Ending Child Poverty: Oyo State, UNICEF Strengthen Collaborations
More than half a million children in Oyo State are grappling with poverty, lacking daily access to basic social services. Nationally, these numbers are even more staggering, underscoring the critical need for stakeholders and state governments to act…
Nigerian Education Crisis: IFFPAN Calls on President Tinubu to Declare State of Emergency
The International Ford Fellowship Program Alumni, Nigeria (IFFPAN), has reacted to the dire state of education in the country after its assessment of a viral video showcasing a school in North East Nigeria. The video had shown students learning under…
Forget About National Anthem, Patriotism Come With Imperatives
Patriotism cannot flourish in isolation or in inappropriate contexts. It is deeply rooted in the values that define a conscious and thriving nation. For Nigerians, it is vital to reassess the essence of patriotism beyond the performance of government…
Championing Children’s Rights: Henrich Akomolafe’s Call to Action on Children’s Day
As Nigeria grapples with the alarming statistic of 20.1 million out-of-school children—the second-highest rate in the world after India—prominent businessman and politician, Engr. Henrich Akomolafe, has issued a clarion call to the government and…
Why We Stopped Foreign Students From Bringing Dependants To The UK – Envoy
The UK government has clarified its decision to prohibit students from other countries from bringing their family members to the UK. British High Commissioner, Dr. Richard Montgomery, attributed this change to the overwhelming influx of dependents, which…
2024 UTME Failure: A Subtle Warning For The Future
The recently released UTME results by The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) for 2024 depict an unsettling educational narrative. Among the 1.8 million students who took the exam, only 1.4 million managed to meet the cut-off score of 200,…
School Abductions: From Playgrounds To Haunted Grounds
The haunting memory of the 2014 abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok still lingers, casting a shadow on those directly affected and leaving an indelible mark on the nation. Regrettably, this historic tragedy is not an isolated incident, as a series of…
The World And The Internet Are In A Non-Separable Marriage
The world evolved and arrived at the threshold of the unimaginable – the internet. Men cooked up magic in the name of science and even the extraterrestrial are amazed. Today, humanity is totally reliant on it for eternity. Today, Google saves our…
Instig Labs Stimulates Adoption of AI for Finance in Africa
Nigerian business incubation platform, Instig Labs, has continued its advocacy and capacity development for increased AI (Artificial intelligence) usage in financial planning with its recently held AI in Finance meet-up in Lagos. AI is a trending…
The Blooming New World Order
The Blooming New World Order It would be invidious not to notice how the world is shaping up. It has since moved from the completely western dominance to a culture of conservatism and meteoric liberalism. Ostensibly, the presence of disruptive…