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NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY SECTOR: A PARADIGM SHIFT
An African adage says, "What a nation hopes for is always better than what it has." Inspired by this maxim, especially in exploring the global communications and digital economy sector, President Muhammadu Buhari on the 21stof August 2019,…
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN
Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan is an annual act of worship universally practiced by Muslims all over the world as commanded by the religion to be performed by all believers as it is one of the five pillars of Islam.
To Muslims,…
STRENGTHENING ENHANCED SAFE ROAD CULTURE AT 33 BY FRSC
Thirty-three years ago, precisely on 18th February 1988, the Federal Government of Nigeria established the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as the nation's lead agency saddled with the responsibilities of identifying the causes of road…
STATE CREATION AS CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: THE BENUE STATE EXAMPLE
Nigeria’s democracy is fashioned after the American system of Government with Federal, State and Local Administrative systems created to bring development closer to the people.
On February 3, 1976 a number of states were created by the…
NIGERIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF FAKE NEWS AND HATE SPEECH
Fake news is false information, stories or hoax created to deliberately misinform or deceive the audience. Fake news is fallacious, misleading, often sensational information presented as facts under the guise of news reporting. It is often…
REPOSITIONING NIGERIAN SPORTS AHEAD OF 2021 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES
By Salisu Mohammed, Abuja
One of the sectors most hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 in the world is sports. Practically all sporting activities suffered huge setback that resulted in global postponements and rescheduling of games like…
BENEFITS OF AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AfCFTA) TO NIGERIA
Fifty-four African countries officially began trading on First January 2021, following the launching of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
AfCFTA brings together 1.3 billion people in a 3.4 trillion dollar economic bloc…
THE NEED FOR NIGERIA TO DOMESTICATE THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA AGREEMENT (AfCFTA)
By Peter Bahago, Abuja
In November 2020, Nigeria ratified her membership of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement which comes into take effect today, First January, 2021.
The ratification came more than one year…
GAINS OF NIGERIA’S BORDER CLOSURE AND PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari recently ordered the immediate reopening of the country's land borders which were closed since August 2019. In reopening the borders Nigeria insisted that the ban on the importation of rice, poultry…
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE AND COVID-19 CONTROL MEASURES IN NIGERIA
By Gloria Essien, Abuja
Universal Health Coverage (UHC), involves the provision of accessible and affordable healthcare services to the poorest and the most vulnerable population in a country.
According to the World Health…