Nigeria: The Pen Drops As Renowned Poet, Playwright, J.P. Clark Dies
On March 21, 2013 when Prof. Chinua Achebe passed on, J.P Clark and Wole Soyinka wrote: "Of the "pioneer quartet" of contemporary Nigerian ...
Nigeria: Raising Girls’ Ambition Through Education, a Better Future for Nigeria
Renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie knows the power of ambition. In We Should All Be Feminists, she writes "We teach girls to shrink ...
Africa: World Bank Approves U.S.$12 Billion for Covid-19 Vaccines for Developing Countries
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an envelope of $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution ...
Gordon D’Arcy: Joe Schmidt will challenge referees like he previously did players
Joe Schmidt has taken up an interesting position inside World Rugby. The Director of Rugby and High Performance title has been created for ...
Nigeria: How Nigeria’s Neglect of Oil Palm Pushed It Down Global Pecking Order
In the 1950s and 1960s, oil palm farming was a key sector of the Nigerian economy. The sector generated about 43 per cent ...
Kenya: Meet the Men Behind Moi’s Two-Decade Grip on Power
For more than two decades, the nation was under the control of a chosen few from the Rift Valley. Guided by the self-styled ...
Tanzania: Amnesty Says Govt Repressing Opponents as Election Looms
Rights watchdog Amnesty International says Tanzania has ramped up repression against political opposition parties, independent media outlets and other groups, ahead of the ...
Nigeria: Senate Confirms Eight Supreme Court Justices
The Senate has confirmed eight justices of the Supreme Court. They are Lawal Garba (North-West), Helen M. Ogunwumiju (South-West), Abdu Aboki, (North-West) and ...
Ghana: Cocoa Price Hike Benefits Farmers
Ghana has announced an increase of the guaranteed the cocoa price it pays to farmers by 28% per ton for the new growing ...
Africa: Post-Pandemic, Will Offices and Factories Become ‘Places Men Go’?
New York — As workers return to desks and factory floors, women are more likely to stay home as they bear the brunt ...
