Soji Megbowon of Jakande Comprehensive Senior College, Lagos, has been named as the only Nigerian named among the finalists for the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2019. Megbowon was named as
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Osowobi, founder Stand to End Rape, becomes first Nigerian to be named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year
OluwaseunAyodeji Osowobi, founder Stand to End Rape Initiative, has become the first Nigeria to be named the Commonwealth Young person of the Year. Osowobi was presented with the award by
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Dangote asks Nigerian business leaders to support health sector with 1% of their profit
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has called on all businesses within Nigeria and Africa, to support the health sector with at least one percent of their profit. Speaking at the 2019 The post Dangote asks Nigerian business leaders to support health sector with 1% of their profit appeared first on TheCable.
Africa will be polio-free — if Nigeria records no new cases by August
Global immunization experts attending the biannual Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (RITAG) meeting urged African countries to strengthen their routine immunization. Over the past five years, immunization coverage in sub-Saharan Africa
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PARADISE LOST: Inside Nigeria’s forgotten, broken farm settlements
Shattered and forgotten, thousands hectares of land in government-owned farm settlements are going into extinction while Nigeria spends about N7.9 trillion annually on food importation. The settlements are becoming deserted,
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I was diagnosed dyslectic; your child could also be dyslectic — learn from my story
My name is Kayode Ogundamisi and the following was published on Twitter as a thread. Since publishing the thread, I received overwhelming messages from parents and fellow compatriots who are
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Nigeria to overtake India as world capital for under-five deaths, says World Bank
UNESCO: Boko Haram has killed 2,300 teachers, destroyed 1,000 schools
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says Boko Haram has killed 2,300 teachers in Nigeria’s northeast since the start of the insurgency in 2009. In the 2018
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After Canada’s Justin Trudeau, Buhari wins global polio award
President Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred with the prestigious polio champion award. This is said to be in recognition of his uncommon commitment and leadership in the polio eradication programme
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Africa free trade deal is very promising for Nigeria’s economy, says Rockefeller Foundation VP
Christine Heenan, vice-president, global policy and advocacy at The Rockefeller Foundation, says the Africa Free Trade deal is very promising for Nigeria. Granting an interview on the sidelines of the The post Africa free trade deal is very promising for Nigeria’s economy, says Rockefeller Foundation VP appeared first on TheCable.