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Are Youths Still Leaders Of Tomorrow?

Youths

Are Youths Still The Future Leader Of Tomorrow? By: Balogun Muhammed Jamiu Many years ago, I remembered that a lot of youths chorused and danced to one of the popular matching song every beautiful morning while matching from assembly ground of our schools to our respective classes. “parent listen to your children, we are the leader of tomorrow, try to …

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Ending Debilitating Diseases Can Improve Workforce – ENDFUND

Endfund

By Oyinlola Awonuga ENDFUND, a private philanthropic initiative, has said that ending debilitating diseases can improve the productivity of workforce on national levels. This was conveyed in a report titled: “Achieving The Goals Of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The report was presented by a member of African Media Agency, Mary Ajayi during a Media online workshop held recently. According to …

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When ATM ‘Shocks’ Bank Customer

ATM

Two days ago I needed to cash some money at the ATM by UBA Ogba, Lagos and as usual, I joined the line and was patient till it was my turn. Two of the four machines were down for whatever reasons and the security man on duty already alerted the bank staff in charge and it was announced they would resume …

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Lagos To Accra By Road

Ghana trip

Traveling from Lagos to Accra, Ghana by air is approximately 75 minutes all things being equal. But traveling to Accra by road could be fun. So I decided to plan the journey by road to see the cities and towns along the route. Purpose of the journey was to attend the Litt Africa 2019 workshop in Accra. My senior colleague, …

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Daily Rainfall, Bad Roads Compound Woes Of Lagos Commuters

Rehabilitation of road

Commuters around the Lagos metropolis have continued to groan as daily rainfall, bad roads compound the traffic situation around the state. On a daily basis since the last week of September, major roads in the metropolis are locked down as early as 7am while motorists struggle to navigate their various routes. From the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway to other adjourning roads commuters …

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The Day I Lost My ‘Heart’ and ‘Kidney’

Heart and Kidney

The Day I Lost My ‘Heart’ and ‘Kidney’ By Balogun Muhammed Jamiu However, it is amazing to figure out that heart comes before kidney just as the letter “H” comes before the letter “K.” I could not think of a better caption for this piece, and to express the glorious catastrophic and mind-blowing event that leads to the loss of my …

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#JusticeForOchanya: Activists Decry State of Child Protection in Nigeria

Ochanya's brother, Ameh

As the first anniversary of her death draws near, women and children’s rights activists gathered in Lagos recently to push for justice for Ochanya Ogbanje, the Benue school girl who died October last year from complications arising from alleged serial rape by a lecturer and his son. The child protection workshop organised by the Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation …

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