With her deep passion for female economic empowerment and advocacy our Woman Crush Wednesday, Nnenna Jacob-Ogogo, has won our hearts. Her passion, dedication and hard work, which is clearly evident in the execution of her duties, has aided her career growth in the Banking Industry. Nnenna Jacob-Ogogo is a Consummate Professional banker who has displayed excellence in the Banking Industry and Female Empowerment and Advocacy. She has garnered experience in different areas of the banking industry, ranging from Banking Operations, Customer Service, Commercial Banking, Private Banking and culminating a career change with a Lead Role in Gender Banking. Noteworthy is…
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David Griffin, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and Justin Denholm, Melbourne Health The course of human history has been shaped by infectious diseases, and the current crisis certainly won’t be the last time. However, we can capitalise on the knowledge gained from past experiences, and reflect on how we’re better off this time around. 1. The Plague, or ‘Black Death’ (14th Century) While outbreaks of the plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) still occur in several parts of the world, there are two that are particularly infamous. The 200-year long Plague of Justinian began in 541…
Ayodeji Olukoju, University of Lagos Academic journals are central to the careers of academic staff of tertiary institutions, especially universities. They are considered an important way to assess academics for promotion, especially in the non-humanities disciplines. In fact, they carry more weight in promotion discussions than, for instance, books, monographs, occasional publications – the proceedings of in-house seminars or workshops, or occasional publications by an institute – and book chapters. A reason for this is that they have a relatively quick turnaround in publication, compared to books and monographs that take longer, often years, to produce. Others include the fact…
Hannah Hoechner, University of East Anglia The malam said: ‘there is no corona!’ We also say: ‘there is no corona!’ A video of crowds shouting this refrain circulated on Nigerian social media in late March. The “malam” or teacher they were referring to is Shaykh Sani Yahaya Jingir, an Islamic scholar based in Jos, Plateau State, in Nigeria’s religiously and ethnically diverse Middle Belt. He is a senior figure within the Islamic reform movement Jama’at Izalat al-Bid’a wa-Iqamat al Sunna (Izala for short), the largest Salafi group in Nigeria. Shaykh Jingir has caused a stir in recent weeks with his…
Her eyes were not innocent. She was lust incarnate: The daughter of Delilah. And with her sensual glamour, She cast a spell upon me; And I grew in size And throbbed without ceasing. She was scented divine And tasted like a cool glass of water Drunk after Marathon. At the seashore, and beneath the blue moon, Where the billowing sea waves filled our senses, With lyrical notes and boundless wonder, We made love She was scented divine: The fullness and succulence of her breasts And the sweetness of her musky hollow haven She was scented divine.…
ACTS 2:42-47; PSALM 118; 1 PETER 1:3-9; JOHN 20:19-31. Today is the first Sunday after Easter. It is a very significant day for every human being, for the church, for the world, even for souls of the Faithful Departed. The Lord Jesus has a special plan for this day. He told St Maria Faustina that he desires that today be set aside to celebrate, venerate, embrace, receive and proclaim his mercy. In one of the revelations to St Faustina, Jesus told her I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners.…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BellaNaijaStyle (@bellanaijastyle) on Apr 17, 2020 at 4:49am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by BellaNaijaStyle (@bellanaijastyle) on Apr 15, 2020 at 2:23am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by BellaNaijaStyle (@bellanaijastyle) on Apr 14, 2020 at 3:00am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by BellaNaijaStyle (@bellanaijastyle) on Apr 13, 2020 at 1:32am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Zone (@ankarazone) on Apr 17, 2020 at 8:15am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Zone (@ankarazone) on…
Dr Morna Cornell, University of Cape Town Men make up slightly less than half of the adults living with HIV across the world. Yet they account for nearly 60% of the AIDS related deaths. This is one of the observations from the The Lancet Commission on HIV, which looked at the global response to the pandemic. According to the report, the key driver of this gender difference in health outcomes between men and women is that men use health care services less than women. This isn’t a new observation: for more than 10 years antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in sub-Saharan…
Astrid R.N. Haas, International Growth Centre More than half of all African countries have now imposed lockdown measures aimed at flattening the curve of new COVID-19 infections. The reason for taking such drastic measures while infection rates are still relatively low, compared to the rest of the world, is that they could help Africa prevent the pandemic from making an even greater impact. Some of the lockdown measures are even more stringent than those in many developed countries. These measures are already having a negative economic impact, particularly on urban populations. People operating in the informal economy, who make a…