Building inclusive classrooms that leave no child behind
By Felix Ojedo Access to quality education is often described as a universal right, yet its delivery remains deeply uneven across schools. In many learning environments, the systems meant to support children with diverse needs remain inconsistent, leaving families uncertain about whether their children will thrive academically. The conversation about fairness in education has grown […]
Prof. Ani advocates ethical leadership in Nigeria
Professor of Ethical Leadership, Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, and Culture at the University of Nigeria, Casimir Kingston Ani, has decried the lack of commitment of many Nigerian leaders to ethical leadership, stressing that the absence of strong moral character remains at the heart of the nation’s leadership crisis.
Insecurity: Getting the right things wrong, by Adekunle Adekoya
RIGHT now, the 80th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA is holding in New York, the United States. This year, unlike on previous occasions, our president is not attending. Instead, Vice President Kashim Shettima is standing in for the president and has already delivered the Nigerian national address to the UN body. The key takeaways from the speech […]
SheVentures expands interest-free loan commitment to N15.1 for women
SheVentures, the women-banking initiative of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has expanded its pool of interest-free loans for women-owned and women-led Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (WSMEs) to N1 billion, up from N200 million. Through SheVentures, women entrepreneurs in diverse sectors can access interest-free loans of up to N10 million for three months with a one-month moratorium. […]
UNICEF, EU to enroll 250,000 vulnerable Sokoto residents in social register
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the European Union, has launched an initiative to enroll 250,000 poor and vulnerable residents of Sokoto State into the state’s social register this year under the EU-SUSI (Supporting Sustainable Social Protection System in Nigeria) project.
Amicable end to NUPENG, Dangote face-off
The nation dodged the proverbial bullet recently following the quick and amicable resolution of the battle of wits between Dangote Refinery and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, NUPENG, over the former’s alleged anti-union activities. The refinery planned to deploy 4,000 to 10,000 Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, trucks for nationwide fuel distribution […]
