Chimamanda addresses University of Pennsylvania’s graduating class of 2020
Earlier in February 2020, it was announced that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will deliver the commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania in May 2020, making her the first black woman to achieve this feat at the institution after then-US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Patricia Harris did so 42 years ago.
EFCC not a political tool – APC chieftain tells Obaseki
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Edo state chapter has urged Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to desist from strongarming the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) into pursuing its politically-motivated call for the investigation of his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over alleged wrongdoing in the construction of the Benin Specialist Hospital.
Fastening security and safety belts amid COVID-19
By Kunle Babafemi-Johnson GOVERNMENT must not lose sight of national security amid the fight against COVID-19. Challenges around the world today point to one thing and one thing only: the need for the leadership to move away from sheer rhetoric and show capacity in areas of demand. It is in same light that the current […]
COVID-19: ISSUP Nigeria worries over mental health patients in isolation centres
By Evelyn Usman The International Society of Substance Use Professionals, ISSUP Nigeria Chapter, has expressed worry over plights of drug users who are among COVID-19 patients in isolation centres, raising the alarm that measures put in place to tackle the pandemic could increase the risk for the burden of substance use problems. The professionals who […]
How technology can check youth unemployment
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor In the second quarter of 2018, youth unemployment peaked at 38 percent. Even though there are no recent statistics, experts in the labour sector say the figure has soared year-on-year. The issue has remained a hydra-headed problem of the world, especially for developing countries like Nigeria. With the effects of […]
Protesting coronavirus patients
IF you tell an average Nigerian that our country’s healthcare system ranks 187th out of 192 countries he or she will not be surprised. Evidences of our shambles of a health system abound everywhere you look. Even our leaders who have the mandate to change the sordid state of affairs in our social sectors such […]
