As Nigeria marks one year under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a wave of optimism and discontent washes over the country. Tinubu’s administration has implemented sweeping changes across various sectors that have been heavily criticised as citizens navigate the immediate economic hardships and weigh them against the potential for long-term gains. To commemorate
In a world grappling with the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Nigeria is positioning itself to become a global AI leader. Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, emphasised the government’s commitment to AI during the Zenith Bank Tech Fair in Lagos, marking a pivotal shift in prioritising this transformative technology. AI’s
On Wednesday, July 26, 2022, news broke of a coup in Niger, the Presidential guard led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani had ousted the country’s 10th president, Mohamed Bazoum. The usual condemnations flew in as many Nigeriens jubilated on the street. The Africa Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) reiterated their
Richard Boeckel wrote in 1920 “the first requisite to being an elected President in this new age of publicity is to have a story of the kind that will appeal to the people, the second is to have the kind of a press organization that will get the story to them”1. One of the lessons
Worldwide, it is estimated that approximately 35% of women have faced some form of sexual harassment in their lifetime. Apart from the culture of the crime, rape is also one of the hardest crimes to prosecute. Sexual violence is not peculiar to Africa alone, in developed countries, the quality of investigation, access to evidence and
