Imperative of growing into Nigerians
IF we seek to build a better union, if we truly intend to enthrone meritocracy over mediocrity in Nigeria, the majority of people from the numerous ethnic and religious groupings that together
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JP Morgan index and collective self-delusion
STANFORD University Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines “collective self-delusion” as holding of a false belief in the face of strong and contrary evidence by a group of people as a result of shared
Musings on whistle-blowing
IN a society where a common corollary of economic hardship of the people is their affliction with a cringe mentality, it is not surprising why it requires exemplary courage to be a
Medical laboratory scientists move to strengthen health system
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has introduced an e-learning platform with overall aim of to strengthening the health system.
Why do politicians read from a script?
SIR: To wing speeches is quickly becoming a fad today, especially for celebrities called at a moment’s notice to deliver speeches. The initiators do not at those instances realise that it takes
The flood warning
THE flood alert just issued by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is timely and should not be ignored as early warning is critical to the management of natural disasters. NEMA’s warning
Boosting enrolment figures, quality of learning with school feeding programme
School Feeding Programmes (SFP) have been defined by the World Bank as “targeted social safety nets that provide both educational and health benefits to the most vulnerable children, thereby increasing enrolment rates,
Migrant crisis: How Europe is coping
Europe has continued to be at the receiving end of waves of migration from under-developed and crisis-torn countries. It is perhaps paying the price of being the most developed region in the
‘In Kogi, PDP is party to beat’
Sweet victory Within me sincerely, this is a very sweet victory. Nobody who read the newspapers within the last few weeks that would have thought that we would win with this landslide.