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20 Feb
Nigeria is facing numerous public healthcare challenges. With over 56 per cent of the population living below the poverty line, Nigerians are forced to bear the full burden of skyrocketing out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare costs leading to devastating financial hardship and a vicious cycle of poverty and poor health outcomes.
20 Feb
At various times, President Bola Tinubu has often declared the commitment of his administration to winning the war against insecurity in the country.
20 Feb
On February 15, Chinese President, Xi Jinping, sent a message to the 38th African Union Summit, extending warm congratulations to African countries and the people.
19 Feb
Whilst the raging kerfuffle over General Chris Musa, Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff's (CDS) visa refusal, and that of his entourage, by the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria, shows little signs of receding, this essay’s strategic thrust centres
19 Feb
Famed for being a financial and commercial powerhouse and boasting of hosting Africa’s largest market in terms of geographical size and volume of goods, Onitsha is the jewel nestled on the banks of the majestic River Niger.
19 Feb
For all we know, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was established as regulator of banks not an institution to engage in advocacy for banks. However, in what looks like advocacy for banks, the CBN recently made an upward review of charges applicable to cash transactions
19 Feb
Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense made a statement that the President of the United States of America Donald John Trump was working to achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine. He gave some preconditions for Ukraine such as saying that Ukraine
19 Feb
The Nigerian political landscape is heating up, and unsurprisingly so, given the intrigues and power struggles leading up to the 2027 elections. One of the most notable figures re-emerging in the political discourse is former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai,...
18 Feb
In January 1983, a suspicious fire incident did considerable damage to NECOM House, the high-rise building in Lagos that housed the headquarters of the country’s telecommunications monopoly, then known as the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited
18 Feb
I am motivated and compelled by a personal drive as well as thoughts for the common good to put these few words together in reaction to your recent proposal of a 12-year basic education format for our dear country Nigeria.
18 Feb
On February 6, 2025, Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives, in what was presented as an exercise in constitutional amendment, received a proposal, an amazing and amusing one for that matter, for the creation of 31 states in addition to the current 36.
18 Feb
In a world plagued by shifting values and diluted ethics, the sanctity of relationships and the depth of human emotions are being undermined by a culture of deceit and betrayal. The rise of superficiality, manipulation, and dishonesty has left many with pure hearts
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