John Andah

Millions of vulnerable Nigerians may soon depend more than ever on their own government as humanitarian leadership gradually shifts from the United Nations to Nigerian institutions.

The Nigerian government’s decision to slash vehicle import tariffs will affect millions of Nigerians, but the policy arrived without the documents citizens need to understand who truly stands to benefit. Development Diaries reports that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), through the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, announced a reduction in import tariffs to five percent for used vehicles and ten percent for new ones.

The latest flooding in Lagos has revived an old question about whether the city is managing floods or simply managing public explanations after the damage has already been done. Development Diaries reports that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, have dismissed claims that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway caused the latest flooding, insisting instead that Lagos’s coastal geography and poor waste disposal remain the major causes.