THREE REASONS STRIKES WILL CONTINUE IN NIGERIA’S HEALTH SECTOR
No part of public service in Nigeria has experienced more strikes than the health sector. Right now, public tertiary hospitals in Nigeria are struggling to get back to life after another series of strikes. The University College Hospital, Ibadan, was crippled for 108 days by a strike called by the Association of Resident Doctors. At LAUTECH Oshogbo,
Boko Haram’s Young Victims Process Trauma Through Heartbreaking Drawings
After Abeni, 16, escaped Boko Haram’s wrath in Nigeria, she hoped her increasing nightmare would come to an end. The terror group killed her parents and her neighbors, according to Doctors Without Borders. Abeni grabbed her little brother, nephew and four neighbors and eventually made her way to the Dar es Salaam refugee camp in
12 Most Expensive African Art Pieces And Paintings Ever Sold
Art as a business is in most African countries not considered a viable career option. Apart from South Africa and Egypt, art pieces from other African countries do not fetch a lot of money at international auctions. But in recent years contemporary African art carvings and paintings have started catching the eyes of big spenders,
Low-Cost Airline FlyAfrica Expanding To East, West Africa Thanks To Arms Manufacturer
Gabon’s low-cost airline, Fly Africa, will expand to fly new routes to destinations in East and West Africa thanks to funding from South African arms manufacturer Ivor Ichikowitz. FlyAfrica launched 13 months ago offering service Southern Africa. Its business model of cheap flights was tested and refined in South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe, according to a report in
A List Of Some Of Our Favorite Nigerianisms
Nigerians are undeniably special, and one of my favorite things about being one, is that innate way with words we all seem to have. Everything we say almost always seems to be laced with sarcasm and casual wit. Sometimes it’s not even intentional. So, here is a list of a couple of my favorite ‘Nigerianisms’: THE
It’s Will Smith vs. the NFL in the first trailer for Concussion
Can Will Smith’s next movie do for football what An Inconvenient Truth did for climate change? Concussion, set to be released in cinemas on December 25th, looks at the real-life research of doctor Bennet Omalu, who discovered a neuro-degenerative disease caused by repeated head trauma in the brains of two former NFL pros — Dave
SOUTH AFRICA’S HOPES OF HOSTING A FORMULA ONE RACE ARE NOT LOOKING BRIGHT
To add to recent big strides in hosting major sports events, South Africa has been rumored as a possible host of a Formula One race in Cape Town in 2016. However, it appears that those hopes are just that. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has announced that so far there has been little or no
Nigeria beat Angola in AfroBasket 2015 Final to win first-ever continental title
RADES (AfroBasket 2015) – Nigeria beat Angola 74-65 in the Final of AfroBasket 2015 in Rades, Tunisia on Sunday to claim their first-ever continental championship. In being crowned African champions, the Nigerians also qualified for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Meanwhile, second-place Angola joined third- and fourth-place Tunisia and Senegal in booking their places for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying
AFRICA’S RICHEST MAN ON A MISSION TO ENHANCE JOB CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF SCARCE FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Nigeria’s largest cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement is set to build new plants in 8 countriesacross Africa, the firm said on Tuesday. In signing a deal worth $4.34 billion with China’s Sinoma International Engineering Co., the company will increase its expansion profile in some of Africa’s frontier markets. The company has put expansion plans into works
Nigeria take on reigning champions Angola in bid to claim first-ever African title
RADES (AfroBasket 2015) – Sunday is AfroBasket 2015 Final day, and Nigeria and Angola will battle out for the top prize of the competition in Rades, on the outskirts of Tunis, Tunisia. It will be a re-match of the AfroBasket 2003 Final, in which the Angolans topped the Nigerians, 86-65, in Alexandria, Egypt, to secure qualification for the 2004 Athen Olympic