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…
By Gabriel Ogunjobi With N1000 bribe, I “smuggled” foreign rice from Benin Republic to Nigeria despite govt’s restrictions Rice smuggler on the run… In August 2019, the Nigerian Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari declared a partial land border closure…
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…
Nigeria’s education sector has been on lockdown for more than two months, and there’s no specific time for resumption. While this is hurting the wallet of school owners, some tech entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the adversity, positioning their tech…
