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As 2018 closed its curtains and 2019 opened what we hope will be new beginnings in many ways, it is typical for people to look at the events of 2018 and ask if there is reason to be happy. We ask ourselves if 2018 was a good year! As a nation it also behooves us to do the same and this is my own little contribution to that process.
On the 2nd of December 2018 I read an article published by the Vanguard Newspapers written by Clifford Ndujihe titled ‘’Nigeria’s killing fields’’ where the author tried to track the number of reported deaths caused by Boko Haram insurgency, herdsmen and farmers’ clashes, cult clashes, sectarian and communal clashes, kidnapping, ritual killings, and armed robbery and the toll came to 6,562 deaths in 11 months ( January to November 2018). Should we be happy?
I read a report published by The World Poverty Clock as at June 2018 that shows Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the most extreme poor people in the world. India has a population seven times larger than Nigeria’s but has 71 million people living in extreme poverty. Nigeria according to this report now has 86.9 Million people living in extreme poverty. Should we be happy?
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics shows that our unemployment data (whether by new entrants in the job market or existing unemployed persons) headed south in 2018. The country’s unemployment rate worsened in the third quarter of 2018 (Q3,2018), rising from 18.8 per cent in Q3 2017 to 23.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2018. Should we be happy?
2018 brought news of a fair number of suicides. Some reports state that as at June 2018 there were 80 suicides for the 12 months preceding. World Health Organization has placed Nigeria as 15th highest suicide rate in the world. Should we be happy?
Displaced population tracked by DTM in Nigeria shows that 1,702,680 were displaced as of December 2017. The same Displaced population tracked as at October 2018 shows that the figure is now 2,026,602. This means in 10 months Nigerian displaced population increased by 323922 – approximately 32,000 per month. Should we be happy?
According to TradingEconomic.com, the Nigerian Consumer Price Index (CPI) moved from 246.4 in January 2018 to 272.6 Index Points as at November 2018. In Nigeria, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services on a periodic basis. So, this shows that cost of living has grown higher month on month in 2018. Should we be happy?
Quartz Africa produced a report that shows that in 2016 about 1500 Nigerians sought asylum in Canada based on alleged persecution. By the end of 2017 this number has increased to over 5000. Interestingly, around 60% of Nigerians seeking asylum claimed to be bisexual and persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation. By 2018, the Canadian Government working on how to reduce the number of Nigerian illegal immigrants into Canada. Canada believes that most of them get US visa and then head to Quebec through a forest trail from New York. Should we be happy?
Despite all that has been said, in our typical resilience and happy go lucky nature, Nigerians look forward to 2019 with new hope and renewed vigour. As a people who never give up and as a deeply religious people we always look to God in faith that tomorrow will be better. Nigerians often say that God loves Nigeria and we believe it firmly. It is not all dark and gloomy and some good things happened in Nigeria in year 2018 that should help to renew our hope. One of them and perhaps the most important is the civic consciousness that as enveloped Nigerians in 2018. People are now more than ever interested in the 2019 elections. How do I know this? We currently have 84,271,832 Nigerians registered to cast their votes in the upcoming 2019 general elections. This is 14,551,482 more registered voters from the total of 67,422,005 in 2015. In 2015 there were 14 Presidential candidates, in 2018 October INEC announced that 79 Presidential candidates filed their papers for the 2019 elections. In my view, 79 Presidential candidates shows the audacity of hope that Nigerians are known for. Interestingly, some of the candidates are in their 30’s and 40’s, and that increases the audacity.
Whilst I wish us all a happy new year, I must say that 2019 is a defining moment for Nigeria and the pen is actually held by the 84,271,832 Nigerians who hold their voters card. These citizens are the ones ready to write or rewrite our history as a country. I urge everyone to come out and vote – voting is a very simple process that has far reaching consequences. Voting is not optional, it is a civic responsibility. Many things in life you cannot control, however the voting system allows you to control who rules and governs you for the next 4 years. I urge you not to take this responsibility lightly!
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As 2018 closed its curtains and 2019 opened what we hope will be new beginnings in many ways, it is typical for people to look at the events of 2018 and ask if there is reason to be happy. We ask ourselves if 2018 was a good year! As a nation it also behooves us to do the same and this is my own little contribution to that process.
On the 2nd of December 2018 I read an article published by the Vanguard Newspapers written by Clifford Ndujihe titled ‘’Nigeria’s killing fields’’ where the author tried to track the number of reported deaths caused by Boko Haram insurgency, herdsmen and farmers’ clashes, cult clashes, sectarian and communal clashes, kidnapping, ritual killings, and armed robbery and the toll came to 6,562 deaths in 11 months ( January to November 2018). Should we be happy?
I read a report published by The World Poverty Clock as at June 2018 that shows Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the most extreme poor people in the world. India has a population seven times larger than Nigeria’s but has 71 million people living in extreme poverty. Nigeria according to this report now has 86.9 Million people living in extreme poverty. Should we be happy?
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics shows that our unemployment data (whether by new entrants in the job market or existing unemployed persons) headed south in 2018. The country’s unemployment rate worsened in the third quarter of 2018 (Q3,2018), rising from 18.8 per cent in Q3 2017 to 23.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2018. Should we be happy?
2018 brought news of a fair number of suicides. Some reports state that as at June 2018 there were 80 suicides for the 12 months preceding. World Health Organization has placed Nigeria as 15th highest suicide rate in the world. Should we be happy?
Displaced population tracked by DTM in Nigeria shows that 1,702,680 were displaced as of December 2017. The same Displaced population tracked as at October 2018 shows that the figure is now 2,026,602. This means in 10 months Nigerian displaced population increased by 323922 – approximately 32,000 per month. Should we be happy?
According to TradingEconomic.com, the Nigerian Consumer Price Index (CPI) moved from 246.4 in January 2018 to 272.6 Index Points as at November 2018. In Nigeria, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services on a periodic basis. So, this shows that cost of living has grown higher month on month in 2018. Should we be happy?
Quartz Africa produced a report that shows that in 2016 about 1500 Nigerians sought asylum in Canada based on alleged persecution. By the end of 2017 this number has increased to over 5000. Interestingly, around 60% of Nigerians seeking asylum claimed to be bisexual and persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation. By 2018, the Canadian Government working on how to reduce the number of Nigerian illegal immigrants into Canada. Canada believes that most of them get US visa and then head to Quebec through a forest trail from New York. Should we be happy?
Despite all that has been said, in our typical resilience and happy go lucky nature, Nigerians look forward to 2019 with new hope and renewed vigour. As a people who never give up and as a deeply religious people we always look to God in faith that tomorrow will be better. Nigerians often say that God loves Nigeria and we believe it firmly. It is not all dark and gloomy and some good things happened in Nigeria in year 2018 that should help to renew our hope. One of them and perhaps the most important is the civic consciousness that as enveloped Nigerians in 2018. People are now more than ever interested in the 2019 elections. How do I know this? We currently have 84,271,832 Nigerians registered to cast their votes in the upcoming 2019 general elections. This is 14,551,482 more registered voters from the total of 67,422,005 in 2015. In 2015 there were 14 Presidential candidates, in 2018 October INEC announced that 79 Presidential candidates filed their papers for the 2019 elections. In my view, 79 Presidential candidates shows the audacity of hope that Nigerians are known for. Interestingly, some of the candidates are in their 30’s and 40’s, and that increases the audacity.
Whilst I wish us all a happy new year, I must say that 2019 is a defining moment for Nigeria and the pen is actually held by the 84,271,832 Nigerians who hold their voters card. These citizens are the ones ready to write or rewrite our history as a country. I urge everyone to come out and vote – voting is a very simple process that has far reaching consequences. Voting is not optional, it is a civic responsibility. Many things in life you cannot control, however the voting system allows you to control who rules and governs you for the next 4 years. I urge you not to take this responsibility lightly!
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As 2018 closed its curtains and 2019 opened what we hope will be new beginnings in many ways, it is typical for people to look at the events of 2018 and ask if there is reason to be happy. We ask ourselves if 2018 was a good year! As a nation it also behooves us to do the same and this is my own little contribution to that process.
On the 2nd of December 2018 I read an article published by the Vanguard Newspapers written by Clifford Ndujihe titled ‘’Nigeria’s killing fields’’ where the author tried to track the number of reported deaths caused by Boko Haram insurgency, herdsmen and farmers’ clashes, cult clashes, sectarian and communal clashes, kidnapping, ritual killings, and armed robbery and the toll came to 6,562 deaths in 11 months ( January to November 2018). Should we be happy?
I read a report published by The World Poverty Clock as at June 2018 that shows Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the most extreme poor people in the world. India has a population seven times larger than Nigeria’s but has 71 million people living in extreme poverty. Nigeria according to this report now has 86.9 Million people living in extreme poverty. Should we be happy?
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics shows that our unemployment data (whether by new entrants in the job market or existing unemployed persons) headed south in 2018. The country’s unemployment rate worsened in the third quarter of 2018 (Q3,2018), rising from 18.8 per cent in Q3 2017 to 23.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2018. Should we be happy?
2018 brought news of a fair number of suicides. Some reports state that as at June 2018 there were 80 suicides for the 12 months preceding. World Health Organization has placed Nigeria as 15th highest suicide rate in the world. Should we be happy?
Displaced population tracked by DTM in Nigeria shows that 1,702,680 were displaced as of December 2017. The same Displaced population tracked as at October 2018 shows that the figure is now 2,026,602. This means in 10 months Nigerian displaced population increased by 323922 – approximately 32,000 per month. Should we be happy?
According to TradingEconomic.com, the Nigerian Consumer Price Index (CPI) moved from 246.4 in January 2018 to 272.6 Index Points as at November 2018. In Nigeria, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services on a periodic basis. So, this shows that cost of living has grown higher month on month in 2018. Should we be happy?
Quartz Africa produced a report that shows that in 2016 about 1500 Nigerians sought asylum in Canada based on alleged persecution. By the end of 2017 this number has increased to over 5000. Interestingly, around 60% of Nigerians seeking asylum claimed to be bisexual and persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation. By 2018, the Canadian Government working on how to reduce the number of Nigerian illegal immigrants into Canada. Canada believes that most of them get US visa and then head to Quebec through a forest trail from New York. Should we be happy?
Despite all that has been said, in our typical resilience and happy go lucky nature, Nigerians look forward to 2019 with new hope and renewed vigour. As a people who never give up and as a deeply religious people we always look to God in faith that tomorrow will be better. Nigerians often say that God loves Nigeria and we believe it firmly. It is not all dark and gloomy and some good things happened in Nigeria in year 2018 that should help to renew our hope. One of them and perhaps the most important is the civic consciousness that as enveloped Nigerians in 2018. People are now more than ever interested in the 2019 elections. How do I know this? We currently have 84,271,832 Nigerians registered to cast their votes in the upcoming 2019 general elections. This is 14,551,482 more registered voters from the total of 67,422,005 in 2015. In 2015 there were 14 Presidential candidates, in 2018 October INEC announced that 79 Presidential candidates filed their papers for the 2019 elections. In my view, 79 Presidential candidates shows the audacity of hope that Nigerians are known for. Interestingly, some of the candidates are in their 30’s and 40’s, and that increases the audacity.
Whilst I wish us all a happy new year, I must say that 2019 is a defining moment for Nigeria and the pen is actually held by the 84,271,832 Nigerians who hold their voters card. These citizens are the ones ready to write or rewrite our history as a country. I urge everyone to come out and vote – voting is a very simple process that has far reaching consequences. Voting is not optional, it is a civic responsibility. Many things in life you cannot control, however the voting system allows you to control who rules and governs you for the next 4 years. I urge you not to take this responsibility lightly!
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