Usman, ex-finance minister decries failed leadership, says Nigeria’s social contract with  citizens has broken down

A former finance minister, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman has said that the social contract between the Nigerian state and its citizens has broken down, leaving development efforts stranded. Usman stated this on Thursday night at national dialogue on development attitude organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Thursday night at Arewa House, Kaduna. The…

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Hashtags & Handguns: A new kind of battlefield and how The Digital War Reshapes Security in Africa

https://youtu.be/QCQddd4S-Ac This documentary traces how extremist and separatist movements—from ISIS and Al-Shabaab to Boko Haram and IPOB/Amba activists—leveraged Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram to recruit, fundraise, intimidate, and broadcast. It explores Nigeria, Cameroon and the wider Horn/Sahel, and the ripple effects felt in London, New York, Nairobi and beyond. We examine the cat-and-mouse game…

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