Picture above credit: Wana Udobang/NAN A Nigerian poet, writer and spoken word artist, Wana Udobang, has been selected by the United States Department of State to participate in the 54th International Writing Programme (IWP) Fall Residency. The U.S. Consulate in Lagos disclosed this in a statement issued by Temitayo Famutimi, the Consulate’s information specialist. The Read More…
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MPC retains MPR at 12.5%, holds other policy parameters constant
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has retained Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 12.5 per cent and held all other policy parameters constant. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this while reading the communique after the MPC meeting in Abuja on Monday. Emefiele explained that the committee retained Read More…
Michael Emenalo: ‘The narrative that white is good has to change’
By Donald McRae The former Nigeria international helped steer Chelsea to great success but despite his pioneering efforts there remains a glaring absence of black directors of football in the Premier League “One of the reasons I stayed discreet during my time at Chelsea was because I was in a unique situation,” Michael Emenalo says Read More…
Time to rescue ourselves from our political leaders!
Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye Illustration above credit: Protest people crowd silhouette. ©Getty Images/iStockphoto The Nigerian middle class has to a large extent existed without paying heed to our political leadership. When we are ill, we go to private hospitals in Nigeria or go abroad. We educate our children in private schools in Nigeria or take them Read More…
CBN moves to ban importation of maize
PICTURE ABOVE: Ears of orange maize lines following harvesting, on experimental plots at the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI). (Via CIMMYT on Flickr) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all athorised dealers to discontinue the processing of Form M for the importation of maize with immediate effect. The CBN made this known in a Read More…
COVID-19: Lagos records 12 deaths within 24 hours- NCDC
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: Associated Press The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 12 COVID-19 related mortality were recorded within 24 hours in Lagos State on July 12. The NCDC made the disclosure in its COVID-19 Situation Report for July 12. According to the centre, 16 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in Read More…
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala: To Beat Covid-19, Governments Need to Open Up
We won’t recover from the pandemic unless leaders can persuade citizens that they’re spending wisely. By Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The world will not be rid of Covid-19 until we have a safe and effective vaccine available to everyone. We will not recover from the far-reaching economic impact of the pandemic without a new social compact Read More…
BOOK CHOICE: IMPOSSICANT! By Grace B. Charrier
QUIRKY INSPIRATIONAL TALES FROM A CANCER SURVIVOR I tried to sit up, but it was impossible for me to do as my head felt like I had been hit by a ton of bricks or a metal object. The pain was just unfathomable. I was cold as I lay on the ground in my wet Read More…
Revitalising National Theatre, a step to 21st century Lagos – Sanwo-Olu
As FG officially hands over National Theatre to CBN, Bankers Committee for renovation PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: LASG Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the revitalisation of the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, is a step toward making the state a 21st Century economy. Sanwo-Olu said this on Sunday, during the handover ceremony of the National Arts Read More…
Jekwu Ozoemene: My take on Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s Red Table chat
By Dr. Jekwu Ozoemene I just saw the trending Mr. and Mrs. Smith Red Table Talk Video that has majority of Nigerians branding Jada as an evil manipulative witch-bitch and Will as a cuckold husband. They say that the couple’s marriage is toxic. I would have to choose my words carefully before some brand me Read More…