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We Age While They Grow – Part 2

September 30, 2024

By Toyin Falola I have come to be a tail Without weapons but watching, guarding, and guiding These, who are “my girls” Both the old, the not-too-old, and the children

The Known, the Unknown, and the Future of African Knowledge

September 23, 2024

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

Climate Debt: Nigerian Activists, Others Demand $5 Trillion From Rich Countries

September 20, 2024

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

Makinde, Soun, others to attend 10th anniversary to mark Gen Adekunle’s death

September 2, 2024

*Institutes Benjamin Adekunle Memorial Lecture The children and extended family of the late Brigadier-General Benjamin Adekunle have unveiled plans to mark the 10th Anniversary of the late hero’s passing with

Sanwo-Olu to declare open conference of communication scholars and professionals

August 22, 2024

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is to declare the 11th Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals (ACSPN) open on September 4, 2024. The two-day event is billed for the

Tinubu reappoints chief medical directors of Kano and Bauchi Teaching Hospitals

August 22, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Professor Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe as the Chief Medical Director of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, for a second and final term of

Media roundtable participants seek more attention to audit reports

August 19, 2024

Participants at a media roundtable in Lagos have highlighted the importance of consistent reportage of the statutory government audit reports at federal, state and local government levels. The participants, comprising

Help fight sexual harassment in schools, NGO tells media

August 19, 2024

An NGO, The Alliance for Africa (AFA), has urged media organisations to champion the fight against sexual harassment at the nation’s tertiary educational institutions. The NGO made the call at

NPA MD appoints new port managers

August 16, 2024

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), DrAbubakar Dantsoho, has appointed seven new Port Managers. The new appointments were announced through an internalmemorandum signed by the Managing Director on

Kefas urges journalists to maximise digital technology

August 16, 2024

Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba as called on journalists to maximise the use of digital technology to enhance efficiency of their jobs in a fast-changing media landscape. The governor disclosed

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