How persons with disabilities are redefining Nigeria’s accessibility movement
"If someone still needs assistance to use a facility that was supposedly designed for them, then that objective has not been achieved."
EDUCATION SECTOR IN CRISIS: Evidence, causes and possible remedies (2)
The following are the percentages of students who obtained five credits, including English and Mathematics in the May/June WAEC over the last five years: 23 per cent (2008), 26 per cent (2009), 24 per cent (2010), 31 per cent in 2011 and 39 per cent in 2012.
WAR IN MALI: Nigeria, Western countries confront challenges
Less than one month into its military offensive against the Al-Qaeda backed Islamist group in Mali, France has been sounding it loud that it would hands off the chase of the rebel group in the Sahel.
Boko Haram: Cease-fire or ceaseless fire?
EIGHTEEN days after a faction of the Boko Haram Islamic sect announced a cease-fire following a 42-month multi-prong attack on military, police and security facilities and churches among others that claimed about 3000 lives there is still fear in the land.
EDUCATION SECTOR IN CRISIS: Evidence, causes and possible remedies
INTRODUCTION: The title of this lecture, “Education sector in Crisis” in reference to any country must be considered a cause for serious concern because of the great value attached to education world-wide.
The Delusions of Today’s Men
I READ Dr. Reuben Abati’s article titled ‘The Hypocrisy Of Yesterday’s Men” (February 3, 2013) which was published in virtually every newspaper in the country with amusement.
Nigeria, quest for nuclear power energy in the 21st Century (3)
NUCLEAR proliferation/disputed nuclear power development programme: case studies across the globe: Generally, nuclear power energy related development programmes have been generating controversy between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and some aspiring nations across the globe.
Iran’s nuclear ambition and the scramble for uranium in the Sahel
Thirty four years after the Islamic revolution that ushered in the theocratic state in the Persian Gulf Nigeria and indeed will be watching closely what comes out of Tehran today as it takes stock of the socio-economic and political ramifications in Iran.
Nigeria’s Delta and Security Challenges: Using the Delta Beyond Oil strategy, a governor’s approach
Being a paper presented by Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan,CON, at the School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University, Washington, USA last week INTRODUCTION: I am greatly honoured to be here today, in the midst of professionals who have committed their time and resources to steering a formidable think-tank that fosters important global issues. […]
Unhappy Africa star Toure returns to City
PARIS (AFP) – If 2012 African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure thought a change of scenery would bring a change of luck at the weekend, he was sadly mistaken. A week after his Ivory Coast team were bundled out of the Cup of Nations by Nigeria in South Africa, the English Premier League title hopes […]
Chime returns after five months absence
AFTER spending about five months outside the country, Enugu State Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Thursday.
