Two weeks ago, we reported on how Milo harms Nigerian children.
From contributing to stunted growth, to hiding dangerously high sugar levels not disclosed and not found in versions sold abroad.
Parents in Nigeria: you see this 400g of Milo your kids drink every morning?
It has more sugar than SIX cans of Coke.
Yet, Nestlé sells healthier, low-sugar versions abroad.
I studied this & here’s what i found.
Walk with me
About 20 years ago, Bayelsa governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha pulled off one of Nigeria’s wildest escapes.
Charged in the UK for laundering £1.8m, he got a tummy tuck in Germany, disguised himself in a wig and dress, took the Eurostar to Paris, flew to Douala, and sneaked into
This isn’t a win. The government says people earning below ₦800,000 a year won’t be taxed. But ₦800,000 a year equals just ₦66,600 a month which is below the minimum wage of ₦70,000.
That means almost everyone earning a salary will be affected. The government isn’t
JUST IN: Armed kidnappers in Abuja have killed a medical doctor and abducted his three children.
The attack happened in Kubwa barely a week after the fatal armed robbery attack in Katampe.
This is what state failure on security looks like.
Another young journalist gunned down in her own home. Abuja is no capital, it’s a killing field.
268 robberies. 68 homicides. Over 100 “one-chance” deaths. The so-called safest city has become a slaughterhouse.
This young Nigerian student will spend three weeks in detention for calling the Governor of Niger State “Governor Amuneke” while complaining about insecurity.
This is what tyranny looks like.
#FreeIsahMokwa
DATA: Nigeria has one of the lowest tax-free income thresholds in its economic league.
What you need to earn before tax in other countries (monthly): 🇿🇦 South Africa: $436 🇰🇪 Kenya: $185 🇲🇦 Morocco: $324 🇳🇬 Nigeria: $44
A just tax policy starts by letting the poor breathe.
This isn’t a win. The government says people earning below ₦800,000 a year won’t be taxed. But ₦800,000 a year equals just ₦66,600 a month which is below the minimum wage of ₦70,000.
That means almost everyone earning a salary will be affected. The government isn’t
Chioma Okoli’s only crime was reviewing Erisco’s Baguio tomato paste. Two years on, she’s still on trial after being charged under the controversial Section 24 of the Cybercrimes Act.
