AFED calls for united stakeholder action to tackle africa’s education challenges
By Esther Onyegbula The Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED) has called for a united effort among governments, private sector players, development partners, faith-based organisations and community leaders to address the mounting challenges confronting education across Africa. The association made the call during its two-day conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where education experts, policymakers, […]
Zakat foundation empowers 93 Osun residents with N42m
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Zakat and Sadaqat foundation has distributed N42,948,414 million worth of empowerment equipment to the needy in Osun State. In its 17th Zakat distribution ceremony and commemoration of International Widows’ Day held in Osogbo, 93 people benefited from the Zakat distribution. In its three days programme which commenced at the weekend […]
SME financing gap limiting Nigeria’s economic growth, expert warns
By Juliet Umeh Access to structured financing remains one of the biggest barriers preventing Nigerian small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, from reaching their full potential and contributing more significantly to economic growth, according to financial experts. Director of Merchant Lending, Seun Oyediran, said despite accounting for the overwhelming majority of businesses in Nigeria and contributing […]
Eshemitan emerges UNICAL’s Best Graduating Medical Student
By Paul Olayemi PRINCESS Ziregbe Eshemitan, daughter of the Ovie of Oghara Kingdom in Delta State, His Royal Majesty Orefe III, has emerged as the Overall Best Graduating Student in the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Calabar, Cross River State. The feat was announced at the […]
How Tanzania’s non-alignment strategy is key to its development
As geopolitical superpowers become more unpredictable and volatile, global alliances are shifting. In response, many countries are increasingly placing their political and economic interests at the forefront of foreign policy through more selective partnerships. While the scale of this trend is new, the idea itself is not. It builds on a long history of non-alignment. […]
CSOs give IGP 72 hour ultimatum to review Osun Police Command leadership
A coalition of civil society organisations in Osun State under the aegis of the Network of Civil Society Groups has given the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, a 72-hour ultimatum to review the leadership of the Osun State Police Command.
