October 29
Nigeria: The Neglect of Children with Special Needs in Nigeria - A Call for Urgent Action [editorial]
allAfrica
As a baby, my nephew Lukman endured severe convulsions that left him with neurological deficits. When he was seven, my sister enrolled him in school in Okene, Kogi State, with the… Read more »
Nigeria: Time to Rejig the Nigeria Prize for Literature?, By Simbo Olorunfemi [opinion]
Premium Times
Last Friday, just like last year, I happened on the live broadcast of the NLNG Grand Awards Night. I last attended the event at MUSON Centre, Lagos many years back. But between… Read more »
October 28
Botswana: Vote Splitting in Opposition Will Hand BDP Victory [editorial]
The Patriot
My attention was attracted to an opinion piece authored by my sister Ms Tumy Modise in her capacity as the BDP Secretary of International Relations and Publicity Subcommittee. Read more »
Nigeria: To Save Nigeria's Democracy, Opposition Parties Need Urgent Reset [editorial]
Premium Times
Sadly, only one outcome could emerge from such a milieu: the gradual but steady making of the APC into a one-party dictatorship in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation, Interest Rates, and the CBN's Options, By Uddin Ifeanyi [opinion]
Premium Times
Very few patients with a life-threatening ailment would substitute the likelihood of death for the short-term inconvenience of a proven therapy. None would settle for the ravages… Read more »
Nigeria: Time for Supreme Court to Be Counted - EFCC [opinion]
Vanguard
What started as a routine exercise to expand the frontiers of constitutional governance and the boundaries of Nigeria's federal arrangement when an initial 16 states sought the… Read more »
October 27
Nigeria: Maureen Tamuno's Indelible Footprints [opinion]
This Day
'Resolute.' 'Undaunted.' 'Staunch.' These are just a few words one would associate with leaders, especially those who hold the power to affect many lives. Read more »
October 25
Nigeria: What Tinubu's Cabinet Reshuffle Means for Kano APC [opinion]
Premium Times
President Tinubu says the reshuffle is part of "eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the Administration's capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant of his commitment to… Read more »
October 24
Nigeria: COP29 - Enhancing Nigeria's Climate Finance Transparency to Attract Funding [opinion]
Premium Times
On 11 November, Nigeria will join representatives from nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan for COP29. The two-week global summit will bring together global key stakeholders to… Read more »
Nigeria: Cabinet Reshuffle and Effective Representation - Why Tinubu Should Have a Rethink [opinion]
Premium Times
Given Kano's pivotal role in Tinubu's emergence, Kano State deserves the same level of representation as Ogun State. Read more »
Liberia: Legislative Backstabbing - Where Are We Heading? [opinion]
Liberian Observer
The recent actions of Liberian legislators relative to the political harassment and smear campaign orchestrated to dethrone Speaker Fonati Koffa cunningly have once again brought… Read more »
October 23
Africa: The IMF Just Made the Case for Its Own Irrelevance [opinion]
IPS
On Friday the 11th, the IMF announced policy changes that will save developing countries $1.2 billion per year. Despite the self-congratulations and fanfare, these reforms are only… Read more »
October 22
Rwanda: With the Zambezi River Drying Up, Rwanda Needs to Embrace Nuclear [opinion]
New Times
When I think of the world's mighty, omnipotent river systems, the Nile, the Niger, the Yangtze, the Danube, the Thames, the Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Zambezi come to mind. Read more »
Gambia: The Price of Political Divorce [opinion]
The Point
It is said that a house divided against itself cannot stand. The political will of seven Political Parties to form a Coalition in the 2016 Presidential Elections, unseated the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's 'Set It and Forget It' Mentality Towards Lawmakers Must Stop [editorial]
Liberian Observer
The current political crisis engulfing the Liberian Legislature has revealed a deep, systemic issue that transcends individual disputes or political factions: the failure of… Read more »
Africa: COP16 - Is This Our Last Chance to Save Nature? [opinion]
IPS
As COP16 approaches, we have been reflecting on the state of our planet in 2024; the word "crisis" feels insufficient to describe the devastation we're witnessing. Read more »
Nigeria: When Will Nigeria Return to Its Former Glory? [column]
This Day
I fondly recall my time at Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School in Osun State, specifically from 1979/80 to 1982/83. This period stands out due to the Unity Party of Nigeria's (UPN) Free… Read more »
Nigeria: A Nation of Filth and Squalor [opinion]
Daily Trust
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) is charged with the overall responsibility of protecting and developing the Nigerian environment. Established by Decree 55 of… Read more »
October 21
South Africa: Loaded for Bear - Shameful Hat-Trick - Three SA World Heritage Sites Are Threatened By Sewage [column]
Daily Maverick
South Africa has failed in its obligations as a signatory of the Unesco Convention to protect its World Heritage Sites. Read more »
Zimbabwe: French Investments Sign of Good Times [editorial]
The Herald
The growing investor interest in Zimbabwe under the Second Republic, and following a swathe of reforms to make investment easier and more streamlined, with as much as possible a… Read more »
Liberia: Between the Lines of the Bid to Oust Speaker Koffa [editorial]
Liberian Observer
The recent resolution by nearly two-thirds of the House of Representatives to remove Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has thrown Liberia's political landscape into turmoil. At the heart of… Read more »
Liberia: Bribery to Remove Speaker Koffa Is a Disgrace [editorial]
New Dawn
It is a disgrace that some 48 members of the House of Representatives received US$15,000 each to announce a coup against Speaker J. Fonati Koffa. All those behind the dishing out… Read more »
Liberia: How an in-Flight Magazine Exposes Liberia's Need for National Branding [opinion]
Liberian Investigator
I was seated near the aisle of an ASKY Boeing 737, bound for Accra. With less than two hours to go, I turned to Netflix on my phone to keep myself from dozing off. I had a few… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Should Resist Plots to Hijack LG Funds Despite Supreme Court Verdict [editorial]
Premium Times
"All over the world, county or municipal governments, called Local Government Areas in Nigeria..." Read more »
October 20
South Africa: Zuma's MK Party Is Not Even Masking Its Attempt to Capture the Judiciary [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The judiciary was the last line of defence during the years of state institution plunder and incapacitation, with Zuma at its centre, so it is all the more suspicious that the MK… Read more »
