March 27, 2015

NTIC Maths contest raises hope for Nigerians

Fear has been implicated as one of the major causes of poor performance rate in Mathematics among primary school pupils. And it is against this backdrop that the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges, NTIC, in partnership with National Mathematics Center, NMC, decided to rekindle hope through the institution of the Annual National Mathematics Competition for pupils in primary 5 and 6 classes.

Democracy 'at risk' in Turkey, according to IPI special report

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One of the leading international press freedom watchdogs, the International Press Institute (IPI), has said in a special report on Turkey that Turkish authorities' failure to safeguard -- and, in some cases, their active steps to undermine -- the right to share and receive information has led to serious deficiencies in the country's democracy, placing its future at serious risk.

‘Turkish journalism under attack, not just individual journalists’

Various prominent Turkish journalists attending a panel hosted by Columbia University in New York have said that a large-scale attack is under way against journalism in Turkey, not just against individual journalists.

Bank Asya CEO calls for an end to lawless takeover

Speaking on a live TV interview with Bugün TV on Thursday, ousted Bank Asya CEO Ahmet Beyaz called for an immediate halt to the illegal and political takeover of the bank, engineered by state regulators.