Ozoro festival: Other nations invest in women, Nigeria focus on trivialities – Peter Obi
Former Peter Obi has criticised Nigeria’s development focus, urging greater investment in women as a strategy for national growth. Obi shared his views on X, highlighting that countries like Indonesia and Bangladesh successfully leverage women’s economic contributions, while Nigeria lags behind. He noted that women in Indonesia own over half of SMEs generating most jobs, […]
Borno pays N2.5bn annual fees for students at Isaac Balami University
The government of Borno State has paid ₦2.5 billion to cover the annual tuition of scholarship beneficiaries admitted into an aviation institution. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum presented the cheque during a ceremony in Maiduguri, praising the initiative as a major investment in education and human capital. He urged the selected students to stay disciplined and […]
Wike busy renovating infrastructure despite pupils out of school – Peter Obi
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised serious concerns about the ongoing strike that has kept public primary school pupils in Abuja out of school for over three months. Obi questioned how a country can ignore the education of its young children and still expect to grow. He warned that this kind of […]