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On 21 February, International Mother Language Day, UNESCO calls on countries to pursue a policy of multilingual education. The Organization advises children to be taught in their mother tongue during …
For Nneka Ekpenisi, a physics teacher in Nigeria’s southern Delta state, remaining committed to the country’s public education system can be difficult, especially as skilled professionals continue to leave the …
Just over 20 years ago, MTN completed one of its most ambitious projects in Nigeria when it installed a high-capacity digital microwave transmission backbone in January 2003. The infrastructure project …
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will spend about five minutes of his budget speech Wednesday on Eskom if history is anything to go by. It’s going to be a tense 300 …
The African Development Bank will partner with African Hidden Champions(link is external) in support of its efforts to promote the growth of African companies and aid their transformation into global …
A Dubai-based Nigerian. Victor Walsh Oluwafemi, the owner of Walsh Media Limited and his team are proud to announce the launch of a business TV station in Lagos, Nigeria. The …
In a view to arrest and prosecute the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on allegations bothering on terrorism financing, the Department of State Services (DSS) …
Rescuers are once again searching for people trapped under rubble in Turkey after two new earthquakes hit the country, killing at least three people. Tremors of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitudes …
Zimbabwe plans to set up an offshore financial centre in the resort city of Victoria Falls that the government wishes to vie with the likes of Dubai and the Isle …
The US has said it is “very concerned” China will soon supply Russia with lethal arms to help in its war against Ukraine after a fraught meeting between the two …
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