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Osun State Audit Reveals Alarming N336 Billion Debt Amid Heavy Reliance on Borrowed Funds

The 2023 financial audit conducted by Osun State’s Auditor-General, Kolapo Idris, has shed light on the state's debt situation, revealing a total liability exceeding N336 billion. The report offers a detailed analysis of the state’s fiscal strategies and highlights significant domestic and external debt burdens. Domestically, the state's liabilities include…

Nigerian Publishers Association Calls for Government Intervention to Revitalize Ailing Book Industry

The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has called on the Federal Government to take decisive steps to rejuvenate the nation's ailing book publishing industry. The association emphasized the importance of immediate government intervention to address the multi-faceted challenges facing the sector and to include book publishers in the planned overhaul of…

WHO Marks World AIDS Day with Milestone: 21.3 Million on Antiretroviral Therapy, Progress Toward HIV Elimination by 2030

On this year’s World AIDS Day, themed “Take the Rights Path: My Health, My Right,” the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted significant progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. WHO reported that 21.3 million people are now receiving antiretroviral treatment, significantly boosting their life expectancy. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional…

Nigerian Publishers Association Calls for Inclusion in Curriculum Reforms and Adoption of AI in Publishing

Uchenna Anioke, the President and Chairman-in-Council of the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), has called on the Federal Government to involve publishers in any future changes to the national education curriculum. Anioke made this appeal during the 2024 Annual Conference and General Meeting of the NPA, held on Thursday in Lagos.…