FORMER Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, was a profound example of governors who failed to provide the counterpart funding of the Universal Basic Education, UBE, scheme. The state was unable to draw down N7.1bn worth of the UBE funds during his eight years tenure. The UBE facility was created by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration […]

Washington DC (US)—The International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Bank Group have pledged their readiness to help member-countries tackle the challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus.

In my first year in Virology class, the lecturer asked: “What is a virus?” Silence. You could hear a pin drop. The lecturer, unmercifully, went on to say that in the beginning, viruses were minding their own business until man, with his busybody nature, decided to disrupt the system.

The health condition of the index case for COVID-19 in Nigeria is not a cause for concern as the 44-year-old Italian is said to be 70 per cent stable.

Highly skilled sound engineer and top music producer, Nnonah Benjamin has revealed how much he loves his job to the extent of skipping his meals whenever he is producing music.