As a follow-on to celebrating International Mother's Day, let us strive to make 2023 the year of the Nigerian girl child

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I ask whether Nigerians ever set themselves annual national goals. Growing up as kids, we were all told to make new year resolutions. I wonder why this does not extend to national and developmental matters

[2] Are Nigerians aware of the fact that Unesco advised the country to spend 26% of her national budget on education? Has anyone checked to see if our budget ever meets this threshold?

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Kemi Adeosun says she cried non-stop for three months after being betrayed over NYSC certificate

FORMER finance minister Kemi Adeosun has revealed that she wept every day without working for three months after she was hounded out of office by political opponents who revealed that her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate was a forgery.

 

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Premier League officials block Burnley's move to bring Victor Moses back from Russia

ENGLISH Premier League officials have scuppered a move by relegation-threatened Burnley to bring former Super eagles winger Victor Moses back to the premiership using a loophole that allows clubs to recruit players playing their trade in Russia.

 

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President Buhari should celebrate International Mothers Day today with a nationwide television address announcing the launch of this Nigerian Gender Equality Bill

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from 2023, all political parties must make sure that at least one third of all their candidates are female

[2] As from 2023, at least one third of all political appointees must be female. Any state cabinet that fails to meet this requirement will not be recognised and have its federal allocation withheld

[3] All girls in secondary school and tertiary institutions will be provided with free sanitary towels every month

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Nigeria suffers a $331m drop in foreign direct investment during the fourth quarter of 2021

FOREIGN direct investment (FDI) into Nigeria fell by a whopping $331.2m to $698.78m in 2021 compared with the sum of $1.03bn recorded in 2020 according to figures just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)..

 

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Former Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Adamu emerges as APC chair after opponents withdraw

FORMER Nasarawa State governor Senator Abdullahi Adamu is all set to become the next chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after six other contestants vying for the position with him stood down.

 

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Super Eagles take one steps towards Qatar 2022 after playing goalless draw with Ghana in Kumasi

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have taken a significant step towards qualifying for Qatar 2022 after being held to a barren draw by Ghana's Black Stars at the Baba Yari Stadium in Kumasi in the first leg of the World Cup qualification play-off.

 

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Oshiomhole for president posters appears at the last minute ahead of APC convention in Abuja

POSTERS touting the candidacy of former Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele have flooded Abuja today ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party convention to pick its presidential candidate.

 

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Nnamdi Kanu files fresh lawsuit seeking $60m for his unlawful abduction in Kenya

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has filed a fresh suit against the federal government at an Umuahia high court in Abia State seeking N25bn ($60.12m) in damages for the emotional trauma he suffered during his abduction from Kenya last year.

 

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