Dr Joseph Maigari, Director-General, Kaduna State Bureau for Substance Abuse, Prevention, and Treatment (KADBUSA), says about 10 per cent of the state’s residents engage in drug abuse.

Speakers at the graduation of Nexford University’s first class of Nigerian MBA students, including Olamidun Majekudunmi, Ituah Ighodalo, and Obiageli Ezekwesili, have called for enhanced access

Old students of Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State have decried the poor funding of education in Nigeria as they donated a modern e-library to the college

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced a USD 170 million fund secured from a leading group of international investors.

Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District, Gershom Bassey, has called for adequate funding of security agencies in the country.

Anthony Aihie is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Design Union Limited, a multi-disciplinary firm engaged in architecture and property development. He spoke with CHINEDUM UWAEGBULAM on key issues relating to the housing sector

Prof. Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun is the new Provost, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and the first female elected to the role. Married to Prof. Akinyinka Omigbodun, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

To increase the capacity of Nigeria’s healthcare workforce to tackle COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, DRASA Health Trust has sought more funding

The fight against malaria can be won if only governments at all levels are willing to invest more on malaria intervention, according to the Civil Society Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN).

A university teacher, Prof. Olawale Adelowo has called for funding support for science research and bioinformatics for a rapid national development.  Adelowo of the department of microbiology at the University of Ibadan (UI) harped on the need to leverage on bioinformatics and big data in order to accelerate Nigeria’s development trajectory. 

To secure a better future for the country, the government must be ready to properly fund education and address the myriads of challenges confronting the sector. Improved infrastructure, skills acquisition, training, and partnerships are required to move education to another level.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that about N770 billion investments would be needed yearly to bridge the financing gap in the country’s real sector.