The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the problem of getting cash in Katsina which has become extremely Herculean with barely two weeks to Christmas and the subsequent New Year celebration have bemoaned the obnoxious situation, which was reminiscent of a similar ugly development during the 2022 yuletide season.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has claimed that 76 percent of individuals who encountered bribery requests in the Northwest region resisted recording highest refusal rate among Nigeria’s geopolitical zones as an indication of growing resistance to bribery in the region, while 70 per cent of Nigerians who were approached for a bribe in 2023 refused to comply nationwide.
Our country is seen as the giant of Africa in trade, commerce and culture but now bears another title, the emerging epicentre of lifestyle diseases as traditional eating patterns give way to fast food, and custom practices yield to sedentary routines, Nigeria is topping the charts for lifestyle-related diseases.