SWEET NAIJA GIST BLOG

We look at the challenges confronting the new administrations in the states as the governors begin their tenures For all 36 states of the federation, but seven, it is the dawn of a new era, as the governors get down to brass tacks after the hassles of election and the inaugural ceremonies. The April 11 elections produced new administrations in all the states, except Ondo, Osun, Edo, Ekiti, Bayelsa, Kogi, and Anambra states, where the tenures of the governors had yet to lapse. The transitions to the new governments have been largely seamless. But there are serious problems staring the governors in the face, which they must immediately deal with in order to have a good start in their respective states. Some of them are captured below. Abia: Aba, Political Disunity, and a Backlog of Unpaid Salaries The new administration of Dr Victor Okezie Ikpeazu in Abia State has a huge work of development to confront. Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, poses the most daunting challeng...

I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture. Our journey has not been easy but thanks to the determination of our people and strong support from friends abroad we have today a truly democratically elected government in place. I would like to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his display of statesmanship in setting a precedent for us that has now made our people proud to be Nigerians wherever they are. With the support and cooperation he has given to the transition process, he has made it possible for us to show the world that despite the perceived tension in the land we can be a united people capable of doing what is right for our nation. Together we co-operated to surprise the world that had come to expect only the worst from Nigeria. I h...

Hip Hop act, A-Q is is set to drop his latest music album compilation on the  21st of  May. The album which is a sequel to the mixtape released earlier titled ‘Son of John,’ would see the forthcoming project come as an online/digital album. The 13 tracker (+ intro) album features a handful of must-hear rappers including Eclipse, PayBac, Lord V, Teeto Ceemos among others. With most of the production handled by BBJN, Who also features on two of the tracks, The album opens with an intro from the legendary Nigerian DJ, Jimmy Jatt. #SOJ2 is an exciting body of work that would excite every African rap and Hiphop lover as A-Q’s skill as an emcee comes to the fore, shining in all his glory with hard-hitting metaphors, wordplays and punchline. BBJN’s stellar production and samples also compliments Q’s delivery. #SOJ2 would be available for purchase on MTN Music+, Spinlet, iTunes and several other digital stores.

According to new statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS in Abuja yesterday May 14th, 22.6 million Nigerians were unemployed in the four quarter of the year 2014. At the Unemployment Methodology Review forum in Abuja today, the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale said out of 22,620,202 unemployed Nigerians, 4,672,067 million were unemployed in the fourth quarter, 7,027941 million were unemployed in the 3rd quarter and 5,307,375 million was unemployed in the second quarter, while 5,612, 819 million were unemployed in the first quarter of the year under review. According to NBS, the figure increased by 21 per cent from 7,078,450 million (10.0%) recorded in the previous year. The statistics also showed that 17.9 per cent of the figure was under employed in the country in the year under review.