Nigeria's Quest for Liver Transplant, by Salisu Na'inna Dambatta   Laboratory tests conducted on patients in many teaching hospitals in the country indicate a widespread prevalence of Hepatitis B virus, a major cause of liver diseases. In an article co-authored by Nigerian healthcare workers in the Journal...

Unable to Raise Funds Independently, AFREXIM Shops For $3bn to Fulfill Agreement With NNPC, by Laolu Akande   Not being a depositors' bank, AFREXIM is unable on its own to raise the $3B loan it agreed to provide to the NNPC Ltd in August, Empowered Newswire...

Nigeria @63: A Cause for Celebration or Not? By Leah Nickaf The Giant of Africa, as she is fondly called, has just clocked 63 years-old. Nigeria, our beloved fatherland and most populous black nation, joined the league of sovereign countries on 1st October 1960. Our beautiful...

NIPR Summit and the ‘Threat’ of Artificial Intelligence in PR, by Abdul Ozumi   Communication scholars and public relations practitioners in Nigeria have declared that Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot replace human intelligence in whatever guise. At the Annual General Meeting and Public Lecture of the Nigerian Institute...

UN's Amina Mohammed, NY Mayor Trumpet Africa as Next Big Thing in Global Business, by Laolu Akande, New York   As the United Nations General Assembly High-Level week proceeded last week, the idea of Africa as the next business frontier of the world resounded with glaring...

Nigerian Women in the Eye of a Misogynistic Press: A Call for Action, by Rahma Oladosu   Despite the realities of contemporary society, the traditional functions of the media include to inform, educate and entertain. As time passed by, the roles of mobilisation, setting agenda and...