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The Director, Enterprise Development Centre of Pan-Atlantic University, Dr. Nneka Okekearu has stated that the country’s creative industry is the new goldmine because it has the capacity and potential to solve Nigeria’s perennial unemployment crisis if well positioned.
15 Nov
With an unprecedented $33 million investment in low-interest financing for women in agriculture, Sterling Bank is not only transforming Nigeria's agricultural sector but also rewriting the nation's path to food security and economic prosperity. This monumental commitment, announced at the Agriculture Summit Africa 2024 in Abuja, is set to revolutionize how women engage in agriculture,…
26 Sep
Experts drawn from the education sector have highlighted the crucial role of ed tech in the development of education vis-a-vis learning outcomes for students and teachers in Nigeria.
26 Sep
Experts in the education technology space have advocated the need for governments, educators, and other stakeholders to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in curriculum development to improve learning outcomes for students and teachers. This was the takeout at the September edition of Edtech Mondays, an initiative of the Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB) in partnership with the Mastercard…
5 Sep
Jobberman Nigeria, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, over the weekend, championed a diversity and inclusion forum to empower Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Ibadan, Oyo State.
4 Jun
In a significant boost to Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Mastercard Foundation have donated advanced Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) valued at over USD 3.5 million. This initiative, part of the broader Saving Lives and Livelihoods program, aims to strengthen health systems across Africa and enhance…
28 May
The Mastercard Foundation, through its Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, is hosting its inaugural EdTech Conference from 8th to 10th July 2024. This biennial event is being organised in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria and will take place at the Hilton Transcorp in Abuja. Aligned with the African Union’s Year of Education,…
10 Mar
Over 16,000 students have graduated from Terra Academy for the Arts (TAFTA) having acquired skills in the creative industry.
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Believers are charged to maintain courage and conviction for holiness with commitment. In the message to the church in Pergamos, the Lord Jesus said: “I know thy works” because He is omniscient.
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In the average Nigerian home, children are close to their mothers, while their relationship with their fathers can be here and there. Why is this so? The father of every home is the head of that family.
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Christians, the children of God, are in constant battleagainst the devil and his agents. The devil is a spirit fighting the physical human beings, using his human agents. In all the cases, the battles are at the spirit realm, which is beyond human capacity.
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The general spirit of Advent is a longing for the glorious intervention of God in the affairs of men. Our previous meditation focused on the need to look up when things begin to unsettle us. Such an attitude is not in any way to promote
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Spiritual retreat is a place of worship. Worship is a time set aside to deepen your relationship with God. Like any relationship you desire to strengthen, your relationship with God requires an investment of time. This does not just occur; it only happens on purpose.
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If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land,” (2 Chro 7:14).
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The above Bible quotation painted the condition of Brother Daniel Godwin before he was introduced to Chosen, and by the mercy of God, he has being delivered. Having sought the kingdom of God, he is now enjoying God’s blessings.
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Cyclone Chido obliterated shantytowns on the French island territory of Mayotte on Saturday, with French ministers fearing a "heavy" death toll from the destruction, which has already claimed two lives. Acting Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the storm had left a "dramatic" trail of destruction on the impoverished islands, warning that the territory's numerous shantytowns…
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The United States said on Saturday it has made contact with Syria's victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, as Western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comment on "direct contact" with the HTS rebels came despite the United States having designated the group…
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Russian authorities said Saturday that firefighters were battling a blaze caused by a drone attack in the western Oryol region after Ukraine said it struck a major oil terminal there. Ukraine has been targeting fuel depots in Russia in retaliation for Moscow's bombardments that have wreaked massive damage on its power generation network. The Ukraine…