Join BRICS, Nigeria has no business with poverty — Falana tells FG

…Urges government to prioritise local refining, alternative economic policies
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to join the BRICS economic bloc and adopt alternative economic policies, declaring that Nigeria has no business with poverty.

Falana made the call while delivering the keynote address at the sixth edition of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards, organised by Pacesetter Frontier Magazine in Abuja on Tuesday.

The human rights lawyer urged the government to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products by strengthening domestic refining capacity and pursuing economic...