Elective positions: Why Nigeria records more women losers than winners
The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Taraba state Aisha Jumai Alhassan would have made history in the last gubernatorial election in the state as the first woman to scale the hurdles of electioneering campaign and break the jinx that has befuddled Nigerian women over the years from emerging successful at the polls as governors.
Review Nigeria’s youth policy, Commonwealth youth council tells Buhari
The chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council, Ahmed Adamu, has urged Nigeria’s president elect, Muhammadu Buhari to review the country’s youth policy as well as initiate youth development targeted at improving the lives of the Nigerian youth
Can e-learning reduce education’s greatest burdens?
10.5 million Nigerian children are out of school; this is the highest number in the world. For the ones who are in school, the story is not entirely better. According to a recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, Nigeria is one of the countries wasting money on education because many of the children in school are not learning.
Mayweather, Pacquiao rumble in Sin City …Fight of the Century holds Sunday morning
T he biggest day in boxing is here, as the fight of the century goes down tonight in Las Vegas (3am on Sunday in Nigeria). Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao fight is about to happen, with Mayweather walking away with a record sum of $120m as against the Filipino’s share of $80m. It is the welterweight unification title fight that the world has been waiting for in about five and half years.
Uboma youths back Imo lawmaker
Youths in Ihitte/Uboma L.G.A who recently stormed the country home of the newly elected Imo House of Assembly member, Dr. (Mrs) Uche Ejiogu have vowed to protect her from what they described as the charm of the older aristocracy and its evils.
Glo launches mobile health insurance
Globacom, Nigeria’s National Carrier, has berthed the National Mobile Health Insurance product which would afford Nigerians the opportunity to have quality access to quality health care delivery system.
