by Lilian Efobi and Olanike Buari Emifeoluwa was only five years old when she was brought to Lagos f …
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by Lilian Efobi The continuous building of educational partnerships that transcend cultural and geog …
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Read moreEjinrin, in Nigeria, is a place endowed with history and huge economic and tourist potential. And yet, according to a local chief, it remains largely unknown, untapped and under-developed, reports Tayo Elegbede, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos. Lagos state is one of the thirty-six states in Nigeria with over 17 million people. With its status as …
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Christian groups in Nigeria fear a move by the country’s central bank to introduce Islamic banking could fan the flames of the country’s deep rooted religious conflict. Tayo Elegbede, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos, reports. A move by the Central Bank of Nigeria to introduce an Islamic banking system in Nigeria has generated much controversy …
“Much ado about Islamic banking as Nigeria moots policy shift” Read More »
Christian groups in Nigeria fear a move by the country’s central bank to introduce Islamic banking could fan the flames of the country’s deep rooted religious conflict. Tayo Elegbede, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos, reports. A move by the Central Bank of Nigeria to introduce an Islamic banking system in Nigeria has generated much controversy …
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A Nigerian Islamic terrorist group has been using threats and bombings to try to force the government to impose Shariah law in the country’s northern states, reports Alozie Nonso, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Owerri, in southern Nigeria. Nigeria, a west African country of over one hundred and forty million citizens, has experienced a series of unprecedented …
“Attacks have brought to the fore the issue of Nigeria’s security” Read More »
A Nigerian Islamic terrorist group has been using threats and bombings to try to force the government to impose Shariah law in the country’s northern states, reports Alozie Nonso, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Owerri, in southern Nigeria. Nigeria, a west African country of over one hundred and forty million citizens, has experienced a series of unprecedented …
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Millions of Nigeria’s graduates remain unemployed and there is a perception that jobs in government go to those applicants whom are best connected. Yet recruitment without merit risks a decline in Nigeria’s international influence, writes Nnadozie Onyekuru, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the city of Maiduguri. Cabinet confirmations in Nigeria are a caricature of intention. …
“The alarm should wake our leaders up. Things have to change” Read More »
Millions of Nigeria’s graduates remain unemployed and there is a perception that jobs in government go to those applicants whom are best connected. Yet recruitment without merit risks a decline in Nigeria’s international influence, writes Nnadozie Onyekuru, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the city of Maiduguri. Cabinet confirmations in Nigeria are a caricature of intention. …
"The alarm should wake our leaders up. Things have to change" Read More »
Ever since the 1967-1970 civil war, young graduates in Nigeria have been required to undertake national service. Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo offers an account of his orientation into the training programme. Let us lift our nation high; Under the sun or in the rain; With dedication and selflessness; Nigeria’s ours, Nigeria we serve. Those words make up the …
“Nigeria’s new eagles are released into the country thrice a year” Read More »
Ever since the 1967-1970 civil war, young graduates in Nigeria have been required to undertake national service. Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo offers an account of his orientation into the training programme. Let us lift our nation high; Under the sun or in the rain; With dedication and selflessness; Nigeria’s ours, Nigeria we serve. Those words make up the …
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The Niger Delta, famed for its oil and kidnappings, is where Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo, 24, finds he has been posted to complete his national service military training. Here he recounts his epic coach journey across three federal states. Having fulfilled all the requirements for graduating, I was mobilised for the National Youth Service Scheme on …
“Welcome Ayodeji. You will be camping in the Niger Delta” Read More »
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