African academics grapple with rising rate of graduate unemployment

For five days last weeks, some 300 delegates, many of who were vice chancellors from 30 African countries, met in Libreville, Gabon, to examine the relevance of courses being...

Why controversies surround Nigeria’s  ‘long live Africa’ speech  at  AU

“AFRICA has come of age. It is no longer under the orbit of any extra continental power. It should no longer take orders from any country, however...

Delegates examine new threats to human existence at global summit

WITH 951 days left for Nigeria and other developing countries to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs) deadline, new threats to human existence have emerged. From...

Again, a call on arms to save the federal republic

The die is cast. After months of waiting for the Boko Haram insurgents to have a change of heart, the federal government eventually ran out of patience last Tuesday and went for the kill. Nobody...