By Tope Fasua – AS an economist, I have an inquiring mind. What the profession teaches in essence, is the need to keep asking questions. And for that reason, there is nothing called an ‘economic expert’, except you are experts…
The programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs. Application available via TEFConnect.com – the largest digital networking platform for African entrepreneurs Successful applicants to join existing 4,470 programme Fellows TEF Entrepreneurship…
Nigeria has been rated the 110th best country for business in the world in 2019, out of 161 graded countries. Top on the list are United Kingdom (1), Sweden (2), Hong Kong (3), Netherlands (4), New Zealand (5) and Canada…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an urgent appeal to two UN special rapporteurs urging them to “prevail upon the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership ofAcademic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reach an agreement to…
The Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole has discarded rumours and panics created by some individuals that the people of Bama, Dikwa and Monguno in Borno State should vacate their respective communities. In a press statement issued by the theatre’s Deputy…
Written by: Stephanie Desmon – Blecyn George Monsi has more than 50,000 Twitter followers. Alaka Olanrewaju Mayowa has nearly 54,000. Victor Salami Aka Baba Ibeji has 253,000. On a recent Friday, all three of these Nigerian social media influencers were…
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has constituted a gender sensitive campaign team for her President Muhammadu Buhari second term election campaign. This is contained in a statement signed by the wife of the president where she appoints Abdul Mumin…
The Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday presented the 2019 budget before the state house of assembly. Mr Oyetola presented N152.756 billion. The education sector is having allocation of N10,447,801,800. This is equivalent to 11% of the budgetary…
Health, Education, Advocacy and Livelihood (HEAL) for Africa Initiative, an NGO, said on Saturday that it distributed foodstuffs to 100 women and fed more than 300 children in Lokoja. Dr Kelechi Okoro, founder of the NGO, who disclosed this at…
Hundreds of millions of naira released for HIV campaigns, counselling and testing services may have ended in private pockets of contractors and government officials, as companies were specifically registered to siphon funds meant to save the lives of the infected. …
