Tinubu’s renewed hope and the paradigm shift in sports development By Muhyideen Jimoh When President Bola Tinubu on Aug. 16, 2023 named Sen. John Owan Enoh as the country’s new sports minister to drive the renewed hope agenda for the Sports sector, not many stakeholders knew what toContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When President Bola Tinubu decided to run for president on a Muslim-Muslim ticket alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima, it ignited a firestorm of controversy. In a nation like Nigeria, where both Muslims and Christians hold significant demographic and cultural weight, this decisionContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) A popular Yoruba proverb says, “Tita, riro la a kola, boba jina tan, a doge”; meaning, tribal marks are incised with serious pains, when it heals, it becomes fashionable. Tribal marks in those days were meant for identification and mostly for fashion.Continue Reading
Towards enhanced access to clean water through private sector interventions By Abiemwense Moru, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Access to safe water is the most basic human need for health and well-being, according to the United Nations (UN). It says billions of people will lack access to this basicContinue Reading
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Standing in the gap: Journalists as advocates for women, girls’ safety By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Favour, a 12-year-old primary five student, solemnly observed as mourners streamed into their home to offer condolences to her father for the loss of her 28-year-old mother, Rebeccah. Amidst the sorrow,Continue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Adoption of mobile money systems started in the mid-2000s with the Philippines, Kenya and Tanzania being among the first to do it. The first mobile money system was launched in the Philippines in 2001. In 2007, Kenya launched MContinue Reading
Borno: From ashes of insecurity to agric revolution By Hamza Suleiman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Prior to the Boko Haram insurgency Borno was one of the most agriculturally advanced states in Nigeria with more than two-third of its population engaged in cereal crops, livestock, fishery, and poultry production. ThisContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria Malaria is endemic in Nigeria and a leading cause of death in many countries. Children and pregnant women are the most affected groups. To achieve more significant progress in the fight against malaria in Nigeria, analysts believe that there should be changes inContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In most cultures, especially in Africa, preference to the boy-child has strong cultural, religious, legal and of course, social status. This is principally because a male heir is needed to continue the family line. The boy-child, faced with many challenges, especiallyContinue Reading
