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CYBERFEMINISM: Gender, Technology And The Fight For Digital Equality

By Fom Gyem For more than three decades, cyberfeminism has explored one of the most profound questions of the information age: Who controls technology, and how does that control shape gender relations? Emerging alongside the rapid expansion of the internet in the early 1990s, cyberfeminism has evolved from a niche artistic movement into a broad

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ANALYSIS: Why Terrorists Abduct, Kill Top Military Officers In Nigeria

By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi The persistent wave of rural criminality in Nigeria including village raids, cattle rustling, kidnappings, and violent attacks on communities has become one of the country’s most enduring security challenges. These crimes are particularly prevalent in the North-West and North-Central regions, where armed banditry and terrorist activities have continued to threaten lives,

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Xenophobia In South Africa And The Betrayal Of Pan-Africanism

By Umar Farouk Bala When the apartheid regime finally buckled under the collective weight of African solidarity in 1994, Nelson Mandela did not forget who had carried the heaviest load.On his visit to Nigeria — the country that had poured an estimated $60 billion into the liberation struggle — Mandela stood before a crowd and

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Why Nigeria Must Intensify Regulation Of Its Booming Mining Sector

It is an absolute fact. Nigeria stands on the threshold of a mineral-driven economic renaissance. Beneath its soil lies a vast repository of over 44 commercially viable minerals ranging from gold, lithium, and zinc to limestone and coal collectively valued at more than $700 billion.At a time when the global economy is pivoting toward energy

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NELMCO’s Bold Push For Power-Sector Reform: Civil Society Engagement Signals A New Dawn

When the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) convened its second Annual Strategic Stakeholders’ Engagement in Abuja on October 14, 2025, it was far more than a routine meeting. Over forty civil society organizations (CSOs) attended, reflecting a renewed commitment to rescue Nigeria’s embattled power sector—still plagued by decades-old debts, operational inefficiencies, and public distrust.Themed

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What Nigeria Can Learn From Brazil About Secure Electronic Voting

By Diseye Isoun Recently, I have watched the recent legislative drama regarding the electronic transmission of election results with a mix of professional frustration and patriotic concern. The Senate’s recent amendment to the Electoral Act, making electronic transmission mandatory while controversially removing the “real-time” requirement, misses the forest for the trees. We are currently obsessed

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