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Using data from sources like UNESCO, World Bank, and Our World in Data, Data Pandas published the 2024 literacy rate involving 207 countries. The last 10 on the list, excluding …

Nigerians are still weighing costs of last week’s industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Some confessed that Labour did well to knock some seriousness into this government, which …

Nnewi, a city in southeastern Nigeria’s Anambra State is often heralded as the “Japan of Africa” due to its remarkable industrial prowess and entrepreneurial spirit. This bustling commercial hub has …

Mr President, I bring the matter of local government autonomy to your table again this morning. It is fundamental, and you must appreciate it to drive the process. You must …

Niger State, like many states in Nigeria, grapples with deep-rooted socio-cultural practices that often undermine the rights and dignity of women and children. The orphan marriage saga, which recently gained …

People say that nothing in Nigeria comes as a surprise, yet to be a Nigerian is to be ready for a surprise. Nigeria’s showing at COP 28 by the United …

While still basking in the glory of realising a lifetime ambition in March 2023 as president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had then assured Nigerians that his administration would not only be a …

The recent visit of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Nigeria, ostensibly to promote the Invictus Games, unearthed a familiar strain of commentary in the British media. The post The …

Months ago, a hypertensive patient shared with me how she was admitted to the hospital because her blood pressure suddenly became very high. She said while the doctor was having …

It is five years this week that Muhammadu Buhari said that his ruling APC would lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. That was on the inaugural …