Northern Governors Pledge to Combat Malnutrition in the Region Bottom row, L to R: Minister of Health, Ali Pate, Country Director MSF, Simba Tirima, Gov Radda, Katsina, Gov Dauda, Zamfara, Gov Bago, Niger. In top row middle is the Deputy Gov Tafida, Kebbi and Director Nutrition Min of Agric, Mrs Sugra In a landmark moment of bipartisan, […]
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Download Athena Perspectives Vol. 1 Issue 2 On June 10, 2024, a group of 35 members of the Nigerian House of Representatives proposed a bill advocating for a single six-year term for the President and state governors[1]. This bill seeks to amend Section 3 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The
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Athena Perspectives Vol.1 Issue 2 Shortly after his appointment as the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi announced the award of the Lagos-Calabar Highway Project to Gilbert Chagoury’s Hitech Construction Company Limited (Hitech) [1]. This decision, made without competitive bidding or Federal Executive Council approval, raised concerns about procedural violations under the Public Procurement Act,
Click to download the newsletter “Democracy means that we adhere to and live by the enlightened premise that all human beings are of essential value and possess fundamental rights and liberties, which cannot be arbitrarily taken away or denied.” ~ Sen Bola Ahmed Tinubu June 12 2020. A Test of Commitment To Democracy These were
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….It is embarrassing Nigeria is importing education Mr Osita Chidoka, Chancellor of the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, has called on Nigerian educational institutions, particularly southeast educators, to reverse the growing ugly trend of importing education that is fast gaining acceptance amongst Nigerians of all classes. Speaking at the Southeast Educators Conference at the
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Senator Abdul Ningi of the Peoples Democratic Party recently raised the alarm about the leadership of the National Assembly’s unilateral insertion of projects in the 2024 budget. On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the Senate suspended him for three months in a plenary session for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion. Days
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