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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...
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Digitalized Childbirth Database: A local Tool for National Development Planning

By Akinlabi Hassan In every nation, the birth of a child is more than a family milestone. It is a critical data point that helps...

Grassroots Development vs. Local Government Autonomy: A case of the cat, the bell and actors in Nigeria

By Akinlabi Hassan For decades, the debate over Nigeria’s governance model has centered on a crucial question: how do we effectively bring development to our...

Digitalized Childbirth Database: A local Tool for National Development Planning

By Akinlabi Hassan In every nation, the birth of a child is more than a family milestone. It is a critical data point that helps governments understand population trends, plan public services, and allocate resources effectively. In Nigeria, where an estimated five million children are born annually, maintaining a reliable childbirth database seems to be a herculean task despite being an essential tool for development planning and sustainable growth. According to the UNICEF, only 30% of children under the age of 5 have had their birth registered in Nigeria. A childbirth...

Digitalized Childbirth Database: A local Tool for National Development Planning

By Akinlabi Hassan In every nation, the birth of a child is more than a family milestone. It is a critical data point that helps...

Grassroots Development vs. Local Government Autonomy: A case of the cat, the bell and actors in Nigeria

By Akinlabi Hassan For decades, the debate over Nigeria’s governance model has centered on a crucial question: how do we effectively bring development to our...

Governance, Interventions and Philanthropy as a unified body for societal good

By Akinlabi Hassan When we look at a thriving, resilient community of the western world, it can be tempting to credit a single driving force;...

Revamping Nigeria’s Industrial Value Chain: NASENI’s Role from R&D to Market

Asian countries like Japan, China, Singapore and Vietnam add value to their industrial chains by controlling the high-margin stages of research and development (R&D)...

T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation (2)

Tim: Hi, Professor Albert Einstein. My name is Tim A., I am a youth empowerment enthusiast, Pan-Africanist, Technopreneur, and an African thought leader. I...

T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation

By Tim Akano Albert Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity proved that the properties of time and light can be reduced to a simple mathematical formula:...

The consequences of mechanized sand mining on women in Lagos

By Esther Olubukola Adedeji For many decades, manual sand mining has been a traditional occupation of the Rabaka community in Lagos state, Nigeria. Skilled male...

We need The Good Samaritan Law to improve emergency response in Nigeria – Dr. Alabi

States in Nigeria, especially Lagos, seem to be currently experiencing an improving awareness and encouraging statistics around emergency response. Beaming with a very vast...

Building a foundation of Safety: Nigeria due for an anti-bullying policy

By Favour Henshaw Bullying and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) represent significant challenges for children and adolescents, often leaving lasting scars on their psychological well-being....