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Obasanjo and his cabal, by Dare Babarinsa
On Saturday, March 5, 2022, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo would mark his official 85th birthday. Despite his age, Obasanjo is not about to slow down. Since he returned to public life after he joined politics in 1998, he has embraced life at a frenetic pace. Indeed, after his birthday celebration on Saturday, he may already be billed to travel to several…
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National Assembly and the quest for Affirmative Action, Aisha Buhari
The recent decision by the National Assembly to ignore the long-standing clamour for Affirmative Action for Nigerian women was contrary to the very high expectations of forward-looking Nigerian men and women. The anger of Nigerians in the circumstance is therefore understandable, more so that not a single concession was made to women, contrary to the global practice of give-and-take for…
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Higher Education: Why Ukraine Universities are attractive to Africans
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a mass exodus of civilians, including thousands of international students from Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Ukraine was home to over 76,000 foreign students, according to government data from 2020. Nearly a quarter of the students were from Africa, with the largest numbers coming from Nigeria, Morocco and Egypt. India easily accounts…
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$40bn required annually to end global energy poverty, says Damilola Ogunbiyi, UN Sec Gen Special Rep
Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sustainable Energy for All, Damilola Ogunbiyi, has said that the world needs an annual investment of $40billion from now till 2030 to end to global energy poverty which has kept millions of people around in abject poverty. Ogunbiyi who was the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency before her current…
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ILO’s revised code of practice to benefit 229 million construction workers globally
More than 229 million construction workers around the globe may benefit from a revised and updated code of practice on safety and health, adopted by International Labour Organization (ILO) experts from government and employers’ and workers’ organizations. The updated code, discussed during a five-day meeting of experts (21-25 February), could play an important role in countries where construction is an economic engine…
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Kwankwaso vows to dump PDP before March ending
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has vowed to dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, before the end of this month (March). Kwankwaso said this in an interview he granted BBC. The former senator who is set to join the New Nigeria People’s Party, said both the PDP and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) don’t have what to…
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UNDP launches $1.1bn flash appeal fund to help 6 million Ukrainians
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a $1.1billion Flash Appeal Fund to provide six million people in Ukraine in need of humanitarian assistance and protection over the next 3 months. UNDP is joining with UN agencies, national and international non-governmental organizations and civil society to provide a comprehensive response to the escalating crisis in Ukraine both within the…
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Dangote signs multi-million dollars gas supply agreement with NNPC, three others
Dangote Fertiliser Company has signed a multi-million dollars Joint Venture with Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Shell, Total and ENI towards supplying 70 million standard cubic feet (scuf). The agreement was signed at the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES). In agreement for the signing were President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele…
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Ogun takes the lead, asks appointees with electoral ambition to resign
The Ogun State Government has directed all political appointees interested in contesting for political positions in the 2023 elections to resign before March 24. This was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Tokunbo Talabi. Talabi said the directive was in compliance with the new electoral act recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.…
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