Before any coronavirus cases were recorded in Nigeria, the majority of the citizens in the country never believed the virus as something serious. Even when cases were discovered, a lot of people still didn't take it seriously. Various comments were "it is a rich man...
Agriculture was the major source of Nigeria's revenue through the exportation of cash crops such as rubber, hide and skin, groundnut, oil and palm kernels, cocoa, and coffee before the discovery of petroleum in Oloibiri, in the Niger Delta region. Since the discovery, the...
The Academic Staff University Staff popularly known as ASUU was established to oversee the academic staff in all Federal and State Universities in the country. It however seems that, since the inception of this Union, the Federal Government has failed countless times to yield to...
Economic recession represents a significant decline in economic activity. It is said to be the negative growth of GDP that lasts more than two months and visible in the wholesale-retail sales, gross domestic product, real income, and employment. It is the negative growth of GDP...
In Nigeria, injuries and deaths resulting from Road Traffic Crashes are on the rise and the reported leading causative factors of these crashes were speed violation, wrongly overtaking, and dangerous driving which are majorly human factors. Fatalities, physical disability, and deaths from road accidents principally affect...
The Central Bank Of Nigeria launched the Bank Verification Number in 2014, about 6 years ago, in order to reduce illegal banking transactions in Nigeria. It is a modern security measure in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 1958 to curb fraud in...
According to a survey led by Nigeria's Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Center for Research and Information on substance abuse with technical support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), it was discovered that in 2018 alone, nearly 15% of the...
The nature of work as we know it today is rapidly changing. As technology progresses rapidly, opportunities to boost productivity and create flexible working conditions that suit workers in all places, fields – from cities to rural areas are born. However, there are huge uncertainties; What kind of jobs...
[caption id="attachment_2343" align="aligncenter" width="703"] Image Credit: Nelly Ating[/caption] As the battle of land, water resources and grazing routes rages on between the cattle herders and farmers in Nigeria, about 100 gunmen who were suspected to be herdsmen stormed Gashish District, Barkin Ladi local government area of...
As the world deals with the refugee crisis due to the war in Syria and parts of the Middle East, Nigeria is dealing with its own refugee crises. The bane that is Boko Haram (BH) has led to widespread displacement of people in the North...