Today, 8 January 2024 (Monday) at the headquarters of the PAIGC and its Coalition PAI Terra Ranka is holding protests across Guinea-Bissau against the regime of Umaro Sissoko Embalo, demanding that armed blockade occupying the National People’s Assembly (ANP) leave the premises and allow the People’s democratic Representatives to meet in order to restore…
By Femi Falana, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and…
The United Nations on Wednesday said the global unemployment rate would increase slightly in 2024. It said an extra two million workers are expected to be looking for jobs in 2024, raising the global unemployment rate to 5.2 per cent. The UN, through its labour arm, International Labour Organisation, also raised concerns about stagnant productivity,…
