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Whither Nigeria? (3)
Arguably, this may well be done from the humungous size of Northern Nigeria, three times larger than the south and less densely populated; except that the champions of the influx do not appear to be really looking for a cohesive Fulani…
Whither Nigeria?
Each time it was discovered that the ship of state was foundering, without compass, and no one seemed to have a handle on how to navigate with a proper goal-orientation, the question, Whither Nigeria?, has been asked as a way of giving…
(AWO FOUNDATION WEBINAR): Private educators: Coping with the pandemic
An educationist and Managing Director of Oxbridge Tutorial College, Lagos State, Dr (Mrs) Femi Ogunsanya, has highlighted how private educators can cope with the vagaries of the current COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world.Dr Ogunsanya…
(AWO FOUNDATION WEBINAR): Expert advocates Western Nigeria Universal free primary education…
A retired Professor of Philosophy, Howard University, United States, Professor Segun Gbadegesin, has disclosed that only the type of free education programme of the Western Region led by the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, can make Nigeria…
(AWO FOUNDATION WEBINAR): Rethinking basic education now and post-pandemic
A John A Hannah distinguished Professor in land policy from the Michigan State University, United States, Professor Soji Adelaja, has offered a perspective on the important role of education in long-term societal transformation and the…
Vanuatu records first COVID-19 case
The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.The remote island country of around 300,000 people had been one of the remaining few COVID-19-free countries in the…
RETRACTION/APOLOGY
Our attention has been drawn to our online report of 21st September, 2020 with the title ‘’How contractor absconded with Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Zamfara states Social Investment Funds’’ where we reported that one Mr Henry, owner of Data…
From High 5s to IPDS, Adesina sets 2nd term agenda at AfDB
Four days ago, on August 27, 2020, I was re-elected as President of the African Development Bank Group. I wish to thank you all for your incredible support and for the mark of confidence you all collectively placed in me. You elected me…
Safeguarding the people’s will for democracy to thrive
THE challenge of democratic development, for a country such as Nigeria, is how to avoid a regression and reversal, and continuously bring about incremental positive changes towards consolidation.Given Nigeria’s complex political…
Tribune will continue on the path of truth, integrity
“WHEN we turned the sod, exactly one year ago, it was with faith that we said we were going to commission this building. We didn’t even know where we were going to raise funds from, but we challenged God, and He has proved himself mighty to…