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Kenya’s independence leadership proclaimed a development focus on the elimination of three ills: poverty, ignorance and disease.

“There is benefit in every kind of hard work . . . ” -Proverbs 14:23. A talented Nigerian musician, Adekunle Gold, in one of his popular songs titled ‘WORK,’ encouraged people to work hard. This is in harmony with what God’s Word. The Bible, recommends at Ecclesiastes Chapter 9, Verse 10: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might . . . . “ Work – whether paid or unpaid, is good for our health and well-being. It contributes to our happiness, helps us to build confid...

Unemployment and poverty are two of the major issues currently affecting Nigeria’s economy and its society. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the population of the unemployed in Nigeria during the last quarter of 2020 stood at 33.3 percent – an increase of 6.2 percent points compared with the 27.1 percent of quarter two 2020 (Q2 2020). This places Nigeria in the number three position among countries with the highest number of unemployed people in the wor...

Read more about After the Covid-19 pandemic, a wave of spending by older consumers on Business Standard. The number of people aged 65 and over is projected to double to more 1.5 billion by 2050, greatly increasing their economic impact

THE world’s emergence from the coronavirus pandemic is set to unleash a wave of spending by older consumers, with increasing opportunities for investors in aging-linked stocks.

A major effect of this is a widened gap between the rich and poor as the country remains economically vulnerable, with inadequate infrastructure, erratic power supply, limited access to healthcare, education, insecurity, low broadband internet penetration and general low standard of living. The latest data from the World Data Lab revealed that of the 209,707,456 people living in Nigeria, 89,822,903, that is about 43 per cent, live below poverty line of less than $1.90 per day. Out of this figur...

Share ADEOLA OTEMADE reports that women have always been disadvantaged due to age-long biases, but recent happenings are showing that things are gradually looking up for them as more womenfolk are making inroad into new frontiers. Every year on the 8th of March, the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, This year’s celebration is of significance not just for its theme, Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,  it is going to celebrate the efforts by wom...

ON THE GO ABCON: 26 BDC operators arrested over ‘money laundering, terrorism financing’ The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says 26 members have been arrested by security operatives, over alleged unlawful foreign exchange (FX) transactions.Advertisement Aminu Gwadabe, president of... Makinde: For blocking governance loopholes, I’ve received threats over 2023 ambition Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he has received threats over the forthco...

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