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Leadership and preparing Africa's next generation for the global workforce, By Bukonla Adebakin

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- By 2035, Africa is projected to have the world's largest workforce, predominantly made up of young people. With a population of 1.1 billion, 440 million of whom are under 25, the c... Read More


EDITORIAL: The reckless and irresponsible quest for 31 new states

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The ongoing amendment of the 1999 Constitution has unfolded the familiar script of greed and self-centeredness, which is cloaked in the garb of altruism, and characteristic of the ... Read More


Experts discuss challenges impeding energy transition efforts in Nigeria

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Energy and climate change experts in Nigeria have identified some of the various challenges and opportunities that Nigeria must address and leverage in order to implement its ambit... Read More


Two men who lived for something, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- When veteran politician, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, and foremost publisher, Chief Joop Berkhout joined the ancestral realm within days of each other, Nigerians were unanimous in their ver... Read More


How we uncovered trafficking syndicate, rescued 10 stolen children - Police

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The police in Anambra State say they have rescued 10 stolen children who were locked inside an apartment in Onitsha, a community in Onitsha North Local Government Area of the state... Read More


NELFUND closes application portal, announces date for new application cycle

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that applications for the 2023/2024 academic session will close on Friday, 21 February. The Fund also said it would start ... Read More


Police arrest two for allegedly raping 12-year-old girl

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The police have arrested two men for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Yobe State. The police spokesperson in the state, Dungus Abdulkarim, said in a statement on Monday that... Read More


'Chika Ike isn't my seventh wife, her pregnancy not mine' - Ned Nwoko

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Delta North Senator Ned Nwoko has responded to the rumours linking him to actress Chika Ike's pregnancy. On Monday, speculation was rife that the 64-year-old senator was responsib... Read More


In defence of judicial authority, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- "The judiciary.. has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whateve... Read More


BREAKING: Lagos Assembly suspends plenary indefinitely after invasion by security officers

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended plenary indefinitely following the invasion of the assembly by operatives of the State Security Services on Monday. Tensions escala... Read More