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Molding The Character of Nigerian Youths as Impetus For Development
Youths determine the stability of the present, the prosperity of the future, and the greatness or otherwise of any society. Hence, no serious nation or community jokes with its youths, because they are simply the future. Nigeria is…
Harnessing Nigeria’s Tourism, Culture, and Creative Industries for Economic Growth
In 2022, Nigeria hosted the world at the first United Nations World Tourism Organization, (UNWTO) Global Conference on Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industry. The event at the National Theatre in Lagos marked the first time the country…
Curbing Brain Drain in Nigeria’s Health Sector
The migration of healthcare professionals from developing countries like Nigeria to more developed countries is one of the most discussed issues today. The consequences of this development particularly in Nigeria have become of immense…
Leveraging Public-Private Partnership to Tackle Housing Deficit In Nigeria
With her current rate of population growth and urbanization, Nigeria faces a significant housing challenge. According to the World Bank, Nigeria's urban population is expected to grow by an average of 6.4% annually, leading to a projected…
Bridging Nigeria’s Productivity Gap for Economic Growth and Sustainability
The National Population Commission (NPC) puts Nigeria's population growth rate at 3.2 percent per annum in 2023, while the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate stood at 2.3 percent in the first quarter of the year. This figure implies that…
Blue Economy: Innovation For Nigeria’s Prosperity
Among the ministers inaugurated by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu in August 2023, were those for the newly created ministries; one of them, the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
A former Governor of Osun State in southwest Nigeria,…
63rd anniversary: Rebirth of Nigeria’s Nationhood
At independence in 1960, Nigeria was envisioned by its founding fathers as a nation that would be united, peaceful, progressive, and prosperous. There was high expectation that her abundant human and natural resources would propel her…
Nigeria’s Role in Deepening Democracy in West Africa
When Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu emerged as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on July 9, 2023, he came with the promise to ensure an end to the unconstitutional truncation of democratic rule in…
Benefits of Nigeria’s Participation at 2023 G77 Summit
The recent G77 summit in Havana, Cuba ended with a call for a new world order that will bridge the gap between advanced and developing nations.
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the summit that G77 should…
Home and abroad, Tinubu’s Nigeria is taking its rightful place
Having hit the ground running at home, with a series of very bold and unprecedented reform decisions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has gone ahead to seize the opportunity offered by the month of September 2023, to make a grand entry onto the…