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Bangkok has once again proved its charm, securing the No 2 spot on British media and hospitality company Time Out’s list of the world's best cities in 2025. The ranking, based on surveys of city dwellers worldwide, highlights culture, food, affordability and overall happiness as key factors in making a city truly great. Bangkok’s rise…
January 19, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 We have been told that as we approach the end-time, there is nothing we shall not see or hear! All things become possible. Yinka Aiyefele told us in one of his songs that Ifa now shouts Alleluia (Ifa n ke alleluya). Now, in the ensuing melee over the…
January 19, 2025
The United States, the world’s largest plastic polluter, recycles a mere 5% of its household plastic waste. Around the world, the situation is slightly better, but a staggering 91% of plastic waste is still incinerated, landfilled, or mismanaged (e.g. dumped into the ocean). The graphic above, by Rosey Eason, using OECD data (via Our World in Data),…
January 18, 2025
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose immediate across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, even higher tariffs on China and tariffs on other countries as well. He says they will start with executive orders on Monday, his inauguration day. Initially, these threats were interpreted as a strategy to exert…
January 17, 2025
The BRICS sphere is growing, adding five new members and eight new “partner” countries in the last year. How does this new emerging geopolitical block compare to the current leaders in economic and political power? This chart shows how BRICS stacks up against the the G7 by tracking the combined share of the world economy of…
January 15, 2025
By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Comrade (Dr.) Segun Osoba - remember him? He celebrated his 90th birthday last week Thursday at his country home of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. Family, friends, comrades and students of the Marxist ideologue gathered to give him 90 hearty cheers. Comrade, as we fondly called him,…
January 15, 2025
In December, Elon Musk called for more temporary foreign workers under the H-1B visa program, which is fueling a debate among Republican voters. For decades, tech companies have relied significantly on high-skilled tech workers under this program. This graphic shows the top companies by number of approved H-1B beneficiaries, based on data from the U.S. Citizenship…
January 15, 2025
Beyond their academic brilliance, I have learned from these young minds that they are committed not just to learning but also to becoming knowledgeable professionals, responsible citizens, and leaders. In just one week, they have shown me that instead of being consumed by complaints about Nigeria's shortcomings, they are actively giving back in small but…
January 13, 2025
Despite significant reductions since the Cold War, the global nuclear arsenal remains substantial, with nine countries holding approximately 12,121 warheads as of early 2024. Of these, 9,585 are earmarked for delivery by military forces. This graphic illustrates the total number of nuclear warhead stockpiles from 1945 to 2024. The data is sourced from the Federation of…
January 13, 2025
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Bangkok has once again proved its charm, securing the No 2 spot on British media and hospitality company Time Out’s list of the world's best cities in 2025. The ranking, based on surveys of city dwellers worldwide, highlights culture, food, affordability and overall happiness as key factors in making a city truly great. Bangkok’s rise…
January 19, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 We have been told that as we approach the end-time, there is nothing we shall not see or hear! All things become possible. Yinka Aiyefele told us in one of his songs that Ifa now shouts Alleluia (Ifa n ke alleluya). Now, in the ensuing melee over the…
January 19, 2025
The United States, the world’s largest plastic polluter, recycles a mere 5% of its household plastic waste. Around the world, the situation is slightly better, but a staggering 91% of plastic waste is still incinerated, landfilled, or mismanaged (e.g. dumped into the ocean). The graphic above, by Rosey Eason, using OECD data (via Our World in Data),…
January 18, 2025
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose immediate across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, even higher tariffs on China and tariffs on other countries as well. He says they will start with executive orders on Monday, his inauguration day. Initially, these threats were interpreted as a strategy to exert…
January 17, 2025
The BRICS sphere is growing, adding five new members and eight new “partner” countries in the last year. How does this new emerging geopolitical block compare to the current leaders in economic and political power? This chart shows how BRICS stacks up against the the G7 by tracking the combined share of the world economy of…
January 15, 2025
By Bola Bolawole [email protected] 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Comrade (Dr.) Segun Osoba - remember him? He celebrated his 90th birthday last week Thursday at his country home of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. Family, friends, comrades and students of the Marxist ideologue gathered to give him 90 hearty cheers. Comrade, as we fondly called him,…
January 15, 2025
In December, Elon Musk called for more temporary foreign workers under the H-1B visa program, which is fueling a debate among Republican voters. For decades, tech companies have relied significantly on high-skilled tech workers under this program. This graphic shows the top companies by number of approved H-1B beneficiaries, based on data from the U.S. Citizenship…
January 15, 2025
Beyond their academic brilliance, I have learned from these young minds that they are committed not just to learning but also to becoming knowledgeable professionals, responsible citizens, and leaders. In just one week, they have shown me that instead of being consumed by complaints about Nigeria's shortcomings, they are actively giving back in small but…
January 13, 2025
Despite significant reductions since the Cold War, the global nuclear arsenal remains substantial, with nine countries holding approximately 12,121 warheads as of early 2024. Of these, 9,585 are earmarked for delivery by military forces. This graphic illustrates the total number of nuclear warhead stockpiles from 1945 to 2024. The data is sourced from the Federation of…
January 13, 2025
