To mark the Nigerian Children Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, Nigeria has revealed the appointment of internationally acclaimed, award-winning Nigerian musician, producer and songwriter Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo as its National Ambassador. Announcing this in a statement signed by…
On the 27th of February 2020, Nigeria announced the index case of covid19 in the country. Government subsequently took measures to close the borders and establish stringent protocol for screening and observing visitors and returning Nigerians. As the covid infections…
By Kenneth Afor | Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has said that the structure put in place by the agency is capable of providing the needed succour for the continent’s falling economy as…
By Kenneth Afor | A convergence of delegates and experts fostering developments in various sectors in the continent’s economy have called on presidents and leaders in their respective countries to initiate policies that will promote growth and sustainability in the…
Staff Writer | OluwaTobi Oyetunde | Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria and Chairman of Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, has tasked the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States to engage African leaders in avoiding electoral and constitutional…
We think there’s a better way to assess the research of African academics: here’s how Many African researchers feel they should do research that would be acceptable for publication in Western outlets. Oleksandr Rupeta/NurPhoto via Getty Images Olumuyiwa Asaolu, University…
…Securing Farming Communities Through And After COVID-19 Is A Priority One of world’s harshest terrains for farming threatens to crumble under COVID-19. West Africa’s farmer collectives, small businesses and other stakeholders in agriculture reveal their plight as rains approach and…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has asked the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to deploy deploy additional agro rangers personnel in the state towards improving the state’s security. The governor aslo rated the security outift high in integrity…
The New York Times unveiled an astonishing cover for Sunday’s paper, featuring the names of 1,000 victims of Covid-19. “Instead of the articles, photographs or graphics that normally appear on the front page of The New York Times, on Sunday, there is…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a legal action against governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and the government of President Muhammadu Buhari at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over the “brutal crackdown, repression, and…
