Book Review: Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In and the Career Challenges for Women who want families
Ides Ofune 5th May 2020 0 COMMENTSI got to know about the Book, “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg after reading Michelle Obama’s memoire “Becoming”. In it, Michelle alluded to the fact that it’s not always possible for women to “lean in”. I had come across this phrase several times and became curious as to what it really meant. I decided to […]
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Last week, I had a very good conversation with a mother on the implications of covid-19 on her family. According to her, the compulsory COVID-19 lockdown has made her realise the critical need to spend more time on her children’s academic work. This does not mean that she did not take this task seriously before […]
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Policies African Governments can take to help their economies during the covid-19 Crisis
admin 14th April 2020 0 COMMENTSThe COVID-19 pandemic arrived late on the African continent as it continues to take a devastating toll on human lives all over the world from the Italy and Spain in Europe to most recently the USA which is fast becoming the epicentre of the outbreak. This has brought major disruption to economic activities and is […]
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Few months back, I paid a visit to a friend and discussions veered into the perceived cultural injustice faced by women in Africa. According to mainstream views, African culture is inherently oppressive to women. I hold a contrary opinion. I have always believed that historically, African women were not the weak passive victims waiting for […]
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What Non-for Profit Organisations in Africa can do during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Ides Ofune 5th April 2020 0 COMMENTSI recently worked with a non for profit organisation to help them map out specific initiatives they could undertake in Nigeria during this crisis. Indeed, there is a lot to be done given the state of the continent in order serve the interests of the society and ease the burden of people as they go […]
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World’s First Malaria Vaccine is here and undergoing trials in Africa
admin 30th March 2020 0 COMMENTSThe world first malaria vaccine is here. It was developed by a team of Belgian scientists in GlaxoSmithKline. It is known as RTS,S and goes by the trade name Mosquirix. In clinical trials, the vaccine has been shown to reduce a child’s chance of contracting malaria by 40%. This means that it is only partially […]
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Federal Government of Nigeria Releases 10 Billion Naira Grant to Lagos State to Fight Covid-19
admin 29th March 2020 0 COMMENTSThe Federal Government has released 10billion Naira grant to Lagos State to increase its capacity to respond to the COVID19 outbreak. This was made known by the Honorable Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, in a press briefing held at the Ministry’s Headquarters today, 27th March 2020. The Minister said, the sum of 5 billion Naira special intervention fund […]
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ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the […]
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There is no reason to panic – Africa’s Population is NOT out of control
Ides Ofune 4th March 2020 0 COMMENTSFor the first time in a long while, I watched an expert who truly believes, not in a patronising way, in the possibility of Africa developing. I am not talking about blind optimism but an optimism based on facts, realities and the sheer belief in the capacities of humans to surmount difficulties. I am truly […]
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Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control diseases
admin 14th November 2019 0 COMMENTSAccording to the World Health Organisation, a technique that sterilizes male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts to control diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a form of insect birth control. The process involves rearing large quantities of sterilized male mosquitoes in […]
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