Quick Takes Review for 22 to 25 May, 2023
Quick Takes Review for 22 to 25 May, 2023

Quick Takes Review for 15 to 18 May, 2023

Quick Takes Review for 15 to 18 May, 2023

Here is the Quick Takes review for 15th May to 18th May, 2023, and how our listeners contributed to the topics.

On Monday 15 May 2023, we said that Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) urged the World Bank to suspend the disbursement of the $800m loan to the Buhari’s Administration, urging the World Bank to reopen discussion on the loan with the incoming administration.

According to SERAP, suspending any disbursement of the loan to the current government would reduce the risks and vulnerability to corruption and mismanagement.

And we asked what your take was on SERAP’s submission?

95% Agreed, while 5% Disagreed.

On Tuesday 16 May 2023, we told you that the US Government said that it had taken steps to impose visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria for undermining the democratic process during Nigeria’s 2023 elections cycle.

According to the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, the visa restrictions are not directed at the Nigerian people or the government of Nigeria as a whole. However, no name of any individual has been published.

And we asked what your take was on the US visa restrictions?

88% Agreed, while 12% Disagreed.

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Quick Takes Review for 8th to 11th May, 2023

On Wednesday 17 May 2023, we told you that the National Assembly approved the passage of Constitution (5th) Alteration Bill Nos. 58 (Independent Candidacy 2023), seeking to provide for independent candidacy in Presidential, Governorship, National and State Houses of Assembly and Local Government Council elections.

The Senate, directed the Clerk to the National Assembly to transmit the bill (No. 58) to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent.

And we asked what your take was on independent candidacy in Nigeria?

91%Agreed, while 9% Disagreed.

On Thursday 18 May, 2023, we said the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said that the Northern region of Nigeria is in a self-imposed educational backwardness, because the interest of the North is Islam, however, Islam is the greatest promoter of knowledge.

According to Adamu, the first two universities in the world were established by Muslim women, but in Nigeria, people are using Islam to keep women at home, adding that it makes no sense.

And we asked what your take was on Adamu’s submission?

65% Agreed, while 35% Disagreed.

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