THIS week the world's focus will be on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. World leaders and policy makers from 192 nations will seek a solution to reduce global warming by agreeing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
FOR years, the Somali people have suffered. Hundreds have died due to gunshot wounds, bullets, hunger and diseases. Hundreds, as I talk, are sleeping under trees, with nothing to eat or drink.
The development over the past 60 years has meant a critical shift in the way the global community regards human rights. Human rights principles are not abstract legal concepts to be deployed as political tools, but are safeguards that are vital to ensure that all individuals all over the world can enjoy their rights and freedoms. Much remains to be done to ensure that the principles are translated ...
Anambra State is once again adorning the toga of a rebellious State with an uncontrollable army of political ruffians. The activities of these men in the past cost the State heavily in men, material and goodwill. Their ways are equally legion, spiraling down from the lofty to the mundane often tailspinning into the bizarre. Their capacity for unpleasantness is also entire.
I walked into my bank to cash a cheque and, untypicaily, I waited for 45 minutes and nobody seemed to bother about me or the horde of other customers waiting to be attended to in the bank. I then went upstairs to find out why the unusual delay and was told that the sealing of the Owerri branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the tax authority in the State was responsible.
The Federal Government's intervention in the basic education sector has been the subject of thorough re-appraisal in the last few years as a direct consequence of the formidable challenges encountered since the UBE scheme was introduced.
A few days ago, the former FCT minister, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, gave an indication that now that he has ended his studies in the USA and sorted out his personal matters abroad, he will soon return home either this month or early the next one.
Strategically located in the Central Business District, the National Centre for Women Development, Abuja has witnessed many historic events. From the time it was established by then First Lady, Mrs. Maryam Babangida to commemorate the Better Life Programme for Rural Dwellers and to serve as a meeting place, and a research and development organisation, the Centre has been the venue of many land ...
Today, we are celebrating with a measure of national pride one of the milestones in our political history, the 48th anniversary of our independence from British colonialism. However, this is not just an occasion to make merry.
In recent years, regional economies have come to the belated realisation that their destinies are tied together.
The security agencies are to be commended for seizing a cache of arms that included 100,000 rounds of ammunition, enough to equip a small army.
We are shocked to hear that Cabinet Ministers have been attempting to placate their boss, President Ian Khama, this week. We learn that they have been ordered, perhaps cajoled, to declare their assets, liabilities and interests.
With marketing friendly pitch at the switch of a button rending the air, Kenya on Wednesday turned another decisive chapter in its quest to join the fast lane of the technological age.
Against the backdrop of increased maternal deaths in Nigeria and, indeed, Africa, recent research findings have identified basic interventions necessary to improve maternal health and reduce the number of women who die from pregnancy-related complications.
We wish to commend the traditional rulers of the country for their just concluded meeting in Farafenni. Such an occasion is significant as it provides a platform for the traditional rulers to develop strategic resolutions for the advancement of their institution.
THE history between Zambia and South Africa dates back many years, during South Africa's pre-Independence or apartheid era, as it is commonly referred to.
IN 1912 the settler regime came up with a grandiose scheme to take water from the Zambezi to supply the Matabeleland region.
The agitation for local content in the oil and gas industry recently got a boost from the House of Representatives, whose piece of legislation seems the boldest attempt to make Nigerians maximally benefit from the oil and gas endowment in the country.
SA's framework response to the economic crisis has been hailed by all concerned and described as "groundbreaking". Yet a year on, its record of achievement is underwhelming. At most, the total number of jobs saved, thanks to framework-inspired interventions, was 17182.
IT IS amazing how difficult it is to get to used to political freedom . Just ask the African National Congress (ANC). The latest attempt to rein in yet another elder who dared to embarrass the party is a perfect illustration.
THE African Report on Child Wellbeing 2008 has classified Uganda as a "fairly child-friendly" country and ranked it 21st among 52 African countries. According to the report, the child-friendliness index assesses the extent to which African governments respect and protect children and ensure their wellbeing.
Recently, the Venezuelan Ambassador to Nigeria, Enerique Fernando Arrundell, during a visit to the Minister of Information and Communications, Dora Akunyili, offered some advise to Nigerian government about how to make the huge revenue it derives from oil work for the citizens.
The Minister of Trade and Industry has reportedly lifted the controversial ban on the manufacture and consumption of sachet waragi, which was imposed by the Ministry of Health in September following reports of poisonous alcohol that claimed about 20 lives.
Rwanda's agricultural investment plan that was presented during this weeks' Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Project (CAADP) meeting, lays out a roadmap for transforming one of the most important sectors of our economy.
NOTHING can justify the actions of mobile policeman, Raymond Egbongbonwuyi, who invaded the children's ward of an Ibadan hospital, on November 25, beat up medical personnel, pulled off drips being administered on five children, and tear-gassed the ward. He was on this rampage for two hours before police from a nearby police station arrested him.
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