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  Akin Adesina President of the African Development Bank, Professor Akin Adesina has proposed a new name for Nigeria to be called ‘The United States of Nigeria’. Making this call in a statement released on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Industrialization, Professor Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Adesina in a speech titled “Making A New Nigeria: Welfarist Policies And People-Centered Development” says the new name as suggested will foster relationship between the regions (state governments) and the centre (the Federal) for economically viable entities. Adesina in his word says, “We must be audacious! Instead of the Federal Government of Nigeria, we could think of the United States of Nigeria. The old would give way to the new.” “We would change the relational mindset between the states and Abuja: the fulcrum would be the states, while the centre would support them, not lord over them.” “With good governance, better accountability systems, and zero tolerance for corruption, more economical

  A lack of quality, people-oriented leadership has been the single most identified challenge to development in Nigeria. Over the years, since its independence from Britain in 1960, the quest for good (dedicated) leadership has seen Nigeria(ns) suffer through a series of upheavals — including several (sometimes brutal) military coups, a civil war, and decades of political suppression — and other developmental setbacks. Consequently, when, in 1999, the country was returned to democratic rule, which was celebrated as an ideal government model capable of delivering public goods to the masses, many were optimistic for a new dawn. True to the hopes and aspirations of Nigerians, the first few years following the country’s return to democratic rule rekindled belief in the citizenry that leadership had, indeed, taken a turn for the better. Beyond the upward review of the national minimum wage, there were also substantial debt pardons and other economic indices, which signaled a positive start

  Wasiu Ayinde In the face of economic hardship plaguing the country, Nigeria’s Fuji maestro popularly known as K1 De Ultimate has urged his fans to look beyond his birthday celebration this year and be more sensitive to the plight of their suffering neighbors. In an Instagram message released by Wasiu, he cancels this year’s birthday celebration and calls for a sober reflection with the tense economic hardship that Nigerians are facing in their daily lives. Here’s Wasiu’s full statement from his instagram account; “This is a special public announcement. To the glory of God Almighty, I shall be turning 67 years on this planet earth on 3rd of March 2024. "A joyous day for me, that many of my friends and associates across the globe usually join me and my family to celebrate.My fans home and abroad always make the best out of that day in History. "Now that the day is near , but inside of me there is nothing much happening in our country Nigeria to warrant me celebrating at this