On February 16th, a day after the announcement of the postponement of Nigeria’s general elections, ‘porting to Canada’ begin trending on Twitter. But what could be the reason behind so many young Nigerians wanting to relocate?
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To say that the postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission had monumental adverse economic and social impact would be stating the obvious. These costs were escalated by the fact that the announcement came on the very day some had planned weddings and major events.
Will the elections be free, fair and peaceful? That’s the big question. With the announcement of the postponement of an already hotly contested poll, Nigerian’s air their views on what to expect on election day.
The deaths occurred in the village of Kofa, some 70 kilometres from the city of Kano
Just over 84 million voters have been registered this year
His two biggest rivals – Dakar ex-mayor Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade, son of the previous president – were disqualified
Nigeria’s rescheduled presidential and parliamentary elections will take place this weekend
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The election has largely been fought on how to jump-start growth in the country
Two airlines had also offered discounts to people who showed their voting cards.