Harnessing Research Findings: Premium Tools for Nigeria’s Development

The importance of research findings cannot be overemphasized. This was the crux of the message delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari last month, while declaring open the Five-Day Technology and Innovation Expo 2021 organised by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. With the allocation of about 0.5 per cent of GDP to research and innovation,…

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Dwindling National Income and the Pressing Need to Reduce Cost of Governance

The agitation for a drastic reduction in the cost of governance is gaining traction in the country’s political circles. With Nigeria currently facing the challenges of dwindling revenue, the need to cut costs to stabilize the polity keeps propping up at different fora. Recently, Plateau State’s Governor, Simon Bako Lalong, who was Guest speaker at…

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Successful Entrepreneurs in Nigeria – Their First Jobs (part 5)

Success, it is said, does not come by chance. It can be achieved majorly through hardwork, resilience, discipline, dedication, and commitment. This is why successful people would always look inwards to find key solutions, while leveraging on opportunities anywhere. This fully captures the life trajectory of Stella Okoli and Isyaku Rabiu, both successful entrepreneurs in…

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Uprising in Senegal: Twisted Tales from Endless Protests

No work of art best captures happenings in recent times than William Butler Yeats’ poem, “The Second Coming”, written decades ago. The poem captures an apocalyptic odiousness, characteristic of the uprising ravaging the political turf of some countries like India, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and other countries around the globe today. As the world experiences a…

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