The group known as Boko Haram is said to have emerged in 2002 under the leadership of Mohammed Yusuf in Maiduguri.Yusuf had a strict, fundamentalist interpretation of the Qur’an and believed that the creation of Nigeria by British colonialists had imposed a Western and un-Islamic way of life on Muslims. He set up a religious […]
SURE-P was established on January 2012 when the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the removal of subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS). The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE-P) is a scheme established by the Federal Government of Nigeria during the Administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, to re-investing the Federal Government savings from fuel subsidy […]
Like most parts of Africa, Nigeria was colonized by an imperial foreign power. The present day Nigeria (plus or minus some territories) came into existence with formal amalgamation of conquered territories of the North and South by the British Colonial Governor – Lord Lugard in 1914. By this historic action the numerous diverse peoples who […]
See Below The History Of Nigeria Public Health Law the colonial authorities provided health care to colonial administrators and their families only. A vast majority of the people had no access to orthodox health care. They depended largely on traditional medicine. But the postcolonial period witnessed an era of independence and strategic development plans that culminated […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation traces its history to the year 1898, when the first railroad in Nigeria was constructed by the British colonial government. In 1988, NRC declared bankruptcy, and all rail traffic stopped for six months. The Nigerian Railway Corporation is 112 years old and it runs a unilaterally designed track system of 1067mm […]
Nigerian Red Cross Society. The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) was founded in 1960 and it has its headquarters in Abuja. It has over 500,000 volunteers and 300 permanent employees. Its driving principles are humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. The Movement Statutes – Main Movement Resolutions – RCRC Statutes and Byelaws […]
Nigeria, the most populous African country (with a population of over 182 million in 2015), is nearly equally divided between Christianity and Islam, though the exact ratio is uncertain. There is also a growing population of non-religious Nigerians who accounted for the remaining 5 percent. The majority of Nigerian Muslims are Sunni and are concentrated […]