Ning Hsieh, Michigan State University and Hui Liu, Michigan State University Is marriage good for you? A large number of studies show that married people enjoy better health than unmarried people, such as lower rates of depression and cardiovascular conditions, as well as longer lives. However, these findings have been developed primarily based on data of heterosexual populations and different-sex marriages. Only more recently have a few studies looked into gay and lesbian populations and same-sex marriages to test if marriage is related to better health in these populations – and the evidence is mixed. Our study, published online on…
Author: Pride Team
Malcolm X popularly said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”. The importance of education can’t be overemphasized, hence, Wadi Ben-Hirki takes today’s spot as our Woman Crush Wednesday. Wadi is an education advocate from Nigeria, founder of the Wadi Ben-Hirki Foundation which she created to impact the lives of the less privileged, marginalized and disadvantaged through humanitarianism and activism. Wadi was only an undergraduate teenager when she took up the role to be the voice and advocate for those who have been silenced because of society, culture or life’s limitations. Because…
On Monday, BBC Africa Eye released a documentary exposing lecturers in targeted West African universities. The documentary revealed the plight of female students who are often sexually harassed by lecturers to better their grades. The BBC Africa Eye team conducted an undercover investigation after gathering dozens of testimonies, by sending journalists who posed as students inside the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana. It was disclosed that female reporters were sexually harassed, propositioned and put under pressure by senior lecturers at the institutions – all the while wearing secret cameras in a 13-minutes video documentary released. President Buhari…
Miroslav Palanský, Charles University Tax havens have become a defining feature of the global financial system. Multinational companies can use various schemes to avoid paying taxes in countries where they make vast revenues. In new research, my colleague Petr Janský and I estimate that around US$420 billion in corporate profits is shifted out of 79 countries every year. This equates to about US$125 billion in lost tax revenue for these countries. As a result, their state services are either underfunded or must be funded by other, often lower-income taxpayers. It contributes to rising inequality both within countries and across the…
Kamal A Munir, Cambridge Judge Business School and Hamza Mudassir, Cambridge Judge Business School Traditional banks are haunted by financial technology – fintech – firms. Challengers such as mobile-first banks Chime in the US, Monzo in the UK and Germany’s N26 have been around for a number of years now, but big global and regional banks are still struggling to deal with the competition. While fintechs experience a goldrush of investment – US$111 billion in 2018, up from US$51 billion in 2017 – banking CEOs find themselves under increasing pressure from shareholders alarmed at the slow rate of change taking…
Reading 1 Hg 1:1-8 On the first day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius, The word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua, son of Jehozadak: Thus says the LORD of hosts: This people says: “The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.” (Then this word of the LORD came through Haggai, the prophet:) Is it time for you to dwell in your own paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? Now…
Diahann Carroll, the American singer and actress who was popularly known for her pioneering and history-making roles on Julia and Dynasty, has passed on at 84 after her battle with cancer. The news of her death on Friday, October 4, was shared by her daughter, Suzanne Kay. Her daughter who told The Associated Press her mother died Friday in Los Angeles of cancer. expressed sadness over her mother’s death: “We are sad to say goodbye to a true icon, Carrol.” Carroll was an Icon who earned a Tony Award for the musical ‘No Strings’ and an Academy Award nomination for ‘Claudine’…
Siobhan O’Flynn, University of Toronto Google recently agreed to pay a US$170 million fine for illegally gathering children’s personal data on YouTube without parental consent, which is a violation under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The United States Federal Trade Commission and the New York State Attorney General — who together brought the case against Google — now require YouTube to obtain consent from parents before collecting or sharing personal information. In addition, creators of child-directed content must self-identify to restrict the delivery of targeted ads. The $170 million fine is a pittance given Alphabet Inc.’s (Google’s holding…
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Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan As the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, Lagos naturally draws lots of people to it – good and bad. With an estimated population of 21 million, fighting crime in Nigeria’s former capital territory is a tough job. Violent crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, rape and gang-related crimes are common in the Lagos megacity. Owing to this, the state government has invested significantly in modern policing capabilities, while also recognising and regulating the traditional crime-fighting structures. But it’s a complicated business. The state has 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas. Coordination is…