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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...

Addressing the interplay between bullying and Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)

By Favour Henshaw Bullying is a prevalent issue in society with profound psychological effects on individuals of all backgrounds and communities, both victims and perpetrators....

Is gender parity becoming a reality in business environment?

Adetunji Faleye, Godwin Anyebe and Amechi Obiakpo take a look at the achievements recorded so far in the realization of gender parity in the...

If momentum is lost, Persons with Disabilities will fall further behind

By Elizabeth Lockwood, on behalf of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development There are an estimated 1.3 billion persons with disabilities in...

Japa hits hard, cripples Igbobi Orthopaedic Hospital

… As outpatients resort to sleepovers to access scarce services By Obiajulu Agu The National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos (NOHIL) is barely limping along, as it...

The need for character education in this digital age

By Dayo Oladele-Ilori "See your ugly backside dangling out of your cheap dirty-looking swimsuit.""Something you should have kept away under a long robe.""All of those...

Whitefield Foundation at 20!

Whitefield Foundation was incorporated in 2003; and from initially providing educational sponsorship and scholarship to a few indigent and un-affording students from her base...

Battling green skill shortage in the quest for a sustainable economy

Growth in demand for green skills is outpacing the increase in supply - LinkedIn report The quest of governments around the world to build sustainable...

Nigeria at COP28: Separating the facts from fiction

By Temitope Ajayi The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of controversies...

Frequently Asked Questions – Presidential Fiscal Policy & Tax Reforms Committee

We have curated the 10 most frequently asked questions about the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee. I am glad to say that...