ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian army said on Tuesday it had repelled Boko Haram from all but three local government districts in the northeast, claiming victory for its offensive against the Islamist insurgents less than two weeks before a presidential election.

At the start of this year, Boko Haram controlled around 20 local government areas, a territory the size of Belgium, in its bloody six-year-old campaign to carve out an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-violence/nigeria-says-has-pushed-boko-haram-out-of-all-but-three-areas-idUSKBN0MD26020150317

Once again, African countries are projected to comprise 6 out of 10 of the world’s fastest growing economies (by GDP growth) according to the IMF’s 2014 World Economic Outlook report. economic boom The six fastest growing economies in the top 10 include Chad (9.6% growth), the Democratic Republic of Congo (8.6% growth), Côte d’Ivoire (8.5% growth), Mozambique (8.3% growth), Ethiopia (8.2% growth) and Sierra Leone (8% growth).

Apart from the top 10 list, African countries dominate the top 20 list of fastest growing economies in the world including Tanzania (7.2% growth), Nigeria (7% growth), Burkina Faso (6.7% growth) and Mauritania (6.8% growth).

https://www.cp-africa.com/2014/10/10/african-countries-comprise-6-10-worlds-fastest-growing-economies-2014/

Ease of doing business is not everything though, and this is reflected in the differing list of the top African countries in which foreigners should invest:

South Africa
Nigeria
Angola
Mozambique
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Ghana
Botswana
Mauritius
Kenya
What makes these countries the most attractive African countries in which to invest are the facts that they feature stable democratic political climates, have established functioning free markets, offer large potential markets due to their large populations, boast huge raw material bases, as well as abundant and inexpensive labor forces.

Also interesting to note is that Nigeria

http://www.blog.kpmgafrica.com/africas-top-10-fastest-growing-economies/

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, Monday night, raised the alarm that the security situation in the state was getting worse. Kashim Shettima He also explained why he has not criticised President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue, saying the President had given him unfettered access to the Presidency on the crisis.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/boko-haram-security-situation-in-borno-getting-worse-gov-shettima/

Boko Haram jihadists have taken over a town in northeast Nigeria after sacking and occupying a military base, local officials and security sources told AFP on Saturday. Scores of fighters believed to be loyal to an Islamic State group-affiliated Boko Haram faction stormed the base in Gudumbali, in the Guzamala area of Borno state.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/breaking-boko-haram-captures-borno-town-after-sacking-occupying-military-base/

Boko Haram now controls Nigerian land space as the military has been pushed back from Baga and neighboring villages in the Lake Chad axis of Northern Borno State, North East Nigeria, multiple sources and fleeing residents say.

Sources said there were no more military presence in Baga as they were forced to retreat by the rampaging Boko Haram insurgents who attacked their bases on Wednesday, December 26.

https://punchng.com/boko-haram-seizes-baga-five-other-towns-in-borno/

THE National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, has directed the striking lecturers in public universities to be ready for a very long strike.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/prepare-for-long-strike-ASUU-tells-members-2/

Jonathan:
Sai Baba till 2023

subtlemee:
....if this present government should continue there’ll be no Nigeria by 2023

shachris02:


of course. You are only but a programmed BOT.

Jonathan:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/7245943_img20180606222437586_jpeg0aba881c71c897e6cec35d635a047bfc

Sirjamo:
Jonathan was so great that he got himself booted out!

Continue deceiving yourselves

shachris02:

Jonathan's only crime was that's he's from a minority tribe....

babyfaceafrica:
super story

Sirjamo:
Na true

shachris02:


my brother Buhari is bad for Nigeria as it is.

I used to support him too....but I've seen that the man is,just so incompetent.

now that we've tried him and seen how incompetent he is, can we just elect someone else and see if the person is,better ?

we will keep changing till we get it right....not wise repeating a failure.

Jonathan:
Sai Baba till 2023

Jonathan:
SLaVE Baba till 2019

FIXED

Sirjamo:
BUHARI was so great that he got himself booted out!

Continue deceiving yourselves

FIXED

babyfaceafrica:
super story

Sirjamo:
Jonathan was so great that he got himself booted out!

Continue deceiving yourselves

babyfaceafrica:
if he must be changed,must it be another ancestor?.. why not young and vibrate people.like.moghalu,sowore,Hashim and others..must we move from.fry pan to fire....

FearGodinall:
. My brother man you are not far from the truth but listen,we have monsters at the seat of power so we need a fighte,because you can't rearrenge you house when you have snake in your house.

raumdeuter:
Nigerian govt borrowing billions to pay salaries – Okonjo-Iweala

Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the Federal Government has borrowed about N473billion to pay salaries and fund the 2015 budget.

The Minister, who was speaking in Abuja on the details of the N4.493trillion appropriation already passed by the National Assembly, said the federal government had to raise its borrowing level from N570 billion to N882 billion to enable it meet its financial obligations to workers and contractors.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/182543-nigerian-govt-borrowing-billions-to-pay-salaries-okonjo-iweala.html

mushystuff:


And who is the overall king of borrowing between the former and present administration? Or is it because you have not heard that they are using such borrowed funds to pay salaries?