OPINIONS

New York, 7 July—The 15-year global effort to improve the lives of people everywhere through the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 was already off track by the end of 2019. And now, in only a short period of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed an …

1. “Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Tim 1:17. Time after time we gather to give thanks to God for his goodness. Time after time in our homes we give thanks to God for his care …

The Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP), approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on June 24, 2020, was developed by the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC), established by President Muhammadu Buhari on March 30, 2020. Chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the ESC comprised several Cabinet Ministers as well as the …

The suspended Chairman of the All Peoples Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole took a victory lap last week soon after his party announced the disqualification of incumbent governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting the July 22 governorship primaries. The announcement date—June 12—is morbidly analogous to another June 12, of 1993, when Ibrahim …

Social media is an enormous part of the digital and new media. Creating content for it is no longer about uploading a picture of you on the Island or New York City. Millions of brands have sprung up from social media using the right strategies and developing scalable, sellable contents. …

There have been several debates and conflicting theories about the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and its COVID-19. Scientists still struggle with so many unanswered questions and this is especially because they are trying to unravel the virus, to decipher its features and modes of operation. Consequently, when an answer comes it …

ALL praise is due to Allah, the lord of the Universe. May His benediction be upon the noble prophet (PBUH). On behalf of the Executive Members of Edo State Council for Islamic Affairs, I wish to address you on the matter of rape which is now prevalent in our society. …

When you visit local markets and food stores to purchase fruits, vegetables, yams or rice, what do you look out for? When you haggle over prices with traders in the market, or vacillate on which foods best suit your preferences, what do you think of? How do you decide where …

When the news of his kidnap and murdered broke on Monday May 18 and I shared it on our class (Ekehuaite 87/88) platform, it was greeted with shock, sadness and sorrow later enveloped the mood of everyone. But with the drama that later played out as to his corpse not …

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved four promising therapies for large-scale clinical trials across the globe against COVID-19. These four therapies were, the anti-malarial drugs, Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir (HIV drugs) and Interferon-beta (an immune system messenger that can cripple viruses). Over the past …