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THE COST OF POSTPONING THE ELECTIONS
Ehi Braimah argues the need to build strong institutions that can protect the integrity of our democracy
I woke this morning and my wife told me...
APC Caucus Meeting Ploy to Sack INEC Chairman, Opposition Parties...
Udora Orizu in Abuja
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has described yesterday’s meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) a plot to formalise...
Botched Poll: We Did Our Best for INEC, Say Military, Police
Claim commission contacted Air Force three days to poll for airlift of materials
Electoral body insiders relate how chairman resisted pressure to stagger...
Engineers Attribute INEC’s Logistics Challenge to Neglect of NSE
By Chinedu Eze
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has attributed the current logistics challenge the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing leading to...
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LIFE & STYLE
Naomi Campbell Showers Accolades on Okonjo-Iweala
International supermodel, Naomi Campbell, could not contain her excitement after meeting Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
The two super women met at the 2019...
The Navy’s Sustained Fight Against Maritime Crimes
Chiemelie Ezeobi, who takes a look at Nigerian Navy’s operations in 2018, writes that the sustained fight against maritime crimes is yielding results despite...
Inside The Grand Finale of Beeta Playwright Competition
Agip Recital Hall Onikan, Lagos was a beehive of activities, as theatre practitioners and budding playwrights met for the grand finale of the second...
Oba Akinola Akinrera:From Oil industry to Monarchy
On His Grit, Grace and Goals
“Kaa-bi-yee-si! Kaa-bi-yee-si! Kaa-bi-yee-si!” the tuneful salutation comes and goes in crescendo amidst the pomp and circumstance. The air is...
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HEALTH & WELLBEING
Setting Healthcare Agenda for Nigeria (1)
HEALTH CARE AGENDA 2019 – 2023
As Nigerians go to polls on Saturday, February 23 and Wednesday, March 6 for the presidential and governorship...
For Effective Data Gathering, Invest in Youths, Gates Tells Nigeria
Martins Ifijeh
Co Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates has called on the Nigerian government to invest in youths if it...
African, Health Leaders Call for Increased Investment in Healthcare
Martins Ifijeh
African Heads of State, Ministers of Health and Finance, business leaders and global partners have launched a new initiative aimed at increasing commitments...
FGM: A Thriving Degrading Culture in Nigeria
Four years after Nigeria’s lawmakers criminalised female genital mutilation and outlawed the barbaric act, the practice has continued to thrive. But the recent jailing by...
Female Genital Mutilation: Nigeria Ranks Third Highest Globally
Amby Uneze in Owerri
Efforts by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other partners to eradicate the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) in...
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EDUCATION
Minister Calls for Govts’ Intervention to Revamp Education
John Shiklam in Kaduna
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has said stressed that the decay that pervades the country’s education sector requires urgent...
Investment in Knowledge, Human Capital will Develop Nigeria, Says Faborode
In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, former Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and Secretary General, Committee of Vice-Chancellors in Nigeria, Professor Michael Faborode...
Group Renovates Classrooms in Ayetero-Gbede School
Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja
Four blocks of classrooms at the Community High School, Ayetero-Gbede, Kogi State were recently renovated and inaugurated by the Ayetoro-Gbede Global...
Grace School: Govt, Private Sector Collaboration, Key to Efficiency, Quality Learning
Education is a fundamental pillar in nation-building and to achieve the standard and quality that will put Nigerian students at par with their contemporaries...
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LEAH SHARIBU: ONE YEAR AFTER
We cannot afford to give up on Sharibu
Today marks exactly one year that Miss Leah Sharibu has been in the captivity of the Boko...
