MaryIkoku has served in advisory and leadership roles in key public institutions, including the Federal Ministry of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, and the Bureau of Public Service Reforms. She also served as Special Adviser to two Federal Ministers and later headed Communications for the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), one of Nigeria’s most…
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18 Jul 20263 minute read Wales’ head coach Steve Tandy/ Photo Themba Hadebe, AP
This week’s YSOT articles converged around a powerful idea: societies do not succeed merely because they adopt new policies or technologies; they succeed because they build institutions capable of sustaining progress. Whether examining agriculture, education, trade, technology, governance or sport, the contributors consistently argued that Nigeria’s and Africa’s greatest challenge is not the absence of…
Western tradition has developed its own conception of the human being based on the account in Genesis. Although the biblical text affirms the equal dignity of men and women, the image of Eve being formed from Adam’s rib has been interpreted as a sign of women’s derivative nature and subordination. In addition, it has helped…
A modern telecommunications and data facility under development, highlighting the expansion of digital infrastructure across East Africa|Mjengo Hub Writing on Nation Africa, environmental leader Wanjira Mathai calls for localized technological investment to counter foreign tech dominance.
While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio vows to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court brick by brick, ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane has issued a defence of the institution on International Criminal Justice Day. In her statement, she defended the court’s independence and the international rule of law on International Justice Day.
William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for International Law and Accountability (ACILA), has called for sweeping reforms to political finance laws across Africa to require electoral candidates to disclose donations received during campaigns and file financial reports and returns, arguing that the current legal gap is fueling corruption, state capture, and the misuse…
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, has urged Nigeria to shift from merely deploying renewable energy technologies to manufacturing them locally, warning that continued dependence on imports is slowing down the country’s industrial development.
President Ruto: Kenya must remain united, peaceful after elections President William Ruto speaking during a meeting with grassroots leaders from Bungoma County. (X/William Ruto)
As South Africans prepare to mark Mandela Day, the country has urged the global scientific community to ensure that research delivers tangible improvements in people’s lives, particularly in developing nations facing poverty, unemployment and inequality.