Today’s headline is taken from a South African newspaper, Sowetan. It derived its name from Soweto, an abbreviation of South Western Townships, suburbs in southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. In the 20th century, the Townships housed Black workers for the gold mines and eventually became a major symbolic center of the anti-apartheid struggle. No wonder […]
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AT independence, Nigeria, in the midst of the euphoria amongst Nigerians and the huge expectationslocally and internationally, was confronted with series
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Ikunle Abiyamo (The kneeling of the mother) That is what the Yorubas call it when women prepare to give birth It can be literal or figurative Whether the birth takes place as you push on your kneesyelling yourself hoarse Or you lie with your feet spread wide apart while a new being almost splits you apart
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has called on financial regulators to mandate banks to disclose the volume of loans granted to women-led businesses
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Nigeria has emerged as the third-largest African recipient of development assistance from the United States Agency for International Development,
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Nearly two decades after reforms were introduced to liberalise Nigeria’s electricity market and boost generation capacity, the sector has failed to
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Cash held outside the banking system fell to N4.45tn in August 2025, the lowest level recorded so far this year, according to data from the Central Bank
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that Nigeria’s marine and blue economy sector is being strategically repositioned to
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has described young Nigerians as the country’s greatest asset and urged them to prepare to
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