How Nigeria Can Make World Lung Day, World Heart Day Meaningful
By Robert Egbe Which habit is common to some men, women and sadly, minors, but damages the heart and lungs, among other organs of the body? The significance of this question became even more apparent as Nigeria joined the rest of the world in marking World Lung Day (WLD) on September 25 and World Heart […]
Yahaya Bello Looted Another N110bn From Kogi, EFCC Claims In Fresh Charge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that a former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello, stole another N110,446,470,089.00 from the state’s treasury during his eight-year tenure from 2016 to 2024. Nigerian Current reports that the Commission filed the fresh allegation in a new 16-count charge against Bello on September 24, 2024, […]
ASUU AND THE STATE OF THE NATION
By Toyin Falola From October 2nd to 5th, 2024, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will gather several of the country’s best minds in Abuja to search for “a new path to development.” I am glad to have been invited to this intellectual gathering. I look forward to listening to the Keynote Speaker, General […]
CSOs, Scientists, Academics Reject Genetically Modified Potatoes
A coalition of over 100 civil society actors, farmers, scientists, legal practitioners, and academics have asked Nigeria to discontinue plans to introduce genetically modified potatoes and other genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or crops. According to them, introducing these crops portends disaster to the country’s food system and violates Nigerians’ fundamental human rights. They made the […]
Gen Alabi-Isama seeks recognition, honour for Gen Adekunle
*Decries burial Lagos By Olayinka Oyegbile Brig-Gen Godwin Alabi-Isama has decried the burial of Brig-Gen Benjamin Adekunle in Lagos, outside his ancestral home Ogbomoso in Oyo State. Speaking in Ogbomoso at a maiden lecture organized by the family to mark the 10th anniversary of the demise of the 1967-70 war hero who commanded the dreaded […]
The Known, the Unknown, and the Future of African Knowledge
By Toyin Falola I remain grateful to Professor Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, who sent me a copy of his co-edited book with Professor Katharina Schramm, published in the Africa Multiple Series by Brill. Titled Knowing-Unknowing: African Studies at the Crossroads, it contains beautifully written chapters on the reimagination of the broad field of African Studies. In my […]
Climate Debt: Nigerian Activists, Others Demand $5 Trillion From Rich Countries
Activists in Nigeria and the rest of the world are holding hundreds of climate actions today to call on governments in the Global North to pay up $5 trillion annually as a down payment towards their climate debt to the countries, people and communities of the Global South who are the least responsible for climate […]
Stop Suppressing Civic Space, 71 CSOs Tell Tinubu
No fewer than 71 prominent civil society organisations CSOs have condemned the alleged escalating assault on Nigeria’s civic space by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. According to them, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government was using security agencies to harass, intimidate, and suppress labour groups and outspoken CSOs. In a joint statement seen […]
Should Nigeria Fortify Bouillion Cubes?
By Bukola Olukemi-Odele Nigeria faces a triple burden of malnutrition, consisting of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overnutrition, which manifests as overweight and obesity—all of which are driven by conflicts, food and nutrition insecurity, and ineffective policy management, amongst other factors that contribute to worsening the country’s overall health outcomes. According to the World Health Organization […]
Sterling One Foundation Reaffirms Commitment To Climate Action
In recognition of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Sterling One Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the ozone layer as a critical part of its broader climate action efforts. The Foundation emphasized the need for global collaboration in addressing ozone depletion and climate change as part of the drive […]
