Tuesday, 19th March 2024
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11 Mar
On Friday March 8, 2024, women across the globe, including those in Nigeria, joined the United Nations in celebrating the International Women’s Day under the theme: ‘Invest In Women; Accelerate Progress.’ 
11 Mar
Every year, since 1910, we have been celebrating the International Women’s Day and this year, the message is not different: Everybody should work to engender an environment where more women are given opportunity to be relevant and contribute towards socio-economic development in our communities.
10 Mar
In a paper yours sincerely delivered at a symposium by the Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries, (CORFEPS) to mark its maiden Annual Week held in Abuja last week, (March 5-7, 2024) I released some facts from my reporter’s notebook of 36 years.
10 Mar
Fintech is driving the transformation of Nigeria’s traditional banking systems at an unprecedented pace, increasing the reach and efficiency of financial services in Africa’s most populous country.
10 Mar
Maternal health equity refers to ensuring that all individuals regardless of socio-economic status, ethnicity, geographical location, abilities or other determinants of health, have access to the best maternal healthcare that is responsive to their needs.
8 Mar
The treasonous offence and dangerous call to fellow Muslims to kill the President's wife because she is a Christian, completely negates the Constitutional provision that makes Nigeria a secular state or federation where each and every citizen is free to practise their religion.
8 Mar
Whenever the issue of the putsch of 15 January, 1966, is raised, there is no way it will not awaken emotions and ugly memories for its horrors.
8 Mar
Edo State, the heartbeat of Nigeria, is relatively homogeneous culturally and linguistically. Yet, it is a chip off the old block, a microcosm in the many dimensions of the Nigerian politics notably, the geo-politics of power location often justified on the need for inclusivity and balance.
8 Mar
Barring any seismic eventuality, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump should contest the American Presidential election in November on the platforms of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party respectively.
8 Mar
Monday January 8, 2024, Nigerians woke up to the news of the suspension of Betta Edu, who was formerly the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
8 Mar
The Lunar New Year, or what we call Spring Festival in China, is the oldest and the most important traditional festival in the Chinese culture. It’s a time for family reunion and ringing in the new year.
7 Mar
Were Chief Obafemi Awolowo to be alive, he would have turned 106 yesterday, March 6, 2024. Thirty-seven years after his death, Awolowo’s thoughts remain a dominant element of the Nigerian political landscape.

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