(Donald Duke. Photo Credit: RealDonaldduke) A former governor of Cross River State named Donald Duke says Nigeria’s economy has actually gotten smaller, not bigger, over the decades. He spoke to journalists in Abuja yesterday about the country’s money problems. Duke explained that Nigeria’s government is spending roughly the same amount of money today as…
Nigerians are struggling to see improvement in the economy beause of our population – Daniel Bwala A Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says Nigeria’s large population has made it difficult for Nigerians to feel the impact of the economic reforms embarked upon by the Tinubu administration….
In 1974, deep inside the corridors of U.S. power, a secret policy paper was drafted that would quietly shape decades of American engagement with Nigeria. Known as the Kissinger Report or National Security Study Memorandum 200 (NSSM 200), it was no ordinary diplomatic note. It was a blueprint. Commissioned by then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger,…
Some 1.3 billion people are predicted to have diabetes by the middle of the century. That number hits 5 billion when pre-diabetic people are included. Artificial intelligence now lets people with diabetes know the composition of their food—and their likely blood sugar response to it. Soon, it will allow them to predict which diseases they…
Nigeria is teetering on the brink and risks non-qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after a disastrous outing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The country’s stark failure to make her 70 per cent youthful population count in sporting circles is both distressing and concerning. But with the abundance of human resources, stakeholders are…
Recent data has revealed that Namibia’s population has hit 3,022,401, as announced by the Namibian Statistician General, Alex Shimuafeni, during the launch of the census preliminary report. According to the report, the new record was 909,324 more than the 2.1 million registered in 2011, representing an annual growth rate of about three per cent, the…
