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November 9, 2017

The Thread: These are the test questions Kaduna primary school teachers failed | El Rufai releases scripts

Following the ruckus on Twitter over Gov El Rufai sacking 21,000 teachers who failed the Primary 4 competency test, the Kaduna Governor released some marked scripts on social media. It’s a good PR move by the Governor, asking the public to judge whether these teachers deserve their jobs. We must warn you, the answers are... Read More
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November 9, 2017

How Girl Researchers, Mobile Technology are solving Africa’s data and research challenges

by Ayodeji Rotinwa   Kano, Nigeria Khadijah’s office is in the palm of her small hands decorated with henna. After saying her early morning prayers, completing household chores and reading the Quran, she gets to work. She receives the day’s task in a mobile app notification message: a brief and a set of questions which... Read More
Citizenship
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NUT
November 9, 2017

The Thread: “El Rufai should learn from Peter Obi” “Train teachers that cannot pass Primary 4 test?” | Firestorm brews on TwitterNg over KD teachers

There’s a furious debate on Political Twitter Nigeria over Governor El Rufai’s decision to sack 21,000 teachers who couldn’t pass the Primary 4 Competency Test organised by the state government. Governor El Rufai had embarked on the test in a bid to clear the Kaduna Public School system of unqualified personnel. In response to the... Read More
Opinion
November 9, 2017

The nominees for the inaugural Her Network Woman of the Year awards is here

Global Networking Platform – Her Network has finally revealed the official nominees for the inaugural edition of the Her Network Woman of the Year (HNWOTY) Awards! The announcement was made on Wednesday, 8th November 2017 via a live Instagram press event anchored by a selection of notable women in diverse sectors; these women are Jane Michael Ekanem (Fashion Designer/Stylist, Arit... Read More
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November 9, 2017

Tizeti and Facebook partner to expand Express Wi-Fi by Facebook in Nigeria

Tizeti has announced a partnership to expand Express Wi-Fi by Facebook in Nigeria, with plans to roll out hundreds of hotspots over the coming months. Announced at AfricaCom 2017, this initiative supports Facebook’s and Tizeti’s shared goal of connecting more people to the internet in a cost-efficient way. A fast and affordable public wi-fi hotspot... Read More
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NUT
November 9, 2017

“Why should our children sacrifice for teachers”? | 3 Takeaways from Joachim MacEbong’s article on El Rufai’s teacher crisis

Governor El Rufai is a controversial political figure by any standard. He caused a ruckus on Twitter during the Southern Kaduna crisis by arresting the driving force of the movement, Audu Maikori. This time around, it’s Kaduna Primary School teachers that El Rufai is up against. After most of them failed the competency test organised... Read More
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November 9, 2017

The rhetoric of Islamisation: A deliberate attempt to create division and mutual suspicion

by Rotimi Ayanwale   Human beings can at best be described as homo economicus: path dependent, self-interested, utility maximisers and rational. Although the level of rationality every human has is contingent on the amount of information he is privy to. This general definition makes the news making the rounds about the Islamisation agenda by a... Read More
Opinion
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Failure
November 9, 2017

Chude Jideonwo: Nigeria is the Federal Republic of Rumour Mongering

by Chude Jideonwo It was my baptism of fire into the workings of Nigerian governance. Our firm had just begun communication consulting for government departments and agencies about six years earlier, and this was a very important client. Where I thought my work would centre on strategic planning and execution, it turned out much of... Read More
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LifePointe Church God Experienced Ebook
November 9, 2017

[The Church Blog] LifePointe Church launches 40 stories of faith in God, Experienced

If you have been to the LifePointe Church, then you are very familiar with the God Experience. God Experience at The LifePointe Church is your traditional church testimony session but, with a twist. First, nobody is being extra about anything; real-life experiences are told just as it is. Secondly, the God Experience revolves around God and his miraculous ability to show up... Read More
Church Culture
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November 9, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Jidenna features Tiwa Savage, Wale, others in new project; Portia de Rossi accuses Steven Seagal of “unzipping” during audition

Wednesday was packed with enough entertainment stories to last the rest of the week…Here are the biggest ones plus others that unraveled while you slept and are buzzing this morning. Jidenna has something cooked up for Nigerian fans Classic man, Jidenna has a project underway and it seems like something his Nigerian fans will love.... Read More
Featured, Thinking Through
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November 9, 2017

The Big 5: Fresh scandal hits Buhari’s govt, Kaduna teachers protest sack, and other top stories

Good Morning. Here are the top five stories you should monitoring today. As the scandal surrounding the reinstatement of ex-pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina continues to linger, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration administration has been hit by another scandal. A $1.4m contract scandal has been linked to the Ministry of Defence, just as the minister had been... Read More
Featured
Celebrity marriage
November 9, 2017

The Film Blog: Jacurb! Tonto Dikeh is back on our screens

There are few Nigerian actresses as iconic as Tonto Dikeh at the peak of her fame. During the early 2010’s, Tonto was at the very forefront of the wave of contemporary Nollywood films that explored cultural taboos like sex and homosexuality, sex work and unconventional relationships. Combined with films that literally flew off the shelves,... Read More
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November 9, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Stranded Rivers students: Why Amaechi must intervene

The case of the stranded Rivers students in the United Kingdom whose scholarships were suspended by the State Government is one where that requires the intervention of former Rivers Governor and current Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. The scholarship scheme was established when Amaechi was in power through the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency with... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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November 9, 2017

Atiku won’t get automatic ticket if he returns to PDP – Board of Trustees

Chairman Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Walid Jibrin has said former vice president, Atiku Abubakar will not get automatic ticket to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the party. Jibrin said this while speaking to journalists in Kaduna. Background: The Adamawa chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) had renewed its call on former Vice-President Atiku... Read More
The News Blog
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November 9, 2017

Senate summons Fashola over $35m unapproved spendings

The Senate on Wednesday started investigating the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing for spending $35m without approval by the National Assembly. The money was from $350m domiciled in the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority to finance electricity projects. This was after a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi-West), at the plenary, titled ‘Monumental Fraud in the Power... Read More
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November 9, 2017

Kaduna teachers protest sack after failing competency test

Nigeria Labour Congress President, Ayuba Wabba on Wednesday led thousands of teachers in Kaduna to protest the sacking of 21,870 primary schoolteachers. Why they were sacked: The Kaduna State government had organised a competency test for 33,000 primary school teachers in the state. 25,000 of the teachers had flunked the primary four test administered to them.... Read More
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November 9, 2017

The project has been executed | Defence ministry reacts to report of $1.4m contract scandal

The Ministry of Defence has responded to a report on a  $1.4m United Nations Project which was not executed. An online news medium had reported that Minister of Defence, Munir Dan-Ali and three senior officials of the ministry were involved in the scandal. The report: The news medium reported that those involved include Mansur Dan-Ali, Danjuma Nanfo, the immediate... Read More
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November 9, 2017

We have recovered $43m from Diezani – Magu

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on Wednesday said the agency has recovered $2.9 billion between May 2015 and October 2017. While speaking at the ongoing 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption holding in Vienna, Austria, Magu said the commission had recovered... Read More
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November 8, 2017

The Thread: This is why Bobrisky was arrested

There was a major uproar on Twitter this morning following the news that Bobrisky had been arrested. Nigerians threw subs and sewed thread, like this below: This is so upsetting. As problematic as I find Bobrisky to be, being gay shouldn’t be grounds to arrest anybody. Nigeria needs to do better. https://t.co/Q20mTbbLWL — Kelechi (@kelechnekoff)... Read More
Gist
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November 8, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: The #ThankYouHilary comment, 2Baba’s grand response to Blackface, others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More
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