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29 May 2023
Findings have shown that contrary to promises by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), on assumption of office in 2015 and 2019, to revamp the economy, tackle corruption, among others, not much have been achieved, few days to the end of their eight years in office.
28 May 2023
The last four weeks have witnessed high-wire manoeuvres as the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari-led government wrapped up its time in office with a flurry of appointments, and the inauguration of fresh projects, which many find curious.
28 May 2023
“We should all be feminists.’ Wait. Let me explain. When Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, non-fiction writer, spoke these words during her 2012 TEDx talk, I’m not sure if even she could have understood, at the time, just how profound they would prove to be.
21 May 2023
At a time that Nigerians are convinced beyond reasonable that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government would perform no miracle, nor would it keep all the promises it made to solve the litany of challenges in the country’s petroleum sector...
7 May 2023
Over the years, experts have summarised the vital roles that libraries play in the lives of societies, just as they have pointed out what a disservice it constitutes to pay scant attention to these facilities.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he landed in Beijing for tough talks with the rival power's leaders.