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The Future of Education in a Title-Driven Country: Nigeria in perspective
By Ganiu Bamgbose, PhD In Nigeria, education is often treated not merely as a means of acquiring knowledge but as a pathway to acquiring titles. From Mr to Dr, Professor,
2027: Outrage over Borno commissioner’s threat to flog non-APC supporters
***Amnesty Int’l faults security agencies’ silence on threat against opposition***Threat unacceptable —CISLAC***Democracy is persuasion not intimidation— ActionAid, IPC By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA—Outrage, yesterday, trailed threats by Borno State Youth and
Infantino commends Nigeria delegation to FIFA House, vows to support football devt in country
By Patrick OmorodionThe visit of a combined team of the National Sports Commission, NSC, and the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland Tuesday has yielded positive
North, biggest beneficiary of my reforms —TINUBU
***Insists subsidy policy saved Nigeria from fatal hemorrhage ***ACF, MBF, Northern Christians disagree over Tinubu’s claim ***President doing better than Buhari, North benefiting from reforms — Northern Christians By Omeiza
Soil degradation threatens 95% of world food supply
By Kafayat Kokumo The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that worsening soil degradation threatens food production globally, as proven measures to protect and restore
NSIA saves Nigeria $200m in medical tourism
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) said yesterday that its investments in healthcare have saved Nigeria about $200 million in foreign exchange outflows associated
Africa grows more tobacco, spends more on imported cigarettes — WHO
By Damilola Samuel Tobacco-leaf production is declining worldwide but continues to rise in Africa, with the continent recording an almost nine per cent increase between 2012 and 2024, according to
Let ideas dominate the campaigns
The August 19, 2026 date fixed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the commencement of campaigns for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly Elections has passed. Once again,
For NBC, a time to rise above the puddle, by Okoh Aihe
The bell for political campaigns for the 2027 Elections went off last week. Already cauldrons of political abracadabra are boiling over. Surrogates and infradigs down the political ladder have started
How Aisha Adamu Augie’s Yale Cultural Fellowship Opened New Global Path for CBAAC
The selection of the Director General of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC), Aisha Adamu Augie, for the 2026 Yale Directors Forum marks a significant step
