September is the ninth month on the European calendar and the first Ethiopian month of Ethiopian New Year 2016. The eight-year long gap between the two keeps on recurring indefinitely through times and we have to adjust and readjust our timetable every New Year coming. There is not much to celebrate during the first day […]
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Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare. To boost Ogun State’s PHC system, in 2020, the state government committed to establishing at least one functional and well-equipped primary health centre in each of the 236 wards in the state. The […]
“Teachers give a lot more than we get compensated for. Standing an hour to teach is more than what most people do a whole day in their offices; that’s why you see most teachers looking malnourished. It’s because of the stress of the job and limited resources to take care of themselves,” said Olasunkanmi Opeifa, […]
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Africa: The Art of Ruling for Life
How do Africa’s many “leaders for life” do it? That the African region is home to majority of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state is no news. According to a 2021 Council on Foreign Relations report, “Since 1960, a dozen heads of state across sub-Saharan Africa have held office for more than thirty years.” A […]
Pacifique Ndungutse, a 26-year-old language teacher with visual impairment, strongly believes in self-reliance. This mindset has empowered him to overcome the limitations of his physical disability. Where many might feel unmotivated to improve their situation, he chose not to passively wait for help or resort to begging. Instead, he actively sought employment and worked hard […]
While using the MeerKAT radio telescope to study a distant galaxy towards PKS 1830-211, scientists discovered something unexpected: gas clouds made up of some of the largest hydrogen atoms in the universe, Rydberg atoms. It is the first time scientists observed these hydrogen atoms in a distant galaxy. What’s more, they believe the large atoms […]
The elections were quite well run, say the African Union and SADC. But to what end? Eswatini – or Swaziland as some of its citizens still call it – held last Friday what should be called a reasonably competent charade of a legislative election. The polls were essentially meaningless as Parliament has no power in […]
Nairobi — As the effects of climate change escalate and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts become more frequent and severe, threatening lives and livelihoods, humanity is losing the climate battle. A sharp decline in the variety and the number of both wild animals and species, severe food insecurities, high levels of malnutrition, […]
Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, is about to choose its next president. On 10 October, 46 political parties and 20 presidential candidates will compete for two million registered votes at 5,000 polling stations in 15 counties. But whoever wins will confront a polarised Liberia. Liberia is more divided than it has been since the end of […]
The Operations of The Gambia’s National Platform on Cross-Border Cooperation and Free Movement and Migration (CBC-FMM) was launched on Friday 10 February 2023 at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE) conference hall in Banjul. The launch of the CBC-FMM will no doubt kick-start robust implementation in The Gambia and between The […]
It is out of genuine concern that I wish to draw the attention of our leaders, especially those from the Northern part of the country, to the persistent destruction of communities in the region due to the activities of kidnappers and terrorists. It has been more than two weeks since the abduction of an unspecified […]
It’s unclear if the outspoken priest would abide by the condition given him by the Catholic authorities. The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has given a condition to its outspoken priest, Ejike Mbaka, if he must avoid the prospect of facing another disciplinary action, PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered. Background PREMIUM TIMES previously reported that the leadership […]
Fresh facts have emerged on the level of implementation of the federal government’s Safe School Initiative since its inception in 2019 when former President Muhammadu Buhari signed its Declaration Ratification Document. Investigation by LEADERSHIP revealed that the scheme, largely implemented by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), had covered 21,000 schools of the […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African leaders move as a collective in efforts to curb the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) on the continent. The President made the call in an address he delivered during a presidential high-level advocacy breakfast of the African Union’s (AU) Gender Pre-Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday. […]
Outgoing Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) president Pieter Gouws has called for cooperation among members rather than individualism if they are to leave a “good legacy”. He was addressing the 77th annual NAU congress in Windhoek on 4 October where Thinus Pretorius was elected NAU president, while Jaco van Wyk took over as the chairperson of […]
Water and sanitation are topics that are not excessively reported about in Rwanda and Africa at large. One of the reasons is that journalists lack enough information about them thus leaving the public not fully informed about them. It is for this reason that African Water Association-AFWA, whose vision is to be the lead organisation […]
As a mental health therapy startup, Mycarebuddy unveiled an enhanced website for easier access to mental wellness services. The rising cases of attempted suicide and suicide in Nigeria are a result of inadequate mental health support, according to clinical therapist, Adeola Kingsley-James. Mrs Kingsley-James spoke as a guest speaker at the 3rd anniversary of Mycarebuddy, […]
Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes – exchanging older, polluting used vehicles for cash – are becoming a popular approach for reducing the vehicles’ socio-environmental harms. Only so many of the vehicles in circulation are, however, exchanged and […]