By Hajara Abdullahi Following approval from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Nigeria is set to host the world’s first category 2 of the International Media and Information Literacy Institute….
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Kano Sallah Durbar Cancellation: A Painful but Necessary, Wise Decision
By Muhammadu Dan Sa’idu For the second time in two seasons (2024 and 2025), the famous Kano Sallah durbar processions were cancelled. No thanks to security threats, which were cited as the…
Insurgency: IDPs in Gombe Get Japan, UNESCO’s Support
By Laraba Usman Following the decade-long insurgency in the Northeast and the resultant effect on the region, the Government of Japan in collaboration with UNESCO has empowered Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…
Accelerating Growth and Development in Africa: The Role of Technology and Innovation
By Onipede Paul Oyekunle Africa, a cradle of civilization whose strength was weakened by the colonialists and the successors of its founding fathers has in no measures suffered setbacks amidst it’s immense…
UNESCO approves International Media Institute for Nigeria
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has commended UNESCO for approving an International Media and Information Literacy (IMIL) Institute in Nigeria as part of efforts to scale up the…