It is immediately apparent from the law that lawmakers can vary the 3% deficit. The law also allows the president to increase the ratio above this if, in his opinion, “there is a clear and present threat to national security or sovereignty”. When tabling the budget to lawmakers, Buhari acknowledged it exceeded the 3% deficit threshold. This, he said, was necessary in order to tackle the “existential security challenges facing the country”. (Read our factsheet for more on the key issues at play in the elections.) ‘There’s no illegality there’ We asked experts if it was accurate to refer to…
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Comment on this storyCommentDAKAR, Senegal — A 24-year-old woman from South Sudan was wowed by Hollywood’s depiction of strong African women. A young Kenyan woman felt pride seeing the African actors and actresses. A father in Senegal went with his kids to the movie theater for the first time, grateful that a box office hit had been made not for the West but for the world.The global release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” this past weekend saw African theaters from Dakar to Nairobi packed with moviegoers who said the highly anticipated sequel, like the original “Black Panther,” held a special…
In line with its mission statement to advance the course of women at all times, the organisers of the annual Lagos Women Run have offered cash and moral support to some of the country’s female special athletes. At the seventh edition of the Lagos Women Run held on Saturday, some of the country’s Paralympians, especially those that took part at the last Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, were around to receive the special package put together for them. Top on the list of those that were given cash awards by the organisers of the Lagos Women Run was Goodness Nwachukwu, who…
Currently, there are more than 80 ways or means of migrating to Canada, these ranges of options or immigration programs come with various requirements, qualifications, and timelines for processing applications. some are faster, while some are slower depending on the immigration program an applicant chooses to use. If you are looking for the fastest and easiest ways to migrate to Canada, this article is for you. This article will not only enlighten you on the fastest and easiest means of migrating to Canada, but it will also teach you the requirement and application processing time of each immigration program. Your…
By Roxanne ReidHuddling among rocky peaks and valleys in the heart of Limpopo’s Waterberg mountains, Marakele is a place of wild beauty and a refuge for large game species. It’s also home to one of the world’s largest breeding colonies of Cape vultures, some 300 other bird species and more than 700 plant species. Here’s everything you need to know about Marakele National Park. Marakele National Park lies 270km north-west of Johannesburg gives you a chance to look for the Big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo) and many other large mammals like giraffe, zebra and antelope. It also has a…
Whether or not Twitter survives should be irrelevant to those committed to building a democratic public sphere. Photo by Akshar Dave🌻 on Unsplash Elon Musk finally bought Twitter. Although everyone expected the move to quickly prove foolhardy, the speed of the implosion has been impressive. The latest gaffe is a failed attempt to monetize verification by requiring paid subscriptions for them, which has led to all manner of comical impersonations (one macabre highlight was a “verified” George W. Bush account tweeting “I miss killing Iraqis. “Tony Blair” responded with “Same tbh”). Some are watching with shock and horror and wondering…
Nigeria’s former president Olesugun Obasanjo has attributed the recent proliferation of military coups in Africa to the 2017 Zimbabwean military coup that deposed long-standing leader Robert Mugabe as the country’s president, with incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa taking over. Obasanjo averred that Africa is grappling with extricating itself from the ‘culture’ of military takeovers, and he finds evidence for his argument in Zimbabwe’s ‘wrong precedent’ of the 2017 coup. Speaking at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, Johannesburg, Obasanjo asserted that removing unpopular regimes outside the legitimacy of elections is not helpful for Africa. “I once moved a motion in 1999 then that…
Dr. Onyekachi Onubogu is the Board Chairman of the Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL). With over 20 years of marketing and business leadership experience across different industries ranging from sports to communication and technology, Onubogu has spent a major part of his career building brands with a strong background in the sports sector in Nigeria. In this interview with FEMI ADEKOYA, Onubogu charged investors to take opportunities provided by HiFL to grow their brands while contributing to the country’s GDP. Going by your experience across various sectors in Nigeria, what is your view on investment in the country pre/post-Covid-19?Investment slowed…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released recently, gave a dire warning about the consequences of inaction. It shows that climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our well-being and a healthy planet. Our actions today will shape how people adapt and how nature responds to increasing climate risks. As one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change, Africa must strategically engage in securing a mutually beneficial deal with the rest of the world that will deliver the much-needed support to enable its people to adapt to the negative effects of climate change. By creating the largest…
Elections are when we really get to hold our leaders accountable. For 10 years Africa Check has helped keep public debate in election season honest – from vetting claims in party manifestos, debates and rallies to fact-checking social media and building partnerships. We aim to give citizens accurate information that will help them make informed decisions about candidates and party policies and, ultimately, their own lives. As we mark 10 years of our mission, our editors in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and Nigeria reflect on some of the lessons learned. Lesson 1: Local context is king Africa is a continent…