By Francis Onyeukwu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The tributes that followed the week-long retirement activities for Mufutau Ojo, former Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), were remarkable by the agency’s standards. Again and again, colleagues spoke not only about his professional accomplishments, but also about a manContinue Reading
News Analysis by Fortune Abang, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The endorsement of Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola by the African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC) for consideration as a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General presents Nigeria with an opportunity for a wider conversation about global leadership. At its core, the argumentContinue Reading
By Salamat Abu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Aug. 13, the world marked International Left-Handers Day, an annual observance. The day provides an opportunity to recognise left-handed people and highlight the challenges they face in a world largely designed for right-handed people. For many people, using the left handContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Based on the World Bank data, a newborn in Nigeria will reach only 36 per cent of their future work potential as an adult due to gaps in health and schooling. Behind that sobering statistic lies a story that began long beforeContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For millions of Nigerians who earn, trade and receive payments digitally but struggle to access formal loans, the Nigeria’s virtual asset reforms could offer a new route to credit. Experts say digital transaction records could increasingly serve as an alternative source ofContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi In the quiet, early morning hours of Katsina’s Kofar Kaura area, Aisha Umar would sit and count her daily earnings in loose change. Running a small neighbourhood grinding mill on borrowed equipment, she often spent more money repairing the ageing diesel engine than she brought home toContinue Reading
By Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Aliyu Ummulkhairi, 35, left her home in Sabon Gari, Mararaban Jos, Kaduna State, on June 21 to attend an Islamic lecture at Madrasat Tashiyhul Iman. Unfamiliar with the neighbourhood, she stopped to ask some children for directions. Because local residents were alreadyContinue Reading
By Rotimi Ijikanmi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For millions of Nigerians, the removal of fuel subsidy remains synonymous with hardship, rising prices and shrinking purchasing power, with President Bola Tinubu often bearing the brunt of public anger. Away from the national debate, another story is unfolding. State governments, beneficiariesContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria’s estimated population of more than 238 million makes it Africa’s most populous country and the sixth most populous in the world. Yet, experts say the country’s greatest demographic challenge lies not in the size of its population, but in how it harnesses its youthful population. AboutContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Aug. 3, Elizabeth Olawoyin, a student of Government Day Secondary School, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, walked into the training room at UMCAT Chapel in Ilorin. Olawoyin knew the digital world only from afar. She had never written code, studied Artificial Intelligence (AI), orContinue Reading
