By Abdulhafiz Abdullahi Aliyu (Abdulhafiz Faggo) abdulhafizjos25@gmail.com, 09038665814 Across Nigeria’s cities, towns, and forgotten corridors stand silent structures—unfinished hospitals, empty hotels, idle factories, rusting stadiums, and skeletal towers. They are not just abandoned buildings; they are abandoned hopes, stalled futures, and deferred prosperity. Recent estimates reveal a staggering reality: over 56,000 public projects have been abandoned across Nigeria , with a combined value exceeding ₦17 trillion . This figure alone is larger than the annual budgets of several African nations combined. Yet the real cost goes far beyond money—it is paid daily in unemployment, lost skills, weakened trust in governance, and missed opportunities for millions. This is not merely a Nigerian problem. It is a civic crisis with global implications . The Human Cost of Abandonment Every abandoned project tells a human story: Young graduates unable to find work because promised industrie...
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to impose a state of emergency in Rivers State following heightened political tensions and security concerns. The decision, made during a plenary session on Wednesday, comes after weeks of instability in the oil-rich state, where political clashes and reports of pipeline vandalism have raised national security concerns. Why the Emergency Rule? The crisis in Rivers State stems from an ongoing power tussle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and state lawmakers, a situation that has escalated into widespread unrest. Reports also indicate that increased incidents of oil theft and pipeline vandalism are affecting Nigeria’s economic stability. President Tinubu, in his emergency rule proclamation, suspended Governor Fubara and other elected officials, appointing retired Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas as the military administrator to oversee the state’s affairs. House of Representatives Legislative Endor...