Tag: Challenges
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Nigeria needs prayers to overcome challenges – Omo-Agege
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said Nigeria needs prayers to overcome her current challenges. Speaking on Sunday at the First Session of the Fifth Synod of the Diocese of Sapele (Anglican Communion), Okpe Archdeaconry, Senator Omo-Agege called on Nigerians not to despair over the challenges confronting the nation. The event…
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The Challenge Of These Times, By Abdu Rafiu
It does not require any special gift of discernment to see that all is not well with our country as it is not with the larger world in varying degrees. But perhaps ours is more troubling as the causes of most of the afflictions are inexcusable. Take the issue of policing as an example. All…
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Nigeria’s challenges not insurmountable -Lalong
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has stated that Nigerians will overcome the current challenges facing the nation when they pray and also work with resolution to remove all difficulties to peaceful coexistence, under development and productivity. Governor Lalong was speaking on Friday during the monthly prayer and fasting session held at the Government House Chapel,…
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Single Ladies and Challenges of Vulnerability, By Michael West
By Michael West The waiting period of single adults for marriage, especially women, is not funny at all. It is a season of anxiety and desperation for many of them. The irony of life is that while those who are yet to marry pray, fast and do ‘packaging’ to attract suitors, some of…
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Insecurity: I’ve never visited Abuja for solutions to Kogi’s challenges – Yahaya Bello
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello says he handles insecurity in his state without necessarily seeking a solution by visiting the President in Abuja. Bello said this on Thursday during a monitored programme on Channels Television. “The Nigeria Police that are in the country today are the same in Kogi State. The Army in the country…
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Restructuring alone won’t solve Nigeria’s challenges – Jonathan
A former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that restructuring alone can not solve Nigeria’s problems and cannot be done in isolation. The former President called for the issues of nepotism, ethnic and religious bias to be addressed. He stated this on Thursday while speaking at a dialogue on restructuring in Abuja. He noted that…
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Leadership: Addressing the Challenges of a Recession, By Dr Alim Abubakre
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a virulent recession in many countries globally, Nigeria’s case is a much direr. Even before COVID-19 struck, Nigeria was already suffering from the adverse consequences of collapsing oil prices. Hence, without effective and impactful strategic leadership, the virus could aggravate the pain of an already hard-biting recession. For organisations…
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Baptism and the Challenges of Unity, By Stephen Ojapah MSP
Stephen Ojapah MSP Today, the Catholic Church everywhere in the world, celebrates the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan by John Baptist. The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, marks the end of the Christmas Season. Baptism, from the Greek noun (βάπτισμα) baptisma, is a Christian rite of admission and…
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How Nigeria will overcome its challenges – Cleric
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Kingsley Ferdinand, has enjoined Nigerians to intensify their prayers, saying this is the only way the nation will overcome its challenges. Ferdinand, the Associate Priest at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Nyanya, Abuja, gave the advice at a Mass on Sunday. “Children of God, raise your prayers level that…
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TNG Special Report: Microfinance Banks and the challenges of inclusive financial services in Nigeria
By Gabriel Okoro and Adebayo Animasaun The importance of microfinance banking (MFBs) subsector to the development of any country cannot be overemphasised. The subsector’s importance in developing economies is seen in its contributions to Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs). The microfinance banking model was introduced in Bangladesh in the mid 1970s and several…