The relationship between the government and the governed in Nigeria is fraught with a trust deficit that undermines critical engagements with institutional outputs. This tension is most visible when statistical data—painstakingly derived through globally accepted methodologies—clashes with entrenched public perceptions. Such is the case with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on Nigeria’s Q2 2024 unemployment rate, which records a decline from 5.3% in Q1 to 4.3%, representing 940,000 newly employed Nigerians. While this outcome appears optimistic, it has been met with widespread scepticism, rooted in lived realities and anecdotal evidence suggesting that unemployment is worsening. By Ikagbemi Modupe…
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The Chairperson, National Agric Show Youth and Women in Agriculture Committee, Mrs Nkiruka Okonkwo says closing gender gap in agriculture can contribute 1 billion dollars annually to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP).
A professor at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Elkenah Ndie has called for the adoption of Nigerian diets as part of measures to promote nutrition in public health.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji has said the Federal Government will soon commence the regulation and licensing of players in the space ecosystem for more revenues generation.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it will continue to strengthen collaboration with Katsina State Government to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by 2025.
The Kogi State Government has flagged off the 2024 measles supplementary immunisation campaign against the spread of measles infection.
Fiducia, a Nigerian digital supply chain financing platform, says it has partnered with Mynd Fintech, a subsidiary of M1xchange, to enhance supply chain financing in Africa and the Caribbean.
A Nephrologist, Prof. Babatunde Salako, has called on the government to ensure robust infrastructural development that supports global best standard practices for a resilient health system.
Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumable Supply Agency has expressed readiness to partner with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bayero University Kano (BUK), to enhance training and research on drug manufacturing.
The Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONg) has called for the prevention, treatment and reversal of chronic diseases through strategic lifestyle modifications.