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The Nigerian government’s decision to remove a fuel subsidy for ordinary citizens has drawn harsh criticism and led to protests across the oil-rich country, reports Tayo Elegbede, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent and radio presenter from Lagos. The year 2012 initially started out on a positive note for most Nigerians. Mercifully there was not a bomb …
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A plan to produce and sell toothpicks from bamboo plants in Rwanda was just one of the proposals from young entrepreneurs to win an award last month. It was part of an innovative scheme set up by local and international partners, reports David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. In the evening of Saturday 10 …
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A plan to produce and sell toothpicks from bamboo plants in Rwanda was just one of the proposals from young entrepreneurs to win an award last month. It was part of an innovative scheme set up by local and international partners, reports David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. In the evening of Saturday 10 …
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The Nigerian government’s removal of a fuel subsidy earlier this month has led to some of the largest recorded public demonstrations in recent national history, reports Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo, 24. In January 2012, the federal government of Nigeria gave its citizenry a New Year gift: the removal of the petrol subsidy. The President of Nigeria, …
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The Nigerian government’s removal of a fuel subsidy earlier this month has led to some of the largest recorded public demonstrations in recent national history, reports Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo, 24. In January 2012, the federal government of Nigeria gave its citizenry a New Year gift: the removal of the petrol subsidy. The President of Nigeria, …
"The January protests in Nigeria over the fuel subsidy are unusual" Read More »
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, Professor Kwaku Danso-Boafo, spoke to Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia, during the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting about his country’s path to democracy, how to avoid the natural resources curse, and the future for youth. Here is a transcript of their interview: Ventura: We’re currently at …
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Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, Professor Kwaku Danso-Boafo, spoke to Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia, during the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting about his country’s path to democracy, how to avoid the natural resources curse, and the future for youth. Here is a transcript of their interview: Ventura: We’re currently …
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The decision of Pacific island state Samoa to change its timezone over the New Year has not pleased all islanders, least of all those respecting Saturday as a holy day, reports Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. As a devout Seventh Day Adventist, I have followed with great interest the change of …
“Samoa’s date change meant Saturday became the sixth day” Read More »
The decision of Pacific island state Samoa to change its timezone over the New Year has not pleased all islanders, least of all those respecting Saturday as a holy day, reports Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. As a devout Seventh Day Adventist, I have followed with great interest the change of …
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A compromise deal to end Nigeria’s fuel subsidy crisis would see the government paying about forty-four naira on each litre of petrol. However it falls short of the president’s New Year resolution, reports Nnadozie Onyekuru, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Maiduguri. “If we cannot build good roads for our children; if we cannot leave hospitals …
“There never would be a perfect time for Nigerians to pay more” Read More »
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