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The immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, flagged off a new organisation, Future Perspectives, to boost education that addresses challenges facing developing countries. A plethora of difficulties confronting emerging countries may be addressed with the correct teaching for young people. This was Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s input yesterday during a virtual interactive debate entitled “EdTech for Transforming Education in Nigeria,” the inaugural public event of Future Perspectives, which he co-founded. In fact, the virtual dialogue was a collaboration between Future Perspectives (an initiative of the immediate past Vice President and some of his young partners) and the UNESCO International Institute…

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu today, the highest-level US interaction with President Tinubu since his inauguration in May 2023. Harris saw Nigeria as a world leader with the greatest democracy and economy in Africa. The duo emphasized their common commitment to protecting democracy in West Africa and the Sahel region, as well as their great worry over the attempted coup in Niger. She strongly denounced any use of force to gain power in Niger and stressed that our considerable collaboration with the Niger government is conditional on Niger’s sustained adherence to democratic values. She backed…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the National Identification Database shows a low coverage and gender gap in the registration project, considering the notion that there are more women than men. Mr. Aliyu Aziz, Director-General of NIMC, stated this during the Inclusion for All (I4ALL) Dialogue in Lagos. “Digital ID for the Last Mile: Enabling Access to Digital ID for Rural Female Agricultural Workers” is the subject of the event. The NIMC boss claims that over 101 million people have registered for the National Identification Number (NIN), with just 44% of participants being female. According to Aziz, gender research…

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) issued a warning Tuesday against the use of fairly used tyres, describing it as dangerous. Dauda Biu, Corps Marshal of the FRSC, issued the warning when he met with the acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, at his office for a collaboration on intense vehicle database integration. Nigerian soldier guarding Chinese man tears motorists’ tyres with bayonet Biu requested that the restriction on the introduction of “deadly tyres” into the nation be strengthened. He also encouraged the Customs chief to make the implementation of restrictions on the importation…

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is said to have provided clean drinking water to approximately 60 million people worldwide. Ms. Michelle Corzine, Director of the Office of Economic Growth and Environment, made the announcement on Thursday during a USAID-funded Water for Agriculture (WFA) Activity Closeout and Dissemination event in Abuja. Minister of water resources resigns over alleged stashed cash Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and its various partners, including the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) and Pastoral Resolve, carried out the activities. According to her, the United States government’s top concerns are access to clean aqua and food security.…

An Iranian chess player who came to Spain in January after competing without a headscarf and receiving an arrest notice in her own country has been given Spanish citizenship, Spain said on Wednesday. 12-year-old Nigerian chess champion granted asylum in US Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, better known as Sara Khadem, competed in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Kazakhstan in late December without wearing the headscarf required by Iran’s stringent Islamic dress standards. When a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of the morality police in mid-September, laws requiring mandatory hijab wear became a flashpoint during…

The Federal Capital Territory Court dismissed a motion filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) for an order detaining suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele for an extra 14 days. The security agency notified the Court that new information had been discovered that justified the request for the injunction even more. NBA slams DSS, NCS conduct over custody of Emefiele However, the vacation judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, questioned his Court’s power to hear the case, citing sections 293 and 296 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, which provide the Magistrate Court with sole rights to make…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons came from behind to defeat Australia, leaving the co-hosts fighting for a place in the final 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. #FIFAWWC: Nnadozie shines as Nigeria hold Canada in pulsating draw Emily van Egmond converted Caitlin Foord’s feed to give Australia the lead. Super Falcons quickly levelled, though, with Uchenna Kanu’s clinical finish, before Osinachi Ohale’s header made it 2-1. Despite Kennedy’s late goal, Super Falcons held on when Asisat Oshoala scored following a mix-up between Australia’s Alanna Kennedy and Mackenzie Arnold. Super Falcons has moved to the top of Group B, tied on four…

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised African leaders on Thursday that he would provide them with tens of thousands of tonnes of food within months, despite Western sanctions that he said made it difficult for Moscow to sell grain and fertilizer. Putin stated at a Russian-African meeting in St. Petersburg that Russia was anticipating a record grain crop and was ready to replace Ukrainian grain shipments to Africa on both a commercial and assistance basis to honour Moscow’s crucial role in world food security. “We will be ready to provide 25–50,000 metric tonnes of free grain each to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe,…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged for Niger President Mohamed Bazoum’s immediate release on Thursday. Niger’s president, Bazoum makes defiant vow to save democracy after coup According to a group of troops who appeared on the West African nation’s national television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was detained in the presidential palace, Bazoum has been deposed. “Whether this constitutes a coup technically or not, I can’t say; that’s for the lawyers to decide, but what it clearly constitutes is an attempt to seize power by force and disrupt the constitution,” Blinken said during a press conference in…