UNITED NATIONS — Pneumonia is the biggest killer of children worldwide, but when it comes to fighting the deadly disease, the problem is not a lack of tools or knowledge, but access, experts say. A combination of factors — including…
Activist Malala Yousafzai’s charity is getting a major investment from Apple. Apple’s support will allow the Malala Fund to double the number of grants to fund the secondary education for girls in India and Latin America, the company announced Sunday.…
Editor’s Note : Read the full report here : wef.ch/igd18 Decades of prioritizing economic growth over social equity has led to historically high levels of wealth and income inequality and caused governments to miss out on a virtuous circle in which…
The National Assembly has taken a huge step on a proposed legislation meant to be an Executive Bill, considering the pivotal moment this represents. However, there are still questions on the pre-emption rights of the minister to seize all petroleum…
As security agents continue to find lasting solution to the current killings in some parts of the country, the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA) has urged the Federal Government to check the activities of armed herdsmen, saying they pose…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Umar Gali Na’Abba, has said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the physical and intellectual capacity to govern Nigeria.
Financial Times, world’s leading international business newspaper, has signed a media partnership agreement with TheCable, Nigeria’s top-notch online newspaper, for the FT Nigeria Summit scheduled for May 31 in Lagos. Under the partnership, those who register for the summit will get a 20%…
At the last count, no fewer than four national dailies have named them “Governor of the Year” for both 2016 and 2017, either jointly or individually. The casual observer will likely put this down to the infrastructural spectacle they evoked…
Liberia’s President-elect George Weah Former ace footballer George Weah will be sworn-in as Liberia’s President on Monday after defeating the country’s Vice President in a re-run election. Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) presented certificate of return to the President-elect, George…
The technical committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme is working with the University of Agriculture, Umudike and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to produce seed yams for export. The committee was charged with the responsibilities of finding markets…
