state the exercise of power critically hinges on questions of accountability. The challenge is how we make our systems […]
15
Dec
Regarded as an illicit drug in many countries, marijuana is outlawed by many governments. In this report, Joe Agbro Jr. examines the state of the war on cannabis in Nigeria. It was first published here FOR Nurudeen (not his real name), 34, a day is never complete without smoking marijuana. For the past 20 […]
09
Dec
This post was first published here and republished here with P4DC‘s permission. Nigeria’s cases of corruption have become more than just a case by case occurrence. Newly collected data paints a picture of how embedded corruption ripples through the judicial system. According to the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Maryam Aloma Mukhtar, corruption is rampant […]
06
Dec
This radio report aired in three parts, on 22nd November, 29th November, 6th December. On Radio Nigeria Purity FM, Awka (under stable of Radio Nigeria/Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria) This report was produced by Alfred Ajayi, with support from Partners for Democratic Change and from the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. […]