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Professor Olu Obafemi, is one of our country’s pivotal scholars and writers of very deep thoughts and value.
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In recent years, the term japa has gained traction among Nigerian youths, symbolising the mass exodus of talented individuals seeking greener pastures abroad.
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Of all the ills plaguing Nigeria as a country, none is as serious as the current scourge of unemployable graduates whose horizon has continued to expand beyond imagination and now assuming an utterly frightening dimension.
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The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Malam Kashifu Abdullahi Inuwa, has announced plans by the Federal Government to introduce the National Gender Digital Inclusion Strategy (NGDIS).
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On November 19, 2022, I was privileged to be a resource person at a media roundtable organised by Emeka Izeze, Sully Abu and Sonala Olumhense.
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In every direction we look, in every aspect of public life and in relationships business or private, there is considerable evidence that man has lost his sense of shame.
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The Lagos-Calabar Atlantic Coastal superhighway heralds a new dawn for road infrastructure in Nigeria. If completed, it will be the longest single-road construction project in the history of the country.
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Sometime around noon on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, I received a perfunctory message through WhatsApp from a friend with the words, “Is it true that this your classmate has died?” Blazoned above the message was a picture of Victor Onwusika, my former classmate, colleague, and friend.
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Visual impairment poses a significant challenge for countless individuals, compromising their confidence, independence, and overall quality of life.
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In Nigeria presently, no political leader is sure of his standing until his case has been determined by the final court that has jurisdiction over it. This shows the importance of the judiciary even to the political class, which unfortunately, is part of the arm of government that is emasculating the judicial sector the most.…
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The recent appointment of Dr. Mobereola as the DG of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sparked debate and raised concerns about the leadership dynamics within the agency.
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The other day, while I was watching BBC Breakfast, one of the popular morning news programme in England, they showed the promotion for a documentary soon to be aired about a certain British journalist who had recently visited Nigeria
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Sovereignty ordinally implies the freedom of nations to act independently and lawfully in advancing, and safeguarding, all matters pertaining to their geopolitical and strategic national interests. Arms-exports falls within that purview.
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