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Month: October 2023

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Commentary

Fostering Financial Inclusion, Grassroots Development Through Effective Postal System

By Musa Maigida, A Public Affairs Analyst   The financial and socio-economic inclusion of the grassroots of a country are critical indices for development and sustainability. Therefore, the need to meet these economic indices has been a desire for most countries on the globe. For instance, Goal 11 of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG is the need to provide comfortable and sustainable cities and communities for the populace. This goal […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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Foreign

Xi Meets U.S Senate

  Chinese President, Xi Jinping has met with the bipartisan delegation of the U.S. Senate led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Great Hall of the People. Xi underlined that the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. How China and the United States get along will determine the future of humanity. Competition and confrontation are not consistent with the trend of the times. Still, […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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Africa

Liberians Decide As Country Votes Next President

Liberians are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections. Nineteen candidates are hoping to replace the incumbent, former football star George Weah, who is seeking a second term. The two main challengers are former Vice-President Joseph Boakai and the businessman Alexander Cummings. Both were in an alliance of opposition parties but the coalition broke up after disagreements over who should run for president. Despite some progress in terms of education and […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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Africa

Algeria Suspends Mediation Over Niger Coup Crisis

Algeria has announced it has suspended its efforts to mediate the political crisis in Niger following the coup in July. Its foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Monday that declarations from Nigerien authorities had raised “legitimate questions about their real willingness to follow through on their acceptance of Algerian mediation”. BBC reported that It has now put the process on hold pending commitment from the junta to continue […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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Education

Explore Innovative Funding Models – Kalu To VCs

By Oduyemi Odumade   The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, has called on Vice Chancellors of Universities in Nigeria to explore innovative funding models to finance education.  Speaking at the 61st anniversary and 36th Conference of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, CVCNU in Abuja, Kalu emphasized the importance of leveraging the contributions of alumni associations and other endowment funds to provide financial […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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National

Sweden Promises Support To Empower Girls

By Florence Adewale   Swedish Government has promised to support policies and programmes aimed at empowering the Girl Child in Nigeria. The Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Annika Hahn-Englund, made the promise in Abuja when Plan International, an NGO, through its Girl Takeover Campaign, visited the ambassador. While reiterating the commitment of the Swedish government to enhance gender equality in society she stressed that gender equality remains Sweden's priority. The Ambassador […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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Foreign

Man Shot For Crashing Into Chinese Consulate

Consulate San Francisco police have shot and killed a man who crashed his car into the Chinese consulate on Monday. A police statement said the unidentified man was shot after officers arrived at the scene. Footage online showed a blue Honda car resting in the lobby and dozens of people fleeing the consulate building. A consulate statement condemned the incident, adding that it posed a "serious threat" to the safety […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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National

Tinubu’s Administration Ready To Partner Indigenous Miners

By Georgina Humphrey    Solid Minerals Development Minister, Dr. Oladele Alake has assured indigenous mining engineers of the Tinubu administration's readiness to partner with them in transforming the solid minerals sector. He stated this when they paid him a visit to his office in Abuja. Dr.Alake said all hands must be on deck to execute the roadmap for solid minerals development for the benefit of Nigerians. He urged the mining […]

todayOctober 10, 2023

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Security

Speaker Condemns Zaria Attack 

Edited By Oduyemi Odumade Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, has strongly condemned the recent attack on the Anguwar Dankali community in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where four people were killed and five others injured. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, the Speaker expresses his outrage over the incident and calls on security agencies to take […]

todayOctober 9, 2023