Africa | Nigeria | Culture

Airport janitor ridiculed, honored for returning forgotten $60,000 to owner

The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday held a special session to honour Josephine Ugwu, a cleaner at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, who returned N12 million she found at the airport toilet. Ms. Ugwu made the huge find, and returned same, in January 2015. She was invited to narrate her story to members of the Assembly. Kolawole Taiwo, the Deputy Speaker, who presided, presented a letter of commendation and an undisclosed amount of money to Ugwu. “For her honesty and patriotism for returning the N12 million on January 23, we find her worthy of honour. “Her

Africa | Nigeria | Ethics

Oops: Nigerian First Lady Wrong to Claim 70 Percent of Ministers Are Women

Source: AllAfrica

Nigeria's first lady Patience Jonathan, trying to drum up support for her husband's re-election campaign, told a women's rally of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi state earlier this month that 70% of the ministers in her husband's cabinet are women. At another rally in Sokoto, where Jonathan was represented by women's affairs minister Zainab Maina, local press reported her speech stated that 13 women - less than half of the total - served in the 31-member Nigerian cabinet. Of course, both cannot be right and Africa Check decided to investigate. According to the 2015