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At the peak of the subsidy fraud, the Nigerian state said it could not fund it anymore, arguing that its payment was taking a huge amount of monies from the federation account, thereby impeding the state’s ability to fund core infrastructures.

Since the discovery of oil in 1958, Nigeria is yet to find solutions to her crude refining and exploration and has over the years relied on importation of refined petroleum products.

A tremendous change in the Nigerian political process has been the rise in social media. How the social media has influenced politics in Nigeria is prominently noted by the inability of the political parties to change election results.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration has consistently claimed it is not in touch with Boko Haram members, emphasizing the faceless nature of the group. This, the administration claims makes its efforts of combating the insurgence very difficult.

During the 1960s to 1980s, dominant discourses in West Africa centred on industrialisation and manufacturing economy.